Archive for Health & Wellness

  • Calendar of Events | AUGUST 2025 Calendar of Events | AUGUST 2025

    If you have an upcoming event that you would like published, please mail info to: 50+Lifestyles, P. O. Box 2125, Davenport, IA, 52809  Attn: Eloise or email: publisher@50pluslife.com Attn: Eloise. Please submit by the 10th of the month prior to the month you want activity listed. Support Grou...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    We Solve Long-Term Care Problems Changes Ahead By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate Congress has passed a new federal budget. Like many large pieces of legislation, it covers everything — possibly even the kitchen sink. Whenever a bill of this size is passed, I ...

  • Yard and Garden: What’s Wrong with My Lawn? Yard and Garden: What’s Wrong with My Lawn?

    By Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Overview of leaf spot and melting-out A fungal disease called leaf spot and melting-out is one of the most common turfgrass diseases in Iowa. The fungi that cause leaf spot and melting-out and the spots they cause can be found on most lawns without...

  • Older Americans Act Turns 60: A Lifeline for Iowa’s Aging Population Older Americans Act Turns 60: A Lifeline for Iowa’s Aging Population

    By Milestones Area Agency on Aging This July 2025 marked the 60th anniversary of the Older Americans Act (OAA), a landmark piece of legislation that laid the foundation for aging services in the United States. Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 14, 1965, the OAA was created to...

  • Aging and You Aging and You

    No Better Time Than Now By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village There has never been a better time to consider moving to a senior living community—especially if you currently own your own home. Right now, it’s a seller’s market, and summer is the prime time of year to sell...

  • Changes for the Future at CASI Changes for the Future at CASI

    By Laura Kopp CASI President/CEO Acquiescence. Not a word I find myself using very often. And certainly not a word I have applied to my leadership in the past. That changed this month. To acquiesce is to accept something with regret but without protest. To wish for a different outcome; all the w...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    How to Support Loved Ones with Hearing Loss By Laura Schroder, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. Supporting a loved one with a hearing loss can be challenging, but with patience, understanding, and a few practical adjustments, you can make a significant difference in their experience as well as...

  • Aging Well from Within: How Nutrition and Gut Health Support Longevity Aging Well from Within: How Nutrition and Gut Health Support Longevity

    By Kaitlyn Milligan Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3291     Kaitlyn.Milligan@hy-vee.com As we journey through life, our nutritional needs evolve. They’re shaped by changes in metabolism, lifestyle adjustments and age-related health conditions. Supporting our health becomes more compl...

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