In episode 43, Hope Arnold talks about her unique patient assistance services and how you can significantly increase your odds of having a successful surgery and recovery. Hope is a personal assistant who specializes in helping people who are having surgery. She provides "on the ground support" before and after their procedures.  So Heads up boomers,
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Jim Jensen has an illuminating conversation with Amanda Reiman PhD, MSW, of The Drug Policy Alliance, where she shares the truth about medical marijuana. Amanda is Manager of Marijuana Law and Policy at the Drug Policy Alliance, which is the nation's leading organization promoting drug policies that are grounded in science, compassion, health and human
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The internet contains zillions of websites, blogs and other resources, all dedicated to providing health and medical information, advice and products to sell. Just google any topic and you will create a tsunami of links and resources. But how do you wade through all of the misinformation and pseudo-science to uncover the most recent, non-biased
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In Episode 30, I share the latest information on how to keep your brain sharp well into your senior years.  It was once thought that gradual and persistent mental and physical decline was the inevitable side effect of growing older. And, we were all taught that exercise could help to slow up the physical decline of
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welcome to  Part 2 of my 2 part series highlighting the big changes in Social Security, Medicare and IRAs that will directly affect you and me in 2016. For Episode 39, I’m very excited to bring back Diane Daniels to fill you in on the big changes in Medicare for 2016. Diane is a renowned authority on Medicare and
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Hello fellow boomers and happy 2016! I want to start of this year by highlighting some of the big changes that occurred in 2015 to Social Security, Medicare and your IRAs that may have a direct effect on your healthcare and your pocketbook in 2016 and beyond. To do this I’m going to bring back
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  Happy holidays to all of my fellow boomers & honorary boomers. This episode contains a holiday greeting where I share with you what Christmas means to me. Laura, Romey, Lola (in memory) and I want to wish you all a very merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, Pancha Ganapati, Kwanzaa, and a joyful festivus!, I also wish you
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In episode 36, I talk about sleep, why it’s so good for us, what can make it go south, and 21 Safe and Simple things that you can easily do to give yourself the best chance to have the highest quality sleep possible. The importance of good sleep Sleep is very important for people of every age.
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Episode 35 marks a first for the Essential Boomer for I interview my very first repeat guest, Sandy Weiner. A lot of you will remember her from episode 24 when she shared with us boomers the low-down on how to find love after 50. Today, Sandy Weiner is going to tell us all about having great sex
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