Mental stimulation is good for your brain as you age. Challenging your brain can have a positive impact on your executive functioning skills such as your working memory, inhibition control, planning, reasoning and task-switching. It can also increase performance and mental flexibility. Numerical brain games may actually challenge you more, so branch out and try this one.

Almost nothing is more confusing for people approaching retirement than Social Security. Despite having a great website and helpful employees when you call, the process is muddled with myths and misconceptions. 

Reducing the risk of developing dementia and identifying risk early can prove essential for older adults. A growing body of research links dementia to loneliness, depression, insomnia, and even food insecurity.

If you don’t know how to do CPR, now is a good time to learn -- especially since it can double or triple a person’s chances of survival after cardiac arrest.

Review the basics and collect a few new tips for creating your best and most beautiful flower containers. Most of us are familiar with the “thriller, filler, spiller” structure for containers. Thrillers are the vertical element in the container that adds height. It can be either flowering or just foliage. Some examples are spikes, tall grasses and angelonia. Thrillers can be placed in the center of a container if it is viewed from all sides, or at the back if the container is viewed from just one side.

This is the perfect season for tackling those home updates we’ve been putting off all winter. Whether it’s refreshing the driveway, cleaning out the gutters or getting the roof repaired, taking care of our homes is a wonderful way to protect our investments. Unfortunately, the warmer weather also brings less welcome seasonal fly-by-night scammers.