Here's what the Boomer Bash is all about: It's our opportunity to engage with our readers on a personal level, enjoy a fun time together, and help participants to learn about local resources that can help us all achieve "Better Living after 50." Read on for more details! ...

If you’re sick and tired of feeling sick and tired, maybe what you need is a good night’s sleep. Too many of us wake up wiped out from a fitful night of interrupted sleep, then spend our days in a daze, a bit fuzzy in the mind and frayed in the emotions. If this seems familiar, consider yourself among the estimated 40%-70% of older adults who have chronic sleep issues and need to reset their sleep patterns. Sleep patterns change as we age, but enduring disturbed sleep and waking up tired every day are not part of normal aging. Mentor naturopathic provider Jacob Wolf offers holistic pathways to better sleep. Sweet dreams! ...

Assuming a holidays-as-usual approach is a dangerous exercise in denial, especially if you’re accustomed to traveling long distances to celebrate together with lots of distant relatives. Travel and social interaction both increase the odds of getting and spreading the virus that causes COVID-19. So staying home and limiting contact is the best way to protect yourself and others.  ...

Thousands of people are wading through stuff accumulated over a lifetime… their own or their parents’.  If you’re among them, help is here to keep you from drowning in it. Starting small ensures early victories that will keep you motivated to continue the process and see you through to putting your house on the market and making a happy transition to your retirement property. ...

If you’re 60 or better, you can build skills, explore new ideas, enhance understanding and enrich life by attending any state college or university, thanks to the Ohio Department of Higher Education’s Lifelong Learning program. (At some locations, students as young as 50 can enroll for free). Satisfy your thirst for learning at one of these colleges or universities nearby. ...

Cleveland bluesman Austin "Walkin' Cane" Charanghat is a man and a singer for the times. When a long-anticipated tour was delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak, it was a disappointing but not unfamiliar setback for the talented and philosophical performer. Life, as he well knows, requires resets and workarounds. ...

How many 50- or 60-year-olds still have that sense of adventure that opens new doors, seeks new experiences, meets new people, and reaches new goals? While I can’t answer that question, it’s easy to identify which ones have a youthful perspective and which ones don’t. Those who continue to push their minds, bodies and goals with new challenges manage to stay young, despite their age. ...

Tackle the first roadblock that keeps you from taking the first step toward positive change. If it’s clutter, clear it. If it’s your internal scold, listen to an encouraging voice instead. Once you take yourself through basic change-ups, you can take on bigger challenges, all the while building your brain and expanding your outlook. This is your world. You can rock it, one life hack at a time. ...