Holidays

If you have a loved one with dementia or other medical challenges, you likely have already learned to adapt and do things differently, including reworking some holiday traditions or family rituals. This can be difficult, but your willingness to adapt and accept change may be the best gift for you and your loved one.  ...

It may seem impossible to maintain healthy eating habits over the holidays. But here are some tips to avoid overeating, including not skipping meals, according to a Cleveland Clinic registered dietician. ...

Social Security is more than just a retirement program. Social Security is able to provide services, benefits, tools and information to help you throughout life’s journey. ...

Most of us have too much stuff, and that can complicate holiday gift giving. Where do we put all of those things? That’s not a problem with a gift of food; not only do people like receiving food, they also eat it. Storage issue solved. We’ve rounded up a few locally made foods and beverages that are good for giving, either in pre-packaged gift boxes available on the product website or purchased individually and put together in a DIY basket. ...

Most of us have plenty of things, and that can be a problem for holiday gift giving and receiving. New stuff is nice, much of it is useful, but the bottom line for people our age is simple: Where do we put it? ...

Making gingerbread houses with your grandchildren can become a fun tradition that they will look forward to doing with you each year. But we're not talking about making a house completely out of gingerbread. Grammy has the kids make a simple, non-edible cardboard house that can be assembled in a few hours. ...

An online memorial to veterans has 20,000 more names, just in time for Veterans Day. The public Veterans Legacy Memorial website allows people to share tributes, photographs and other information to honor their service to the nation. ...

Thanksgiving reminds us to count our blessings. When we share a special meal with family and friends, it is easy to express our gratitude. Our brains, however, need us to show gratitude throughout the entire year — not only during the high holiday season. ...