Travel can be an incredibly rewarding experience, especially for seniors. Exploring different countries and cultures can create lifelong memories and introduce us to new ideas and perspectives. However, seniors must take the necessary precautions to ensure a safe and enjoyable trip. This is why I thought it helpful to provide these “Essential Travel Tips for…
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Optimal Retirement Living
Introduction to Optimal Retirement Living.com Optimal Retirement Living and optimalretirementliving.com is focused upon providing information, education and products relevant to retirees and senior citizens. If this is your first visit to my website, I encourage you to look at the categories on the right hand border, which provides an overview of content by category. In…
Best Sources of Health Information for Seniors
Introduction – Best Sources of Health Information for Seniors As stated in the article below from the National Institutes of Health, older adults are the largest consumers of healthcare in the US. Given this statistic, I thought it helpful to produce this post, “Best Sources of Health Information for Seniors”, not as an end all,…
Heart Healthy Cookbooks for Seniors
Introduction to Heart Healthy Cookbooks for Seniors Eating habits can change as we grow older. Due to this phenomenon, I thought it helpful to provide this concise summary of “Heart Healthy Cookbooks for Seniors”, with expert sources to support healthy eating habits. The USDA has developed Food Patterns to help people understand different ways they…
The 120 Best Bikes for Seniors
Introduction – 120 Best Bikes for Seniors Article by Owen Jesse – updated August 16th, 2022 ORIGINAL SOURCE ARTICLE: Bikeride.com – The 120 Best Bikes for Seniors Admittedly, this article is a complete copy and paste. I have contacted bikeride.com and received permission from them to post this article on my website. I believe it…
Best Lead-free Crock Pots
Lead Free* Crock Pots – The Busy Cook’s Best Friend If you would like to go directly to read about Lead-Free Crock Pots, skip the introduction and go further down this page. Today’s reality is that most of us are busy and on often the go. If you are a retiree, you have survived …
Retirement News Articles – July 10, 2023
You may recall that I mentioned in a previous newsletter that my overall focus was going to be around food, nutrition and cooking. I committed, however, to continue the broader content of this weekly newsletter. I will continue to hold to that promise, but this week you will notice I have included 4 articles within…
Nutrition and Supplements for Seniors
The Story on Nutrition and Supplements for Seniors This article is titled “Nutrition and Supplements for Seniors”. Despite that inherent focus, I must first share that according to most doctors and the National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Aging, it is best to obtain all of your nutrients, vitamins and minerals from a well-rounded diet….
Best Supplements for Seniors
Vitamins & Supplements Nutrition, Vitamins and Supplements for Seniors According to most doctors and the National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Aging, it is best to obtain all of your nutrients, vitamins and minerals from a well-rounded diet. That being said, I have shared several articles below that indicate that few adults actually reach their…
Retirement News Articles – July 3, 2023
As noted on my inaugural newsletter post, I am not the author of these Retirement News Articles, but have searched earnestly for quality articles that will prove of value and interest to my subscribers. I hope you enjoy these articles and encourage you to comment on not only the content, but with thoughts on what…