by Vince Robertiello The folks in Washington, led by the GOP and its Tea Party lackeys, are talking about big changes to the federal budget –and for the first time in many years, those changes include plans that would fundamentally affect the future of Medicare. As elected officials wrestle with the issue AARP Florida is reaching out [...]

by Vince Robertiello AARP Florida says Floridians 50-plus have had a rough time in the past five years –failing home values, rising property insurance, turmoil in the stock market depleting IRAs and skyrocketing gasoline and prescription drug prices. Now they will have to pay more for basic landline phone service that older Floridians, especially those [...]

by Earl P. Maurer, PGA Master Teaching Professional In his book, “Golf’s Mental Hazards,” Alan Shapiro, Ph.D. lends great insight to the golfer’s mental game. Profiling your mental traits can expose why you are the way you are on the golf course. The book allows the golfer to evaluate themselves in relationship to six mental [...]

by Donna French, Recreation Supervisor III The difference between a good athlete and an elite athlete can be as simple as what is being put inside their bodies. Proper diet is extremely important not only for athletes, but for everyone. Believe it or not, diets can control or be contributing factors to the healthiness of [...]

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services of Florida Inc. is pleased to announce it has recently been awarded a $25,000 grant for the second year for its deaf and hard of hearing employment success program. This project is funded by The Able Trust, also known as the Florida Governor’s Alliance for the Employment of Citizens [...]

Nature’s Food Patch is very proud to announce being selected as a winner of the 2011 Earth Charter US Sustainable Business Award! The annual Earth Charter US Sustainable Business Awards were developed in partnership with the University of Tampa’s John Sykes College of Business Center for Ethics. This award is given to Bay Area businesses, [...]

www.consumeraffairs.com If you wear your cell phone on your hip, or carry it in your pocket, you may be weakening the bones in your body that are in closest proximity to the device. At least, that’s what a new study suggests. The study found men who routinely wear their cell phone on their belt on [...]

If you’re a baby boomer and practice a regular exercise routine, you’re one of the twenty percent who do what the other eighty percent don’t. If you’re one of the eighty percent, your about to find out several astounding motivational reasons to get a move on. The number one reason you should exercise is people [...]

As we age, various problems begin to raise their heads. The years that follow retirement are not an easy time. Many of these adjustments have to take place at the psychological level. For instance, the senior citizen has to get used to his new-found status as he is no longer going to be an earning [...]

Senior online dating is a great way to feel young again and here are several reasons why. It’s never too late to look for that perfect partner for life, a soul mate. From our teenage years to our adult years and all the way to our senior year’s we all have a chance to find [...]