In 1911 Elizabeth White, the daughter of a New Jersey cranberry farmer, and Frederick Coville, a USDA botanist teamed up to plant the first blueberry crop. By 1916 these two pioneers had sold their first commercial crop of blueberries in Whitesbog, NJ.  And this...

The senior population today is growing rapidly. And with this growth comes the need to find ways to improve our lives. With so many things to do we can become confused and left with many more questions than answers. What works? What doesn’t? Ultimately we want to have...

Many people believe that pain is just one of the normal parts of aging.  Nothing could be further from the truth! And since pain is such a subjective and personal experience, it is often not recognized as well as other symptoms that we can objectively measure, like...

Vitamins and minerals are essential to our health because, these are substances our body needs to function, yet we must ingest them, either in food, a beverage, or a vitamin supplement. There are so many vitamins and minerals like this, that it can be difficult to...

As we age, drinking enough fluids becomes vitally important. Fluids help our bodies function at their best, aiding in digestion, the absorption of nutrients, detoxification, and the transport of life-giving substances. Seniors at Risk for Dehydration Seniors are at...

We all have stress, and as far as I know, no one enjoys being stressed out. What if I were to tell you that there is something you can do that will relieve your stress? Well, there is. It’s called yoga. The origins of yoga date back over 5,000 years ago to northern...

As we age our patterns of sleep change. These changes have led to the false belief that during this life stage we need less sleep or that we should expect poor quality sleep. Nothing could be further from the truth. High quality sleep is important. It is restorative...

Technology can sometimes make things more complicated than necessary, but when you are trying to be in two places at once, you have to admit, IT can come in handy. Doctors and nurses are one group whose skills are needed everywhere these days, so telehealth makes a...