 We have gathered together resources for older adults which were helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic and are valuable today. Some of the resources are local to the Colorado Springs area while others are on a national level. Let us know in the "Comments" section of additional resources you would like added to this list: A Seniors Guide to Budgeting and Couponing couponfollow.com/research/seniors-guide-to-budgeting-and-couponing Grants & Resources for Seniors https://grantsforseniors.org/ myvision.org https://myvision.org/guides/alzheimers/ https://myvision.org/guides/aging-and-eyesight-guide/ Pikes Peak Library District https://ppld.org/ Tech Enhanced Life https://www.techenhancedlife.com/ Privacy and Your Cell Phone https://www.cellphonedeal.com/blog/privacy-and-your-cell-phone Internet Basics for Seniors https://www.allconnect.com/blog/internet-basics-for-seniors Privacy in the Digital Age https://www.broadbandsearch.net/blog/privacy-in-the-digital-age Retire Guide - Senior Benefits Discounts retireguide.com/guides/senior-benefits-discounts/ Retire Guide - Medicare retireguide.com/medicare/ Senior Resource Council seniorresourcecouncil.org/ Seniors Blue Book www.seniorsbluebook.com Colorado Springs Senior Center www.csseniorcenter.com Silver Key Senior Services https://www.silverkey.org/ Innovations in Aging https://innovationsinaging.org Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments/Aging http://www.ppacg.org/aging/ NAMI Colorado Springs https://www.namicoloradosprings.org/ The Senior List www.theseniorlist.com/ Silver Sneakers https://tools.silversneakers.com/
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Today we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the historical civil rights leader. His birthday is actually on January 15, but is observed on the third Monday of January each year. King was an American Baptist minister and a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. King is best known for his role in civil rights in using nonviolent civil disobedience which were based on his Christian beliefs. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott. King helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957 and served as its first president. He helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1963 he helped organize the March on Washington where he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. In October 1964, King was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance. During the final years of his life, he expanded his focus towards improving poverty levels and the Vietnam War.  Martin Luther King, Jr. King was planning a national occupation of Washington, D.C., called the Poor Peoples Campaign. However, he was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee before that event took place.
Martin Luther King was awarded two honors posthumously – the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. The federal holiday to honor Dr. King was created by a bill signed by President Ronald Reagan on November 2, 1983. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was dedicated in 2011. A point of interest – King’s legal name at birth was Michael instead of Martin (his father’s name was Michael as well). The elder King changed his and his son’s name in honor of the German reformer Martin Luther after attending the Fifth Baptist World Alliance Congress in Berlin in 1943. Source… To celebrate this special day, King’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech text can be found by clicking the link provided below. Click Link for “I Have a Dream” speech. Oh, no…arthritis pain! Sooner or later, according to statistics, those Over 50 will be dealing with some sort of arthritis pain in their bodies. Did you know? By the year 2030, an estimated 67 million Americans will have arthritis unless the trend is reversed. This is reported by the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). However, there are ways to combat it: “Arthritis affects nearly 60 million adults and 300,000 children according to the Arthritis Foundation. It is the second most frequently reported chronic condition in the United States. It costs the U.S. economy $128 billion annually. Gain insight on natural ways to help ease the pain of one of the nation’s leading and most costly health ailments.”  Arthritis strikes 1 in every 4 American adults. It is the nation’s leading cause of disability. But, be encouraged! You can use natural remedies to help ease the pain of arthritis!
Dr. Jones-Born provides tips on how to help ease arthritis pain using natural remedies. Remember to consult your health care provider to determine the right exercise plan and diet for specific health conditions. Natural ways to help ease arthritis pain: 1 Weight Loss 2 Chiropractic Care 3 Fish, Green Tea and Ginger 4 Acupuncture 5 Physical Therapy 6 Regular Exercise 7 Vitamin C and Flavonoids 8 Glucosamine and Chondroitin 9 Proanthocyanidins 10 Capsaicin (Chili Pepper) Cream Source... The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers the following tips to help baby boomers avoid injuries:
Remember, variety is a virtue. Include in your fitness program several different kinds of exercises. Aerobic activity and strength training will help you keep your joints strong and flexible. This will help you reduce the risk of injury, especially from overuse. Source… Listen to your body. Your joints will let you know when you’ve gone too far. Living with arthritis can sometimes lead to extreme anxiety and depression. Professional counseling or an arthritis-specific support group will give you an outlet to talk about your emotions. They will also provide you with coping mechanisms. Be Encouraged – There are Ways to Combat Arthritis Pain! When there’s a big game on TV, there’s sure to be lots of family, friends and food close by. People are always coming and going, cheering and yelling, munching and eating. Football season is full of excitement! Would you like to know how to make an epic wooden snack stadium? This is, indeed, a clever way to manage the snacks for the football game and at the same time no one misses any of the plays! Thanks to our friends at niftymom.com - you will find the instructions here: Snack Stadium For more food items: 1) Eat & Drink 2) Recipes  Gotta love those Winter Workouts! No matter what time of year it is, exercising in the cold weather has many benefits. Many people use exercise for weight control which is great but don’t forget the myriad of other benefits. Just to name a few:  *Keeping your spirits bright during the short days of winter. *Combating “cabin fever” by getting out of the house and into the fresh air. *Controlling stress and keeping balance in life. *You get beneficial Vitamin D from the sun to support muscle strength, muscle mass and bone density. Walking and running are good ways to exercise outside in the winter. The key to sticking with an outdoors workout in cold weather is by layering with adequate and appropriate clothes for the weather. You will definitely want to invest in winter weather gear like a headband to cover your ears, gloves with special smart phone-compatible fingers, even "traction devices" for your shoes to run on ice and snow without slipping. One of my favorite pieces of cold weather running gear is a neck warmer…absolutely love it! Layering up is the key to working out in the winter weather. And, don’t be afraid to modify your workout. If you normally run a bit longer but are worried about getting cold or it getting dark, go for quantity not quality. Maybe start a running streak where you run every day, even if it’s just a mile, but at least you get out and get moving regularly. Where are other places to workout? 1. School bleachers 2. School track, football field or public park 3. Park fit trail 4. Parks 5. Playgrounds 6. Your yard If all else fails, head to the gym for a spinning or “Zumba” class. Another suggestion is walking or running on the treadmill. If the treadmill seems too boring, try downloading some new fast-paced music to put a “spring in your step.” An Arc Trainer or elliptical are also great pieces of cardio equipment for a great workout! For more details, Click Here Winter Workouts Can Be Invigorating As Well As Enjoyable!! In any season of the year, you will love these crock pot recipes. Colder weather calls for warm, home cooked meals, but they are also enjoyable in warmer weather because of the convenience! These are the days when your crock pot becomes your best friend! “Throw-all-the-ingredients-in-and-walk-away” is definitely my kind of recipe! We’ve gathered together some of the best “comfort food” recipes for you to enjoy below! Just click on each title for the recipe. Enjoy! 1. Crock Pot Tater Tot Casserole       For more recipes: Soup Recipes
 Happy New Year 2023 from Colorado Springs Over 50! We are looking forward to a happy, healthy, and successful 2023 and wish the same for you and yours. Here is a list of Quotes for the New Year by renowned people that will guide you as you traverse through the 365 days of 2023 – Enjoy! 1) “Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress.” Charles Kettering 2) “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” Ralph Waldo Emerson 3) “Let this coming year be better than all the others. Vow to do some of the things you have always wanted to do but could not find the time. Call up a forgotten friend. Drop an old grudge, and replace it with some pleasant memories. Vow not to make a promise you do not think you can keep. Walk tall, and smile more. You will look 10 years younger. Do not be afraid to say, I love you. Say it again. They are the sweetest words in the world.” Ann Landers 4) “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain 5) “Glory to God in highest heaven, Who unto man His Son hath given; While angels sing with tender mirth, A glad new year to all the earth.” Martin Luther 6) “All of us every single year, we are a different person. I do not think we are the same person all our lives.” Steven Speilberg 7) “Be always at War with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you, a better person.” Benjamin Franklin Happy New Year 2023 – Make It A Great Year! New Year’s Eve is almost here, and most of us enjoy celebrating, however, some of us prefer non-alcoholic beverage choices. These “mocktail” recipes are special enough to wow your guests on New Year’s Eve, and the best part is they’re great for any age, too! Enjoy!! Click on the titles for the full recipe. 1. Sparkling Raspberry Mocktail Pair the grape juice with a few other ingredients and you have an elegant non alcoholic drink on your hands! Something that makes this raspberry mocktail pretty and tasty are the ice cubes. Make them the day before or you can make them in the morning or early afternoon so that by evening they are definitely ready to go.     This is such a good depiction of the Expectations vs. Realities of Winter and what really happens in life. Don’t we all have great expectations of how things should be? And, then reality sets in but, hopefully, we can laugh and move on! Can you identify with any of these?  The Expectations vs. Realities of Winter
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Enjoy this beautiful rendition of Carol of the Bells and Christmas Light Show! Interesting facts about Christmas:
Christmas Day is celebrated as a major festival and public holiday in countries around the world. This includes many whose populations are mostly non-Christian. For Christians, participating in a religious service plays an important part in the recognition of the season. Christmas, along with Easter, is the period of highest annual church attendance. The practice of putting up special decorations at Christmas has a long history. The modern Christmas tree tradition is believed to have begun in Germany in the 18th century. Since the 19th century, the poinsettia, a native plant from Mexico, has been associated with Christmas. Traditionally, Christmas carols have often been based on medieval chord patterns. This is what gives them their uniquely characteristic musical sound. Christmas carols such as, “Good King Wenceslas” and “The Holly and the Ivy” can be traced directly back to the Middle Ages. |
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