Jewelry sales boost Alzheimer’s chapter

Living with Alzheimer's by Camilla Farrell



Alzheimer’s disease is the severest underfunded public health threat that is facing our nation. More than half of all Americans know someone with Alzheimer’s, and the prevalence of the disease continues to grow. Soon, no one will be left untouched.
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Walk your way to better health

By Larry Grimaldi

CRANSTON -- It’s a fact that regular exercise is a key component in any well-designed plan to maintaining good health, managing chronic health conditions and keeping a positive attitude. Exercise at any age has its benefits. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to join a gym to exercise. You don’t have to hire a personal trainer. And you certainly don’t have to run the Boston Marathon. All you need to do is get off the couch and start walking.

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From the publisher - wishes for a wonderful 2013



Happy new year from all of us at Senior Digest. That would be Andria, Olivia and Paul Palange. Olivia is a teen who does not have much of a hands-on role in the business, but we still consider her part of the team.

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Coalition calls for creating safety net

On the Senior Agenda by William F. Flynn, Jr.



My friend Linda (not her real name) is who former “Boston Globe” columnist Ellen Goodman calls the designated daughter -- the family member primarily responsible for planning and providing care for her aging parents. (It’s most often a daughter, if there is one.) Linda had relocated her elderly mom and dad to Rhode Island four years ago, and had put her career on hold while she and her sister helped care for them. 
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Focusing on cameras can be waste of time

Today's Antiques by Scott Davis



The camera obscura or “pinhole” camera dates back to ancient Greek and Chinese times, but it wasn’t until the early to mid-1800s until inventors started experimenting with actually capturing an image permanently on a glass or metal plate and then later onto film or paper. 
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