Yoga instructors across the country will bend over backward Jan. 24 to put their best foot forward - and not just to show off how flexible they are. ...more

January 10, 2009

I have hesitated too long in writing this article, not because it isn't near to my heart but because the average person has such a hard time dealing with anyone who has a chronic illness. When you discover that you are coming down with the flu, it feels terrible. You work as long as you can with it, but somewhere in its course you just have to give in to it, go to bed and recover. The muscle aches are all-consuming. The fever, chills, fatigue, stomach problems, whatever you experience feels just awful. You just want it to be over, and when it is,you want to get back to your "life" and forget you ever had it. ...more

October 26, 2008

Outside One Buc Place, a line of volunteer massage therapists stretched two city blocks. Homemade cure-alls, including a necklace of garlic with a rooster's claw, arrived in the mail. ...more

November 27, 2007

Walking on a treadmill and exercising daily is routine for Harry Seckman, who has diabetes. Now the 84-year-old is working on his flexibility to help him better maintain his balance. "I don't fall down, but I stagger a lot," said Seckman, a 10-year resident of Regency Oaks retirement community in Clearwater. Regency Oaks hosted an Active Aging Expo on Sept. 20, and Seckman was among about 300 participants. The draw for him was the "Sleeping Well" workshop, because his wife isn't getting enough zzz's. ...more

October 18, 2007

Walking on a treadmill and exercising daily is routine for Harry Seckman, who has diabetes. Now the 84-year-old is working on his flexibility to help him better maintain his balance. "I don't fall down, but I stagger a lot," said Seckman, a 10-year resident of Regency Oaks retirement community in Clearwater. ...more

October 11, 2007