September, 2011Archive

Adelgazar – De vuelta en casa

Posted on 09/30/2011 by Gabriela Zabalua | AARP VIVA | Comments

Your LifeComo todo buen plan, el de Segunda comenzó con comer. Devorar tapas en España la llevó a redescubrir cómo jugar, esta vez en Escocia. De vuelta en casa, y recuperándose aún de su exitoso viaje de redescubrimiento, Segunda supo que tenía que introducir ese sentido de alegría en su vida cotidiana. Y también yo. Puede que se hayan sentido más ligeros mis pasos, pero eso fue solamente en mi mente. En realidad, fueron más pesados —y no sólo por los …

Diet – Back at home

Posted on 09/30/2011 by Gabriela Zabalua | AARP VIVA | Comments

Your LifeLike all good plans, Segunda’s began with eating. Devouring tapas in Spain led to re-discovering how to play, this time in Scotland. Back home, still reeling from the success of her reinvention tour, Segunda knew she had to bring this lightness into her everyday life, and so did I. I may have had a lighter spring in my step, but those steps landed, well, a bit harder — and not just from the weight gain from several weeks of indulgence. …

Smackdown: Consumers vs. Banks

Posted on 09/30/2011 by Deb Silverberg | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Money & Savings | Your LifeWant to see people hopping mad? Then tell them, in the midst of a horrible economy, that you’re going to charge them a fee for something previously free. It’s Bank of America’s turn in the hot seat. A month or so ago it was Wells-Fargo, which floated the idea of merely testing additional ATM fees. We put a link to that story on our AARP Facebook page and asked our members if a fee would make them change banks. The …

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai Dies At 71

Posted on 09/30/2011 by Alejandra Owens | General News | Comments

Your LifeWhen Wangari Maathai joined Mike Cuthbert of AARP’s Prime Time Radio to talk about peace and the environment a few years back, we knew we were in the presence of a force of nature. Maathai was funny and charming, and colorful in every way, including her trademark sky-high wrapped head scarf. Admirers around the world were sad to learn that she had died of cancer Sunday at age 71. We remember her with this video excerpt, in which she tells …

Have a No-Weight-Gain Holiday Season

Posted on 09/30/2011 by Carole Carson | Fat to Fit | Comments

Personal HealthEven if we don’t look at the calendar, aisles of candy in the grocery stores and drugstores remind us that Halloween is around the corner. On the heels of Halloween is Thanksgiving, followed by Christmas and Hanukkah, which are followed by celebrations for the New Year. And don’t forget the eating ritual associated with Super Bowl Sunday in early February! For the next few months, the spotlight on food—especially treats and special indulgences—will be relentless. Social gatherings and nonstop advertising will …

The Takeway: Humor Therapy Helps Dementia Patients; Moderate Intensity Exercise May Be Best

Posted on 09/30/2011 by Elizabeth Nolan Brown | AARP Blog Author | Comments

News RoundupsAn Australian study finds ‘humor therapy’ decreases agitation in nursing home dementia patients as well as antipsychotic medicines … Middle-aged women who engage in moderate-intensity exercise more likely to enjoy and stick with it then intense exercisers.