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The Fiscal Crisis of Families

Posted on 02/28/2013 by Debra Whitman | Public Policy | Comments

Money & SavingsWashington and the news media have long been focused on a series of budget deadlines and fiscal dramas. But a different headline stood out for me the other day, as I read a story in the Washington Post: “Fiscal Trouble Ahead for Most Future Retirees.” The story provided dramatic support for recent findings of AARP’s Public Policy Institute that the security of middle class Americans is under attack from all sides. AARP’s Middle Class Security Project and the Post article …

During American Heart Month, NIH Offers Heart Healthy Advice

Posted on 02/27/2013 by Ian Cunningham | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Personal Health The following is a guest post by Chhanda Dutta, Ph.D., Chief, Clinical Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging (NIA), NIH and Janet M. de Jesus, M.S., R.D., Nutritionist, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH During February, American Heart Month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) urges you to take action to keep your heart healthy. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States. About 1 in 8 women aged 45-64 has heart disease, …

To Test, Or Not to Test

Posted on 02/21/2013 by Ian Cunningham | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Personal HealthThe following is a guest post by Yolanda Taylor, Integrated Communication Director at AARP. “Doctor, do I really need this procedure?” It’s a question that few of us ask, but more of us should. Over the past decade, the average amount that middle-income households spent on health care increased by 51% – nearly double their income growth (30 percent) and three times the growth rate in their spending for all other products and services. The tests, procedures, and medication therapies …

Think You’re Too Smart to Fall for a Scam? That’s Just What the Con Artists are Counting On!

Posted on 02/18/2013 by Ian Cunningham | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Money & SavingsThe following is a guest post from Sarah Jennings – State Director, AARP South Dakota While I don’t claim to be a genius, I’ve always felt that I’m too smart to fall for a scam. Not so, says my colleague Doug Shadel. You may be familiar with Doug – he’s the AARP State Director for the Washington State Office and a nationally recognized fraud expert. He’s also the author of Outsmarting the Scam Artists: How to Protect Yourself from the …

We’re Back With AARPLive!

Posted on 02/18/2013 by Ian Cunningham | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Home & Family | Money & Savings | Your LifeIt’s a new year and a brand new season of AARP LiVE on RFD-TV. Don’t miss the next edition coming up Thursday, February 21, at 9 p.m. CT, 10 p.m. ET, and learn how you can protect yourself from scammers, con artists and identity theft. Get caregiving tips from our family expert, Amy Goyer. And, find out what AARP has been up to in your community. Joining RFD-TV host Mark Oppold on-set are AARP State Directors Sarah Jennings from South Dakota and Sean Voskuhl from Oklahoma.Washington State Director …

Joe Breaks the 300 pound Wall on ‘Biggest Loser’

Posted on 01/29/2013 by Ian Cunningham | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Personal HealthThe following is a guest post from Joe Ostaszewski of the Biggest Loser. Look for his posts here every Tuesday after the show. Week 5 a lot of changes going on with my body & my mind. I made it to my first Goal under 300 pounds. YES I am 299lbs a “Biscuit shy of 300″. It has been a long time so I had to celebrate with an old school dance, the cabbage patch. I know should have done the …