Keeping Kids Safe in the Sun
Most sun damage happens when we are children. As you enjoy summertime family fun, here are seven tips to keep your children and grandchildren safe in the sun.
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There’s no shortcut to health and wellbeing and there never will be. Healthcare must be viewed as an individual act, not as a service received.
5 Tips to Improve Brain Health
Curious how you can improve your brain health as you age? We’ve outlined common habits you should avoid and some simple things you can start doing now to improve your brain health.
Self-Care as We Re-Engage
Growing Bolder’s Bill Shafer and Dr. Nick Dewan, vice president of Behavioral Health at Florida Blue Medicare, talk about the challenges people face in making the transition from living with the “deadly threat” of the pandemic to adapting to the world today.
What You Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot
A third COVID-19 vaccine dose is available now to 3% of the U.S. population. But soon, a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot will be available to everyone. Here’s what you need to know.
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How Pets Benefit Our Health
Nearly half of the people in the world own pets. Discover how these special relationships have become increasingly important during the pandemic.
How Much Coffee is Too Much Coffee?
You have a good caffeine buzz going. It’s the sweet spot. But when is taking another sip too much for your body to process?
Stressed Out? Go Green!
Gardening is good for the soul. A new study shows a correlation between gardening and improvements in well-being, perceived stress and physical activity.
Get Pumped For Pittsburgh! Growing Bolder LIVE At The National Senior Games Returns In 2023
Growing Bolder LIVE at the National Senior Games is returning in 2023 in Pittsburgh! Check out all of the groundbreaking coverage coming your way from the award-winning GB team as they share the stories of the world’s most inspirational masters athletes!
The Four Pillars of Metabolic Health
Support Your Long-Term Health Have you ever experienced a ‘yo-yo’ diet? Did you try to make a change in the…
Going Inward to Reach Outward
Doro Bush Koch and Tricia Reilly Koch Have you ever felt stuck and then found a sense of freedom in…
Navigating the Yes/No Paradox
Learning to say yes invites people, possibility, and opportunity into our lives. Learning to say no ensures that we’re focusing on the people, possibilities, and opportunities that align with our values. That’s the yes/no paradox.
Falls: Common. Costly. Preventable.
Falls, and their devastating consequences, are common, costly, and preventable. That’s why beginning a balance program before you think you need it is one of Growing Bolder’s aging no-brainers.
Get To Know Coach Mo, A Pickleball Living Legend
Have you tried pickleball? Chances are, you will! It is the fastest growing sport in the country. It is played by over 4.8 million people and growing in leaps and bounds each year. There is an unprecedented demand from players of all experience levels to find coaches who can help them improve, and one of the best in world is a man known around the world as, “Coach Mo.”
Changing The Mental Health Stigma: “Seeking Emotional Support Is Not Weakness, It Is Intelligence”
Taking care of our mental health is one of the most important, yet often-overlooked aspects of our overall wellbeing. It can be especially challenging for those entering retirement and facing a new stage of life.
Living With Dementia: Now Serving Joy And Connection At Our Moment Cafe
Sometimes the simplest thing – a song, a smile, a dance – can mean everything. When you have dementia, there aren’t many places to go. At Our Moment Cafe, caregivers and patients can find acceptance. Bill Shafer shares the story of Dick Boyden and Joan Bender, who started an Our Moment Cafe in The Villages, Florida
Blind Swimmer Tells The World “I Can Do Anything”
Vivian Stancil is blind, overweight, and scared of the water, yet she continues to show the world that we can all do anything we set our heart to doing.
Growing Bolder’s Interfaith Spiritual Roundtable
We gathered four different faith leaders as part of an interfaith spiritual roundtable, facilitated by Growing Bolder founder and CEO Marc Middleton.
Want To Soar In 2023?
“Successful aging” is a term that’s bandied about by many experts in the longevity field, but what does it mean? At Growing Bolder we believe that success looks different to each and every one of us. Whether it’s what makes a successful business, successful marriage or life, we get to decide, we get to choose what that means, and that applies to aging as well.
Changing The Way The World Treats Weight
Instead of shining a shameful light on those who have struggled to shred unwanted pounds, Calibrate has taken a scientific approach to understand what is going on underneath the surface.