Health & Wellness

Your trusted source for feeling your best—physically, mentally, and emotionally. From managing health conditions to preventive care and everyday wellness tips, find expert advice tailored to the 50+ lifestyle.

Planning Ahead for Community Mobility is Key to Empowering Families

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

The holidays are a great time to bring up a loved one’s driving safety. Waiting until an accident happens can ...

How to Prevent a Multigenerational Home Thermostat War This Winter

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

By Andrew Armstrong Multigenerational households are on the rise with a record one-in-five Americans living in homes shared by multiple ...

Smart Homes Aren’t Smart Without Fire Sprinklers

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Protect everyone in your household from today’s faster, scarier fires Today there are many automated options that make homes more ...

Kick Off 2020 by Getting Outdoors and Enjoying State Parks

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

For many people, modern life means spending more time indoors. In fact, Americans spend roughly 90% of their time indoors, ...

How To Plan For Healthcare Costs That Could Derail Your Retirement

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

People work for decades with a hopeful eye toward retirement. But while many try to envision their retirement years as ...

Are Your Misaligned Values Causing More Stress? 3 Ways To Find Alignment Without Adding To Your To-Do List

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

By Sue Hawkes  Do you ever feel like things aren’t right but you can’t put your finger on it? Often, we play it off as stress ...

Healthy Holiday Gift Ideas

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

By Dr. Nina Radcliff Holiday gift-giving is an opportunity for choosing gifts that support your loved one’s enhancing their health ...

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7 Ways to Protect Yourself From Medicare Fraud

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Every year, many seniors are targeted by scammers who want to steal their Medicare numbers to do things like rack ...

Time Counts: Caregivers Give Advice, Encourage Gift of Time for Enjoying the Holidays

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Earlier this month, actor/caregiver Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) posted a video encouraging people to consider giving the gift of time this year ...

10 Easy Ways to Get a Dose of Vitamin N(ature) in Just 10 Minutes

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

A growing body of scientific evidence proves getting outside (i.e. being an “outsider”) is good for our health and well-being. ...

Older Americans Who Neglect Oral Care Put Overall Health At Risk

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Conscientious parents constantly remind their children to brush and floss, and routinely schedule dental checkups to make sure their teeth ...

Is Snoring Killing Your Love Life? See Your Dentist

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

If you have been banished to the guest room because when you snore your neighbors think there is a 747 ...

Bringing a Stronger Atmosphere of Order and Lawfulness to Your Community

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Neighbors are fed up with porch pirates making off with packages in broad daylight. Business owners are tired of graffiti ...

America, Not So Neighborly? Research Shows U.S. Not as Divided as You May Think

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

From politics to parenting to rising property costs and much more, it seems like American communities are more divided than ...

In Case of Fire, Are You Prepared?

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Time Change is Perfect Time to Review Your Family’s Plan As part of Navicent Health’s ongoing commitment to community safety ...