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Tips and inspiration for living your best life.

Caregiver practicing self care

Self care for the caregiver

November is National Family Caregivers Month, when we recognize the more than 34 million unpaid caregivers and countless caregiver professionals…
Mary posing in front of tree

Targeting breast cancer

WHEN MARY NELSON scheduled a routine annual breast exam in August of 1999, cancer was far from her mind. The…
Doctor taking woman's blood pressure

Beyond coping

If you’re suffering from a chronic condition, or experiencing symptoms that might indicate one, you’re not alone. About 117 million…
Greg Kelly with toothpick stadium model

Role model

In a small South Minneapolis basement, leaning over a table cluttered with wood scraps, hand tools, glue, and photos, Greg…
Carrie Tollefson's parents running

Healthy together

To compete on the world’s largest stage as an Olympic athlete requires extraordinary individual commitment, sacrifice and more than a…
Rochester senior softball players

Home run for health

On a steamy July morning at McQuillan Fields in Rochester, Bob Adams took to the mound to defend his team’s…
Diana Pierce smiling

Second take

Sitting at the dining room table of her Plymouth, Minnesota, home, Diana Pierce still looks every part the TV personality…
Mary Ellen Carlson sitting by fire

Rising above arthritis

MARY ELLEN CARLSON was 39 years old in 1975 when she found out she had rheumatoid arthritis. She had developed…
x-rays of knee, hand, foot and spine

Spotting signs of arthritis

Member: I’ve started to notice some stiffness and pain that comes and goes in my joints. How can I tell…
Joan Monson next to walking sign

Walk this way

Walking in harsh weather is no big deal for Joan Monson. She’s endured rain, wind, snow, sub-zero cold and sweltering…
young woman talking to older adult couple

Let’s talk about driving

Driving is an important way that elderly adults can maintain their independence. But age-related decline of the physical body and…
walking shoes

Spring activities

With dreary winter weather in the rearview mirror, now is a good time to plan some outdoor activities. For older…