Springtime is here, which means gardening and eating more farm-fresh fruit in my household! I always struggle picking out my watermelons. My mother knocks on the melon and listens to see if it is ripe. I never understood why! She said it needs to sound deep and not hollow for a sweet and juicy melon. …
What is Tai Chi? Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art tradition. Today, Tai Chi is a graceful form of exercise and stretching. It is a practice that involves slow, graceful, focused movements, accompanied by controlled deep breathing. Looking into the exercise further, I found it has so many benefits to our bodies: Decreased …
So, I came across this webpage about food you should never put in the fridge and I have to share it because my mind was blown by many of them. I have been keeping so many of these foods in my fridge to stay fresh! Here were my “Wows”: Avocados – they achieve peak ripeness …
We all know that eating healthy benefits your health! What if there’s a diet that focused on brain health? Would you try it? A common question many people ask is, “What can I do now to slow the progression of dementia?” There has been much research on a diet called the MIND Diet (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention …
Inspire your heart with Art Day: a national observance today, and an everyday event at Brewster Place. Creative Arts Coordinator, Kris Saia, leads the charge by encouraging, enlightening and challenging residents to express their innate creative gifts. Through classes, workshops, special events, and one-on-one assistance residents paint, sew, quilt , craft and learn new mediums …
