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We are aging and there is no getting around it. Our bodies are made of cells, and cell death naturally occurs as we age. We are born with strong, resilient bodies that, as the years advance, lose the ability to grow new cells.

Very few people make it through their aging journey without experiencing a trip to the hospital, a surgery or a rehabilitation stay. Hospitals are set up to get us to a point of stability while rehabilitation’s goal is to bring us back to baseline functioning (or even better than before). How can you survive your first rehabilitation experience successfully?

The long winter months have taken their toll on our bodies. With cold and rainy weather keeping us indoors, our bodies have become sedentary and our physiques a bit flabby. What are some of the safest ways to incorporate more movement and get moving again?

In 1969, a song was released about being single called “One is the Loneliest Number.” Made famous by Three Dog Night, the recording reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 that year and number four in Canada.

This week Hallmark stores will be packed with people looking for chocolates and last minute cards covered with hearts! Some statistics say that over 58 million pounds of chocolate and more than 36 million heart-shaped boxes will be purchased for this special day.

Living alone has significant benefits in the kitchen. You can eat what you want, when you want, cook or not cook and fully enjoy food however you feel in the moment. But when there is nobody else depending on "dinner on the table by 5," we often short change ourselves in the nutrition department as singles.

The winters in Washington can be long, wet and really cold, so appreciating the dark months of early winter can be a real challenge. Fortunately, February brings us more daylight and opportunities to enjoy winter activities of a more gentle nature.

Have you noticed the pessimism that seems to have enveloped our country and communities? Are you discouraged by the negativity that is being broadcasted by the media? Have you perceived how fear seems to keep people from connecting with one another? When culture takes a negative view, how do we stay positive and influence those around us?

When Marie Kondo first published her book about Tidying Up, people around the world made “does it spark joy?” a household saying. All of a sudden, everyone was using this criteria to select material possessions to keep and things to toss out the door.