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The Environment and Your Final Disposition
Climate change is in the news almost daily. When looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint, people have turned to composting, reusable grocery bags, electric cars, LED light bulbs, and numerous other lifestyle modifications. End of life planning...
Home Funerals: Not Just a Historical Practice
Last week’s column covered a quick history of end of life practices in the United States, and introduced a relatively new option for body donation that many people may not have been aware of – body farms. In contrast, home funerals are an end of life choice...
Body Farms As A Final Resting Place
Contemplating death is not a popular pastime, but signs exist that death and dying are beginning to reemerge from the shadows. Until the mid-1800s, American families cared for their own dead. Death took place in the home, after which women provided care for the...
Nutrition and Aging Part II
Over the last couple of weeks, this column has covered various aspects of the relationship between nutrition and aging, including nutritional recommendations for older adults https://keystoneelderlaw.com/aging-gracefully-with-good-nutrition/ and some of the physical...
Nutrition and Aging Part I
Nutrition and Aging A healthy lifestyle includes choices about diet, exercise, and sleep. Although good health is a preferred outcome for everyone, the amount of thought, time, and energy that people invest in these basic choices varies widely between...
Aging Gracefully with Good Nutrition
Nourishing your body with proper nutrition can help you stay healthy and active for longer. As we celebrate National Nutrition Month throughout March, there is no better time to reflect on our current health habits and identify areas for improvement. Many factors can...
Fighting Back Against the “Scam”-demic
Older adults are often targeted by scams, and the COVID-19 pandemic has brought new avenues for scams. Fear and isolation may have made people more vulnerable to scams and con-artists, leading to a “scam”-demic accompanying the global pandemic. In 2020,...
Leaving an Inheritance for Your Youngest Heirs
When thinking about leaving an inheritance for our loved ones, many of us think of the youngest and most vulnerable members of our families. Children and grandchildren motivate us to think about a will and life insurance, but it is problematic to name minor children...
Resources and Information
Resources and information are essential for making decisions and locating the goods/services we need and desire to live our best lives. The internet has exponentially advanced the availability of information, however it is easy to get lost in pages of search...
Organ Donation: One Way to Give Someone Your Heart
There is more than one way to give someone your heart on February 14th. While Valentine's Day encourages individuals to share romantic love, February 14th is also National Organ Donor Day. Pledging to literally give your heart (or other body parts) to another...
