Health & Well Being

  Grandmas, Nanas, Mimis and Gigis, Today is your day! July 23 is national Gorgeous Grandma Day! The role of a grandmother can come in many different forms. Besides traditional grandmas, there are grandmas who take on the primary caregiver role, pet grandmas, step grandmas, honorary grandmas and more. The older women in our lives…

  Typically, we hear about folic acid in connection to expecting mothers and its importance in preventing certain birth defects. Folic acid is also very important in older adults for neural and cognitive function. What is Folic Acid? Folic acid is part of the B Vitamin complex also known as vitamin B9. Folic acid is…

  You should keep your brain as active as your body. Keeping your brain active and maintaining creativity can actually help prevent cognitive decline and memory problems. They say that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but when it comes to the brain, scientists have discovered that this old adage simply isn’t true.…

  Many of the physical challenges associated with aging can be overcome or drastically mitigated by exercising, eating right, and having healthy sleep habits. It’s never too late to start improving your physical wellness, no matter how old you are or how unhealthy you’ve been in the past. Caring for your body has enormous benefits…

  Staying connected to our support network as we get older can be challenging. Career changes, retirement, illness, and moves out of the local area can take away close friends and family members. Even those who have always had an active social life often find their social network getting smaller and smaller. It’s important to…

  Staying healthy through humor, laughter, and play. A key ingredient in the recipe for healthy aging is the ability to find meaning and joy in life. As you age, your life will change, and you will gradually lose things that previously occupied your time and gave your life purpose. (If you missed Part 1…

Coping With Change As we grow older, we experience an increasing number of major life changes. Career transitions, retirement, children leaving home, the loss of loved ones, and health challenges can be difficult. How we handle and grow from these changes is often the key to healthy aging. Learning to adapt to changes is essential…

At Joplin Elder Law, we love what we do! Who wouldn’t want the opportunity to possibly meet the real life versions of the above characters at work every day? Some of the stories we hear from our senior clients are pretty amazing, inspiring and, most of the time, they give pretty darn good advice. The…