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The Best Times To Get A Reverse Mortgage
Let’s examine a few of the best times to consider getting a reverse mortgage. When you don’t have enough income to pay your bills Many seniors have significant equity in their homes after paying down their mortgage over time, especially if home values have increased. Unfortunately, many of these same seniors struggle to meet monthly…
Read More‘Staying Regular’ Is Good for Good Health
Being regular is good for you, a new study shows. Predictable bowel movements could be tied to your long-term health, allowing your body to absorb essential nutrients without producing harmful organ-damaging toxins, researchers found. The “Goldilocks zone” of bowel movement frequency, once or twice a day, is associated with better health, results show. That gives…
Read MoreResearchers Discover New Hormone That Builds Strong Bones
A newly discovered hormone could help fight osteoporosis and quickly heal broken bones, researchers say. The research team identified Maternal Brain Hormone while trying to figure out why the bones of breastfeeding women remain relatively strong, even as calcium is stripped from the bones to support milk production. It turns out that the neurons of…
Read More5 Ways to Maximize Your Retirement Savings
Ideally, you have a sizable nest egg saved for retirement, but many people aren’t sure how to do that beyond allocating a percentage of money to their work 401(k) program. Fortunately, it’s easy to make some decisions now that could ensure a more stable retirement—and you don’t need to have a lot of financial knowledge to…
Read MoreWalking May Be the Best Medicine for Low Back Pain
Simply walking may be the best ‘medicine’ for low back pain. The condition, which impacts about 800 million people worldwide, is a leading cause of disability and reduced quality of life. Exercise and education are commonly prescribed, but researchers say cost is sometimes a roadblock for patients. In a new study, they looked at whether…
Read MoreHow To Boost Your Credit Score: Advice for First-Time Home Buyers
If you need a mortgage, a good credit score, also called a FICO score, is essential—and it’s within your control. In a nutshell, a credit score is a simplified calculation of your history of paying back debts and making regular payments on loans. If you’re borrowing money to buy a home, lenders want to know…
Read MoreFive Year Retirement Plan Should Consider Reverse Mortgage
A recent New York Times article offers a concise 5-year countdown-to-retirement plan, with the final year of the timeline being the time to –cautiously – consider a reverse mortgage. Offered as a way to make ends meet if you’re planning to stay in your current home, reverse mortgages are a “fourth- or fifth-tier line of…
Read MoreDo You Need to Take Supplements If You Eat a Healthy Diet?
Vitamin supplements are a big business, with Americans spending roughly $45 billion out of more than $177 billion worldwide on pills, gummies and powders meant to boost health. About 59 million Americans regularly use some type of vitamin or supplement, spending an average $510 each year. But most folks are wasting that money, experts say.…
Read MoreStudy: 72% of middle-class seniors may not be able to afford assisted living by 2033
A new study released by NORC at the University of Chicago finds that nearly three-quarters of American seniors will be unable to afford assisted living programs by 2033, excluding home equity wealth from the equation. However, even when home equity is included, less than half of seniors will be able to afford such care. “A…
Read MoreSeafood in Pregnancy: To Eat or Not to Eat?
Pregnant women hear a lot of “Do this” and “Don’t do that” advice about what is safe to eat. But one recommendation that’s particularly important involves seafood: During pregnancy, women need to eat enough seafood to gain the health benefits, but not so much to raise the risk of some significant consequences. They also need…
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