Capital City Senior

More than 2,500 people attended the 20th annual Central Illinois Senior Celebration May 16 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The theme this year was “Engage at Every Age.” The event is held each May, and coincides with the Administration for Community Living’s Older Americans Month. “It’s a big undertaking,” said Jean Welch with Senior Services […]

Hippocrates had it figured out back in 431 B.C. when he said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Now, new research gives us additional reasons to eat our veggies beyond what we’ve all known intuitively for years – that eating green vegetables is good not just for your overall health, but […]

Online dating became popular with singles in the 1990s, but within the past few years it has become the norm for many generations seeking to find a mate. Thanks to the rise in technology and social media use by those over 50, seniors are now a growing segment in the online dating world. Interviews with […]

Many of us marveled at Olympic athletes performing amazing feats on skis, snowboards, skates and bobsleds. Clearly these athletes are passionate about their sport. But they are not likely to still be barreling down the track or completing triple axels when they are seniors. Golfers are also passionate about their sport, and the passion can […]

George King may be short in stature, but he is powerful in his words and actions. He has a calm demeanor, a dry sense of humor – accompanied at times with a slight mischievous grin – and loves to talk about his new passion, painting. At the age of 82, he inspires others to follow […]

Last night I called to wish an old friend in Arizona a happy birthday. We’ve been friends since the early years of grade school and, being the older by two weeks, I always enjoy calling to rub it that she is now just as old as I am. She always tells me to visualize how […]

Estate sales line up yesteryear’s valuables: china, silver, collectibles, oak furniture, 1980s geese decor. Increasingly, adult children of aging parents don’t want – or can’t fit – all that stuff. “It is so common now,” said DeAnne Wilfong, senior move manager and co-owner of Smooth Transitions in Spokane. “The kids were raised on Ikea, Martha […]

Just as Dorothy followed the yellow brick road, bourbon neophytes and aficionados alike can pursue a similarly storied path: the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Both lead to a world of magic and mystery, adventure and pure awesomeness – and to the Master Distillers who control the levers, so to speak, behind the curtain. The first steps […]

Timi’s Tours has become synonymous with quality travel and opportunities for seniors and travelers of all ages to see the sights of their dreams. Timi’s Tours has been providing trips officially since 2006 when they offered a trip to see Menopause the Musical. Timi Kaufman, owner and founder of Timi’s Tours, said, “The response was […]

Food guidelines may sound challenging at first – no processed food, no sugar, no grains and no dairy. No snacking in between meals, and finish eating two hours before bedtime. All calories are not equal, and the combination of foods is important. Meals should be balanced with 30 percent protein (meats, fish, fowl, eggs), 30 […]

Walk into CrossFit Instinct, and you will see people doing high-intensity workouts. However, CrossFit Instinct Coach Mike Suhadolnik is the first to say that losing weight and getting in shape involves 20 percent exercise and 80 percent what you eat and drink. People may spend an hour in the gym, but what they do the […]