LIVING WELL Magazine

The Best Foods for a Good Night’s Sleep

By Dr. Isaac Eliaz, Akron LIVIN WELL Magazine
What you eat can drastically affect how you sleep, so in order to get a good night’s rest, it is essential to choose foods that calm your mind and body rather than those that stimulate you. Certain types of foods will naturally promote rest and relaxation, particularly those that contain tryptophan – the amino acid that the body uses to make serotonin, the neurotransmitter that slows nerve activity within your brain.

Winter Remodel Projects

By Vicki Lyle, Home Town Restyling, Inc., Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine
Winter is a good time to tackle some of those remodeling projects that you have been putting off or planning for the last few years.

Viewing Your Home as Part of Your Retirement Portfolio
Courtesy LPL Financial, Akron LIVING WELL Magazine
Reverse Mortgage: Do Your Homework before Committing

Tapping home equity doesn’t necessarily require relocating. A reverse mortgage may be a solution if you have significant home equity and a desire to stay in your existing home. With a reverse mortgage, you receive a source of income by borrowing against your home’s equity. Payouts are tax free and may be taken as a lump sum, a line of credit, or an annuity-like payment schedule.

Guide to In-Home Senior Safety

Courtesy Homewatch CareGivers, Akron LIVING WELL Magazine

Is your loved-one safe at home?

Most seniors want to age at home, where they feel safe and close to the things that they value. However, falls are the leading cause of death and injuries among Americans over the age of 65, according to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

PLANNING FOR THE INEVITABLE
Start young, before you’re “ready”

By Hospice of the Western Reserve, Akron LIVING WELL Magazine
Ashley, a vibrant, active 37-year-old lawyer, mother of three young children and part-time Pilates instructor has a to-do list longer than her combined client case load. When she learned that her next-door neighbor, a mother of four children who palled around with her kids, had terminal cancer, her mind went in many directions.

It’s the season to talk about retirement

By Dee Siegferth,The Milestone Center, Akron LIVING WELL Magazine

Did you realize that retirement is similar to how football games are organized into two halves? Your working and retirement life is divided in a similar way. The first half: hopefully you saved, but you may be like most people and accumulated most of your money in retirement accounts through your work.

PLANNING FOR THE INEVITABLE
Start young, before you’re “ready”

Courtesy Hospice of the Western Reserve, Akron LIVING WELL Magazine
Ashley, a vibrant, active 37-year-old lawyer, mother of three young children and part-time Pilates instructor has a to-do list longer than her combined client case load. When she learned that her next-door neighbor, a mother of four children who palled around with her kids, had terminal cancer, her mind went in many directions.

Sleepless in Tinnitus
By Dr. Richard Reikowski, Au.D., Family Hearing and Balance Center, Akron LIVING WELL Magazine
Imagine that you are sleeping in on a weekend morning, and you wake up just enough to realize that you don’t have to get out of bed for anything. Slowly, grinning, you drift off, back to sleep with the peace of knowing that there is nothing urgent to get done and it is quiet.

Positive Thinking and Its Effect on Your Health

By Greg Riley, Akron LIVING WELL Magazine
The first situation to consider is the relationship between thoughts and conditions like depression and stress. A crucial question is whether the person’s thoughts are creating the physical depression or the physical depression is creating the negative thinking.

Six Things to Consider when Writing Your Will

By Marta J. Williger, Attorney at Law, Akron LIVING WELL Magazine

1. Non-probate Property: Your will only controls property that transfers through the probate court. Non-probate property includes: Property held jointly which passes automatically upon your death to the other owner. Property may be “payable on death” to another person. Insurance proceeds, annuities and IRAs go directly to the named beneficiary.