Oh for Cow’s Sake: Drink Milk A new study by Dr. Larry Tucker (Brigham Young University) found that adults who consumed skim and 1-percent low-fat milk had also experienced ‘several years less biological aging’ when compared to people who consumed two-percent or whole milk. The study involved more than 5,800 adults in the US. We’ve Read more
Did you know that married couples are less likely to develop dementia than other adults? According to Drs. Liu, Zhang, Choi and Langa, all unmarried groups of people (i.e., divorced, widowed, single, etc.) had significantly higher odds of developing dementia than their married friends. The researchers from Michigan State, University of Michigan and Texas Tech Read more
The Internal Revenue Service has rolled out a simpler, shorter version of the standard 1040 Form for those 65 and older. Using enlarged typeface and no more shaded boxes that are difficult to see, this new 1040 SR is intended to help Silver Sagers report social security and retirement benefits from qualified plans and annuity Read more
Did you know that only 15% of media images have people that are Silver Sagers even though we represent more than 33% of the United States population? And according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (2014), we outspend other generations by more than $400 billion on goods and services each year, yet only 5% of Read more
Wishing you all the joyest and healthiest of holiday seasons and to a wonderful 2020! Felices Fiestas! ♥ Buone Feste! ♥ Joyeuses Fêtes! ♥ Prettige Feestdagen! ♥ 행복 휴일 ♥ Vanuinui vinaka Me Nomuni! ♥ Hau’oli Lanui! ♥ Laethanta saoire sona! ♥ A Freylekhn Yontev! ♥ Frohe Feiertage! ♥ Boas Festas! ♥ Selamat Hari Raya! ♥ Tanoshii Read more
Last week Silver Sage Magazine’s Publisher went to Cuba to enjoy the music, rum and culture of a throwback country. Over the next week, stay tuned for videos, photos and more. And our sincere apologies as we were off line during this trip not realizing that phones and internet were all but zilch in the Read more
December 4, 1927 Duke Ellington Opens at Cotton Club Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was born April 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C. and moved to the Big Apple in his early twenties. Duke Ellington was an American jazz legend. Composer, jazz orchestra leader and pianist, his career spanned more than sixty years. But his big break Read more
November 9, 1904 First Flight to Soar 5 Minutes More than a century ago, brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright accomplished the impossible! The first airplane to fly more than 5 minutes in duration! During the summer and winter of 1904, the Wright brothers attempted to fly over 100 times at a prairie east of Dayton, Read more
November 7, 1932 Buck Rogers was Born on Radio The first science fiction radio show was born on CBS Radio “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.” This 15-minute radio drama series was based on the popular comic book series Buck Rogers. It aired between 1932 and 1947 with a few years off in-between as it Read more
Reverse Aging? It’s Closer Than You Think! In 1985, Cocoon promised older adults the promise of youth. In 2019, Harvard scientist, George Church may bring that closer to reality than we may believe is possible. In his lab, Church and his colleagues have discovered some genes alpha-Klotho, FGF21 and sTGF2betaR that alone or in combination Read more
