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  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

      We Solve Long-Term Care Problems What Is Your Plan B? By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate Most older individuals and their families have a Plan A. What happens when Plan A does not work out as you had hoped? How fast can you pivot to a Plan B if Plan A no lon...

  • Just Saying... Just Saying…

    Born of the Storm: Maybe QC Jones has been Struck By Q.C. Jones March marks the beginning of spring for our beloved Quad-Cities. When I think of Spring I am magically, perhaps even magnetically attracted to the power of the weather events punctuating the launch of summer. Spring and summer thunder...

  • A Pause for Poetry A Pause for Poetry

    By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles.       River of Life On the river of life we all ride, The currents cannot be denied. The water courses by us so fast, We wonder how long we will last. The river draws deep, it draws low, It draws every one of us in i...

  • Cultural Connections with Food Cultural Connections with Food

    By Hannah Anderson MA, RDN, LDN, CLS Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3602     hannah.anderson1@hy-vee.com Food is a connector—it nourishes, brings people together and unites cultures. In March we celebrate National Nutrition Month,  an annual campaign from the Academy of Nutrition and ...

  • Calendar of Events | FEBRUARY 2025 Calendar of Events | FEBRUARY 2025

    If you have an upcoming event that you would like published, please mail info to: 50+Lifestyles, P. O. Box 2125, Davenport, IA, 52809  Attn: Eloise or email: publisher@50pluslife.com Attn: Eloise. Please submit by the 10th of the month prior to the month you want activity listed. Support Grou...

  • Immediate Annuities Can Provide Lifetime Income Immediate Annuities Can Provide Lifetime Income

    By Craig Schillig, FSCP, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Running out of income is a primary concern for most retirees. Immediate annuities offer a financial alternative to help meet retirement income needs by providing a steady stream of income designed to last through retirement...

  • Dietitian’s Nutrition Tips for GLP-1 Weight Loss Medications Dietitian’s Nutrition Tips for GLP-1 Weight Loss Medications

    By Hannah Anderson MA, RDN, LDN, CLS Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3602     hannah.anderson1@hy-vee.com The use of weight loss medications has become increasingly more popular. Did you know that nutrition can help you be even more successful with these medications? Let’s review GLP-...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    We Solve Long-Term Care Problems What Is a Care Advocate? By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate The Google AI definition of Care Advocate or Patient Advocate is “a person who actively supports and speaks up for someone needing care, whether it be medical, social, o...