Sandwich generation turns to technology to help take care of aging parents
(BPT) – It’s human nature to want to take care of those we love. In fact, nearly 66 million Americans are caregivers, who spend about 19 hours a week caring for a loved one, according to AARP. Many of those caregivers are looking after older parents who don’t live with them. And while helping aging parents with everything from financial management to health care... Read More
A decade of scientific breakthroughs for patients with GIST
In the past decade, some life-threatening diseases have evolved from being untreatable diseases to chronic conditions with the help of significant medical advances. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors, or GIST, are a rare and life-threatening cancer of the gastrointestinal tract. Advances in the treatment of this cancer exemplify the leaps and bounds in scientific innovation and improvements... Read More
Why going gluten-free doesn’t mean going grain-free
It’s impossible to stroll the aisles in your local supermarket without seeing package after package labeled “gluten-free.” But who really needs a gluten-free diet, and how can you still enjoy grains, even if you are eating gluten-free? Gluten is a protein found in just four grains: wheat, barley, rye and triticale, a wheat-rye hybrid. For people with celiac disease... Read More
Senior Health Fair & Walk in the Park
Spend a Day out in the open air in Central Park, next to the Best Years Center in Beaumont. At this mini health fair and senior walk, there will be plenty of vendors, hotdogs and snacks – plus good ole’ Natural Vitamin D Wednesday May 1, 2013; 9 am – Noon And while you are at the health fair, it’s a good time to visit the New Community Center Too! Presented... Read More
Get Fit – Where You Sit
Get Fit Where You Sit ™ Chair Fitness Class This specialty class is for those new to yoga and dance fitness, people seeking stress reduction, elderly, disabled, pregnancy and those in recovery from illness, injury or surgery, overweight or workers who sit at a desk all day! People of all ages and walks of life with arthritis, fibromyalgia, MS, chronic pain are able to participate. Benefits... Read More
FREE Fun with Grand Kids – December Wildcatter Weekend
Southeast Texas Parents need a little time during December to knock out Christmas shopping, wrap presents, and do all the little things they need to before giving your grandkids a perfect Christmas. And your kids have been hogging your grandkids since school started haven’t they? You deserve a little weekend time with them. The Wildcatter Weekend on December 8 is a perfect... Read More
Horsin’ Around. FREE Wildcatter Weekend at Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown 11/10
On November 13, 1925, Spindletop produced its second major oil boom when the Yount-Lee Oil Company used new technology to drill on the flanks of Spindletop Hill. As a result of this discovery – and the wealth that followed, Miles Yount and his wife, Pansy, soon became known as some of the most important breeders of horses in the United States. Gladys City will celebrate this... Read More
SETX Legend: Babe Zaharias
Less than one percent of professional athletes maintain name recognition a decade after they stop playing. Their great deeds fade out of the memories of all but their family and a handful of their biggest fans. Even fewer are ever acknowledged, even fleetingly, as the greatest to ever play their sport. Ask in any bar, barbershop, or sports radio show for the greatest player in any... Read More
Road Trip: HWY 287
Southeast Texas Senior Citizens are fortunate to have a number of wonderful activities to enjoy right here at home. Music, theater, great food, and Lamar football is just around the corner. Every few weeks though, my wife and I like to pile in the car for an old fashioned road trip. A classic road trip is just as much fun today as it was twenty years ago. Recently, we took advantage... Read More
Wild Catter Weekends
Do you like to combine history and entertainment? Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown hosts an excellent series called “Wild Catter Weekends” ideal for Southeast Texas senior citizens, families, and children. These weekends are carefully constructed to simultaneously inform and entertain. The Wildcatter weekends offer a great entertainment option for seniors. First, the... Read More
Let’s talk: women opening up about menopause find community and empowerment
Most women remember having “the talk” with their mother. In that crucial time just before puberty, moms provide guidance and wisdom about the changes our bodies go through. But later in life, women experience another important time of change – menopause – and many approach it without the comfort and connection that comes from talking to other women about... Read More
