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It is well documented that physical activity can be beneficial for the body, but what about the effects of exercise on the brain? Exercise enthusiasts will be glad to learn there are some notable ways that physical activity can benefit the brain. A 2018 study published in Frontiers in Psychology indicated that much evidence shows that physical exercise is a
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Raising children is a significant responsibility. Parents know there’s no such thing as a day off, which is why the first day they come home to an empty nest can be so confounding. After roughly two busy and likely hectic decades or more of looking after their children, parents whose sons or daughters have left home for the first time
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Maria Rakoczy | Living 50 Plus When you step into Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, you’re not stepping into an ordinary art gallery. You’re stepping into a full experience that, more than just hanging paintings on a wall, surrounds you in the moving and skillful pieces of Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience opened May 30 at 6123
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From Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association The North Alabama Hallelujah Trail features 32 churches that are at least 100 years old, stand on their original sites, still hold services, and are accessible to the public. These structures paint an immaculate portrait of North Alabama’s history and combine to tell the remarkable story of early Alabamians’ spiritual journey. The Hallelujah Trail
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By Gregg Parker | Living 50 Plus Focused on music since the early 1960s, Jim Parker pursued an 8-to-5 career but always cherished the music scene. In fact, Parker’s musical career is still on a high note. In 2001, he founded “Jim Parker’s Songwriters Series” at Bandito Burrito on Main Street in Madison. By 2005, his gathering of musicians had
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STUDIO 60 Senior Center, Inc., formerly the Huntsville-Madison County Senior Center, is celebrating a milestone this year. It was created 50 years ago in 1974 when three organizations serving senior citizens were merged. Since 1994, it has been located in a state-of-the-art 47,500 square foot building at Brahan Spring Park. Over the past five decades, the center has been providing
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Most people have heard the adage that “laughter is the best medicine.” There are many indications that laughter can be beneficial to the mind and body, and that the perks of laughter and humor are far-reaching. Various professionals have studied the clinical benefits of laughter, including Dr. Lee Berk and Dr. Stanley Tan at Loma Linda University in California. Here
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