Gift and recipe ideas for Mother’s Day

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Are you stuck on a Mother’s Day gift for the mother figures in your family? It’s always difficult to know the best thing to give, especially when everything is easy to buy from Amazon these days. A few ways to personalize an otherwise ordinary gift are: Make a personalized basket Sure, a basket full of […]

These are some basic internet skills for beginners

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For decades, seniors have been stereotyped as being “technologically backward,” not willing to adopt new ways of communicating or learning. This may have been true in the past, but it is far less so today. According to the Pew Research Center, 67% of all seniors were using the internet in 2018. That was before the […]

Are you still driving? Here are a few things to consider

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Most of today’s seniors have had a life-long relationship with automobiles. As teenagers, our “wheels” were a status symbol and the key to a freedom we had never had as children. Suddenly, we could go somewhere without Mom or Dad!  For many of us, getting a driver’s license was more memorable than any birthday or […]

Posture is Body Language – What is YOUR Body Saying?

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Poor posture results from certain muscles tightening up or shortening while others lengthen and become weak, which often occurs because of one’s daily activities such as golfing, accidents, pregnancy, or simply not exercising properly. Often it leads to pain, injury, or other health problems such as digestive issues, shortness of breath, bladder incontinence, or sciatic nerve […]

Ways Savvy Seniors Are Avoiding Online Pharmacy Scams

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By PharmacyChecker Canadian and other international online pharmacies can help you (and have already helped millions of Americans) save a lot of money. How much are we talking here? Often, folks who compare prices on www.pharmacychecker.com end up paying a whopping 90% less than what they might pay at their local Walgreens or Walmart. With […]

OurSeniors.org is now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit!

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Do you enjoy OurSeniors.net Magazine? If you’ve been reading our magazine, using our discounts, listening to our podcast and receiving our free newsletter, we hope you have found tremendous value in what we do. We launched OurSeniors.org as an initiative to visit seniors living in nursing homes and providing comfort for those who are isolated. […]

What to know about taxes and stimulus checks

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Some seniors are confused about their status regarding “stimulus checks,” the government payments designed to help people through the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not surprising, as there have been a total of three rounds of payments, authorized by two separate acts of Congress. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act […]

Ensuring That an International Online Pharmacy is Legitimate and Safe – a Pharmacist’s Advice

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  By Shivam Patel, PharmD, Director of the PharmacyChecker Verification Program It’s now commonplace to either be outraged or hear of a friend who is outraged by drug prices at local pharmacies. The national struggle to afford prescription drugs inspires an onslaught of questions: Why do these prices fluctuate so much? Why is the price […]

This is how exercise can help with arthritis

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All seniors should take an active interest in exercise because it is one of the most important single things they can do to remain healthy. Unfortunately, arthritis can get in the way due to pain and discomfort. In recent years, several new and highly effective drug therapies have been made available to arthritis patients. These […]

This Charity Honors WWII Heroes

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Our newest Approved Vendor, The Greatest GENERATIONS Foundation (TGGF) is a nonprofit that works to ensure that veterans’ legacies are honored and remembered by sponsoring their return to former battlegrounds and memorials. Their stories and legacies are recorded and retold to future generations to understand the price of freedom. This also allows those veterans to […]