In this issue

This issue contains articles and information to celebrate age and maturity. Also, this issue includes information for seniors and boomers to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tips to Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic

Does the COVID-19 pandemic have you feeling anxious and worried? If yes, please know that you’re not alone! Being nervous about the chances that you, a loved one, or a friend may come down with this novel coronavirus is common. These feelings can be intensified by the seemingly nonstop news coverage on the topic. While meant to provide information and, to some degree, to reassure the public, such round-the-clock coverage can lead to panic, especially as the COVID-19 outbreaks are now closer to home.

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Dear Marci Medicare Coverage and Coronavirus Disease 2019

Dear Marci Medicare Coverage and Coronavirus Disease 2019

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The Best Ways to KILL Coronavirus In Your Home

Rutgers experts on viruses, microbial risk assessment offer their tips

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5 Tips to Help Seniors Cope With Being Quarantined

The CDC recommends that high-risk individuals avoid crowds and social gatherings and that they should stay home as much as possible. While there is no question that this is of the utmost importance, when dealing with our senior population, there is so much more that must be taken into consideration.

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Make Good Nutrition a Priority During the Covid Pandemic

As we age, our immune function capabilities decrease, which makes us prone to more illness and infection. Our immune systems can be strengthened by the foods we nourish our bodies with, which is why it is so important to eat a balanced diet full of nutrient-rich foods. In fact, certain nutrients can help support the immune system, including protein, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A, and zinc.

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GHOSTS, WAR & MURDER

Mansfield Female College’s Rich History

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Considerations Before Entering Hospice Care

Hospice Care, words that many people do not like to hear. Hospice Care is usually involved when a patient is considered to be terminally ill and only has a short time within which to live. Because many decisions usually have to be made quickly when Hospice Care is recommended, the following items should be considered:

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Q&A Chats with Area Boomers and Seniors

Reg Cassibry was graduated from Ruston High School in 1964 and from Louisiana Tech University in 1968 with a degree in Chemical Engineering, having played baseball at both. He then spent four years in the Navy, serving on the USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2). He was graduated from LSU law school in 1975 and became a partner in the Shreveport law firm of Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin & Roberts in 1983 where he remains a Director. In 2004, he married Judy Levasseur Cassibry, a childhood friend. Their blended family includes four children and four grandchildren. While he professes to have two left feet, he and Judy spend much of their leisure time ballroom dancing.

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Introduction to Bigfoot

Branson, Missouri: Where They Do So Very Many Things And All Of Them Well!

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Stop Scam

Stop Scam

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TBT Multimedia, LLC is a Louisiana based minority owned business that owns The Best of Times, a FREE monthly glossy newsmagazine, the primary resource guide for mature adults over the age of 50. Established in 1993 as Senior Scene News, the publication is the only current printed voice to and for seniors/boomers over 50 years of age in Northwest Louisiana. Its mission is to "Celebrate Age and Maturity" to help readers make these years the BEST that they can be. The Best of Times offers a wide variety of articles, photographs, and features of interest to mature adults regarding federal and state legislative issues, Social Security concerns, fraud and abuse information, Medicare and Medicaid topics, nutrition information, health care information, finances, legal advice, travel, entertainment, and other topics of interest.
Readers are typically middle-aged or older adults with disposable income for recreational activities, remodeling, new home purchases, investments, estate planning, travel, leisure, and their grandchildren. They are faced with issues such as caring for themselves, their elderly adults, having to cope with empty nests, and dealing with retirement options.
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