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(650) 722-2766Intangible Gifts
This holiday season our challenge to you is to be less conventional with your gift-giving by choosing quality over quantity and focusing on intentional ways to show love, generosity, and good will without overspending or wasting money on gifts that lack meaning. We've gathered a few of our favorite alternative gift ideas to share with you. May you be inspired this holiday season to ignore the pressure of social expectations and choose intentional giving. Intentional time: Time is arguably one of … [Read more...]
Time is a Gift
Are you just plain tired of buying gifts that don't seem to be appreciated? Are you on a fixed-income? Do your grandchildren and loved ones seem to have every toy/gift invented? Consumerism and Christmas have become a hand-in-hand relationship. Stores stock Christmas decor and merchandise immediately after Halloween, intending to cash in on the value our society has placed on buying things. The same question Dr Seuss's character, the Grinch asked himself comes to mind: "Maybe Christmas, he … [Read more...]
Eating Well for the Holidays
Thanksgiving is a time to stop and reflect on all of the people, experiences and things life has given us that we can be thankful for. Gratitude is good for your health. Holiday foods we don't regularly eat can quickly become a health risk, though. For a person with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or food intolerances, Thanksgiving dinner can be dangerous and a cause for anxiety. It's not just because of the desserts, either. Many traditional holiday dishes are high in … [Read more...]
Proactive With Aging Parents
I was chatting with my chiropractor, Mark, the other day about staying physically active to age in the healthiest way possible. He described his frustration in watching some of his healthiest patients lose their independence and vitality because they didn't have a plan in place. The individuals are healthy, he explained, they are thriving, and then one day they just hit a wall and realize they are old. At that point they either keep active and keep pushing themselves to thrive, or they visibly … [Read more...]
Age With Grace & Dignity
Kathy Faenzi is a San Francisco Bay Area clinical gerontologist who provides support, comfort and guidance to seniors—and their families—facing the many challenges of aging. When you hire Faenzi Associates, you work directly with Kathy Faenzi and her Care Management Team. As a clinical gerontologist who has spent her career assisting seniors, Kathy meets with clients for ongoing consultation and designs a working action plan focused on solutions for immediate or long term needs. She … [Read more...]