Brianna Snyder

Jul 30, 2024 | 55pluslifemag.com | Brianna Snyder |Tony Pallone

It (Still) Takes a VillageDid you know the biggest factor in health and happiness is … your friends? “Contrary to what many people think, it’s not career achievement, or exercise, or a healthy diet,” wrote the authors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, a decades­long study of what makes us happy.

Apr 9, 2024 | 55pluslifemag.com | Brianna Snyder

The Capital Region’s ‘Best-Kept Secret’Alan Longshore guesses he’s walked about 7,000 miles in the last 23 years. The 85-year-old Voorheesville resident has been a member of the Capital Region walking club, Empire State Capital Volkssporters,  for that long and continues to meet with the group for their walks twice a week. Before he joined the club, “I did quite a bit of walking,” Longshore says. “Probably for roughly 10 years before that.

Jan 22, 2024 | 55pluslifemag.com | Brianna Snyder |Tony Pallone

Truths (and myths) about alcohol and agingFor some, a cold cocktail or a glass of big-bodied cabernet can bring a tremendous amount of pleasure; for others, perhaps, it can bring too much pleasure. Alcohol can be relaxing at best, addictive and dangerous at worst. And if you are someone who partakes, you’ve likely seen studies on the health risks and benefits of drinking alcohol.

Oct 24, 2023 | 55pluslifemag.com | Brianna Snyder |Tony Pallone

Your adult child needs financial assistance. How to know when to assist and when to cut the cord. Help your adult kids with their cellphone bill? In THIS economy? Yes, exactly. This economy, as we’re all painfully aware, is stacked against younger people in more and more challenging ways as the wealth gap widens, rent prices soar and wages stagnate.

Apr 28, 2023 | 55pluslifemag.com | Brianna Snyder