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For far too many Texans, health insurance has become unaffordable — to the point of being unobtainable. For other Texans, even those with insurance, the cost of premiums and health care have become unsustainable.

AUSTIN – Research shows that people who stay active and engaged in their worlds live longer, healthier, happier lives but until now, finding activities geared for older adults used to mean searching through dozens of websites. Although social isolation and inactivity are not new issues, a recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging suggests that mental and physical health of older people have been negatively affected during social distancing for COVID-19. The main mental and physical outcomes reported were anxiety, depression, poor sleep quality and physical inactivity during the isolation period. Finding healthy, engaging activities is more important than ever.

The recent Tiger Woods SUV crash makes you think: Why didn’t the guy just pick up his cell, call Drew Brees, apologize, but tell him he was running about 30 minutes late? Instead of a fractured right leg that makes one squeamish just reading through the medical report, at least the one that’s been made public, he’d probably be back home in Florida now, maybe playing golf with his young son who already shows amazing talent at the age of 11.