A vast amount of research shows that holding a grudge--no matter how

Eva Mozes Kor, Holocaust survivor, forgiveness advocate and public speaker

justified we feel about it--ultimately ends up hurting us more than it hurts the other person in a variety of ways, including higher risks of stroke, heart attack and high blood pressure, increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol, and a weaker immune system. And the chronic stress of hanging onto past hurts really takes a physical toll on older adults...usually starting around age 55.

In spite of a horror-filled childhood that most of us cannot even imagine, Auschwitz survivor, Eva Kor has found a way not only to forgive but to celebrate the triumph of the human spirit's power to overcome.

Even the most dedicated fitness buff can get discouraged when summer temperatures soar; but that shouldn't keep people from getting the daily activity they need to stay strong and healthy. Try these tips from the National Institute on Aging for exercising indoors when it's too hot...or too cold!

Gloria Horton, Deaconess VNA Plus Executive Director