As people get older, it can be harder to keep the extra pounds off. The following tips can help people maintain a healthy weight and overall health. • Spread out smaller meals. Eat five to six small meals per day to help with digestion and circumvent slower metabolism. • Choose variety. Eat more vegetables, whole grains, fish, beans, lean poultry and meat, and low-fat or fat-free

Meals on Wheels of Long Beach, Inc., delivers freshly cooked meals for $11.50 per day Monday-Friday, between 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Deliveries include an 8-ounce carton of 1% milk. Contact Client Manager Caron Adler at 562-439-5000, ext. 1, or visit www. mowlb.org for an application or to cancel a meal for the following day, before 9 a.m. Thursday, July 17 Roast beef with gravy, mashed sweet potatoes,

Last month, the Impaired Vision and Hearing Club celebrated summer with a Hawaiian food luncheon and the performance by Hui O Hula Club dancers. Everyone had a great time. The general club meetings are not held in July and August but will resume in September. The support groups will continue to meet as scheduled. —Sandy Esslinger

Prior authorization is an important checkpoint that helps minimize the chances of receiving an unexpected medical bill. It is a process through which health plans verify the care people receive is safe, effective and covered by their health plan before they undergo a procedure or surgery. Checkpoints exist throughout the American healthcare system. They ensure people receive appropriate care and

Meals on Wheels of Long Beach, Inc., delivers freshly cooked meals for $11.50 per day Monday-Friday, between 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Deliveries include an 8-ounce carton of 1% milk. Contact Client Manager Caron Adler at 562-439-5000, ext. 1, or visit www. mowlb.org for an application or to cancel a meal for the following day, before 9 a.m. Thursday, July 10 Chicken Marsala with mushrooms and wine

The Fitness Fusion Club meets on Tuesdays in Clubhouse 6 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and on Thursdays and Saturdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Veterans Plaza. Club members participate in a series of exercises that increase muscle mass, strengthen the joints and improve upper and lower body strength. People are welcome to bring handheld weights to the Veterans Plaza class. For more information, email