A Guide For Making The Most Of Old Age!
Exercise, both physical and mental, has beneficial effects on people as they grow older.
Adopting healthful habits can significantly alter the course of aging, even if you don’t start until you are middle-aged or older, growing research suggests.
As more people live into their 80s, 90s and beyond, researchers [...]
(ARA) – Coming home from the hospital or other care setting after an illness or surgery can be worrisome for both patients and the friends and family members who care for them. Planning ahead can make the process much easier. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has advice that is useful to the [...]
Experts offer tips for avoiding dangerous heat-related health conditions
SUNDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) — Extreme summer heat can place older people at increased risk for developing the dangerous high body temperature condition known as hyperthermia, experts at the U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA) warn.
As a result of the body’s inability to regulate body temperature [...]
Illness in the family? How to reduce caregiver stress
(ARA) – Who would ever imagine a healthy college senior might suffer a stroke? But that’s exactly what happened to Nancy Worthen’s daughter, Maggie, at the end of her senior year at Smith College in Massachusetts.
When Maggie fell into a coma after experiencing a brain stem stroke, [...]
An active life begins with healthy joints
(ARA) – What many people don’t know is that our joints are the critical part of the body that allows us to be active and do the activities we most enjoy.
Approximately one-third of Americans 35 and older say their joints prevent them from doing their favorite sport or activity [...]
