8 Warning Signs of Health Problems in Your Aging Parents
As your parents get older, how can you be sure they’re taking care of themselves and staying healthy? When you visit your aging parents, start...
Category : Seniors
Stay Agile at Any Age
You may have noticed a few of the signs already. Maybe when you get up in the morning, you’re stiffer than you used to be....
How People With Dementia Can Enjoy the Holidays
Family caregivers and people with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease are at risk for increased stress during the holidays—but holiday visits can be a joyous time...
A Well-Aged Mind: Maintaining Cognitive Health
Getting older can bring many changes, both physically and mentally. Even when you’re healthy, your brain and body start slowing down. Maintaining your cognitive health—the...
How Does Exercise Affect the Aging Brain?
Researchers are investigating whether physical activity has beneficial effects on age-related declines in cognitive function. Most people know that regular exercise can keep a body...
3 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Exercise
Seniors, are you considering adding exercise to your daily routine? Or do you want to increase your exercise level significantly? There’s a safe way for...
Simple Steps to Prevent Falls
Easy tips to help keep the seniors in your life upright A few years ago, my mother fell in her driveway. Fortunately, she suffered only...
Study Finds Aging Inmates Pushing Up Prison Health-Care Costs
As inmate population grows larger and older, prices spike State spending on prisoner health care increased in 42 states between 2001 and 2008, with a...
Black Folks May Lose Sense of Smell With Age
Loss of smell could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s It happens to most of us: Our sense of smell decreases as we grow older....
The Geography of Healthy Aging
Where you live determines how long and how well you’ll live In news that probably won’t surprise you, folks in the South, regardless of race,...
