Senior Health
Staying healthy, fit and active are the keys to successful aging. Other factors, such as genetics and exposure to the environment also contribute to the aging process, however the effects of these factors can be limited by maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Senior's Health Information covers a wide range of topics related to the physical, emotional, mental and social well-being of senior people and the aging population. Topics about Senior's Health and Aging include Aging and Diet, Skin Care, Alzheimer's, incontinence, Parkinson's Disease, Dementia and Dementia prevention, Cataracts, Glaucoma, depression in the elderly, osteoporosis, varicose veins and much more.
Senior Health Articles
Physical exercise has long been known to play an important role in senior health and quality of life. That said, what this actually means is quite specific to the individual, and it’s important to keep up activity at an appropriate level.
What Should Physical Exercise Look Like for Seniors?
Physical exercise for seniors can include anything from chair yoga...
There are many deficiencies that develop in women after a certain age. In particular, women over 50 should consider using supplements to remain healthy.
Calcium
Women over 50 should consider taking calcium. This is because calcium is responsible for keeping your bones healthy. Moreover, there are many research studies suggesting that women are likely to suffer from osteoporosis and...
Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. Most patients will not experience any symptoms and because of this most of the blindness resulting from glaucoma is needless and can be prevented if detected and treated in time.
How Common is Glaucoma?
A full half of the population living with damage from glaucoma is completely unaware...
Weight loss over 60 years old is still based on all the same concepts as it is at any other age. That said, there are some different ways to go about keeping up with the various aspects to better suit your life as it is right now and still successfully drop the unwanted pounds.
Changing Your Perspective for Weight...
There are many different factors that can contribute to an individual’s dementia risk. You may have a genetic predisposition, but there are several other known factors that aren’t out of your control. As a result, you can make certain lifestyle changes to help to reduce the chances, delay its onset or slow its progress. There is still a great deal...
It doesn’t really come as much of a surprise to many of us to hear that muscles weaken with age. This is true even if you exercise regularly. You just don’t get the same results later in life as you would have when you were in your teens or twenties. That said, just because there is a difference between a...
In many regions of the country, seniors have been the first to qualify for a vaccination, but what should they expect after the COVID-19 vaccine? That’s a common and quite reasonable question. After all, this is all quite new, so we’re relying on health officials for information as opposed to the experience of friends and family.
What Does the CDC...
Absolutely everyone has experienced pain of one kind or another. Pain is the largest single reason for doctors’ visits in North America with over 80% of all medical treatments for the purpose of pain relief. Pain management is simply the use of medications or other treatments to reduce and tolerate pain.
Pain is generally categorized in two ways. Acute or...
Using the right immune system boosters for seniors as a part of your regular lifestyle can help to support your overall wellness. Of course, there isn’t anything that will stop you from catching an infection if you’re exposed to enough of the wrong bacteria, virus or other microbe. However, there are strategies you can take to help prevent that exposure...
Healthy lifestyle changes for seniors are as important as making those improvements at any age. That said, making the right tweaks to your diet and exercise, among other core components of wellness, can greatly improve your quality of life. This is the age in which you are most likely to be able to feel and enjoy the benefits enhanced wellness...
Weight increase is common, almost universal, as we reach middle age. However, while it may be almost inevitable it is not healthy, especially if the fat we gain is stored around our stomach and abdomen. It’s not that you need to throw yourself into a rigid diet to drop every excess pound once you reach middle age.
However, if your...
Healthy aging is something that everyone would like to achieve. No ones wants to be miserable in their old age and would rather be able to keep on moving and doing the things that you love. Here are some of the ten things you should watch out for in order to have healthy aging:
Make a hobby out of health—take...
As we get older, it is increasingly important for us to start taking better care of our minds and bodies. Without our keen attention, the attributes which make us who we are slowly begin to fall by the wayside, exchanged for mood-altering health issues, which wreak havoc on the quality of our lives. As most experts would agree, regular physical...
There are many things that we worry about as we age, particularly when it comes to our health. If you have a family history of certain conditions or if you just want to ensure that you are healthy moving forward, then you want to work to create the best environment within the body now. When it comes to learning how...
Finding effective ways to improve bone health can sometimes be a tricky endeavor, especially if you have not educated yourself on the latest scientific breakthroughs. Recently, studies have been able to show how certain potassium salts in fruits and vegetables can actually improve the health of your skeleton over time. This just basically means that you now have yet another...
It’s the secret that so many of us want to get in on, and that is the key to be able to slow the aging process. It may sound like it’s simply too good to be true, for you can’t possibly turn back the hands of time. Sure your body may age and your mind may decline, but if you...
With all of the bad news flying around for our aging population, there is some solace to be found for the elders of our communities now that a small study has conducted some groundbreaking research. It turns out that the minds of the elderly are sharpest first thing in the morning. Waking up to smell the coffee now takes on...
When you look into the latest treatment possibilities for osteoporosis, you may not realize just how many are out there. The reality is that there are some great ideas that can help you not only with prevention but also with treatment. Many fear that if they get this diagnosis, it will negatively affect their entire life. Though osteoporosis can be...
Who says that you have to quit being an athlete when you reach a certain age? Nobody, that’s who. These five incredible and inspiring senior athletes have drastically redefined what it means to grow old as they bust through numerous records, put younger athletes to shame, and generally surprise us all. Gone are the days when our seniors retire on...
The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA) published the results of a study that was conducted in 2010, though the discovery is still news to some people. The question under scrutiny was whether or not physical activity maintains mobility in the elderly. The findings were not all that surprising to those who already understand the value of...
