Posts Tagged ‘physical exercise’
Keeping Physically Active may help to Preserve Memory in Seniors
Seniors who move a lot, whether from physical exercise or through routine physical activity like housework, seem to have better memory function according to a recent study published January 16, 2019 in Neurology. Researchers from Rush University Medical Center found that seniors who move around a lot may have better memory function, even if they…
Read MoreSeniors over Age 85 are Returning to the Work Force
Work Begins at 85! Due to rising health costs and declining income, more and more seniors over the age of 85 are entering the work force. At the same time more and more seniors are also filing for bankruptcy. According to a research report on the the Consumer Bankruptcy Project, the rate of seniors filing…
Read MoreElderly Woman with Dementia Gets Memory Back with Diet Changes
Elderly Woman with Dementia Could no Longer Recognize her Son An 82-year-old woman living in the UK with dementia could no longer recognize her son. Since they were such a small family, her son Mark Hatzer felt he had lost another parent. His father had passed away from a heart attack in 1987 and his…
Read MoreManaging High Blood Pressure for Good Health
Keeping your Blood Pressure in Balance can Prolong your Life Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries. If the heart has to work too hard, the blood pressure goes up, but in a normal situation it should come down at rest. High blood pressure has been associated with…
Read MoreWalkable London to Combat Air Pollution
Walking Action Plan In an effort to lower the rate of deaths due to air pollution and lack of physical exercise, the mayor of London in the UK, Sadiq Khan, has launched a massive Walking Action Plan to encourage London’s more than eight million residents to get out and walk more, cycle more and use…
Read MoreHip Replacement Surgery succeeds on 103 Year-old Man
A 103 year-old man who has been living independently fell and fractured his left hip and was successfully operated on and given a complicated partial hip replacement. The doctors at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai, South India said his bones were very weak and needed to have cement fixation of the implant and his heart was…
Read MoreRecreational Therapy for Seniors at its Best
Benefits of Recreation Therapy Wards off Aging and Helps to Preserve Cognitive Function When you are looking for a short or long-term skilled nursing care and rehabilitation solution for yourself or your loved one, be sure to also check out what recreational activities are available. Recreational therapy offers a lot of benefits. Studies have shown…
Read MoreHow to Talk to your Loved one who may Have Dementia
Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Dementia A certain amount of temporarily forgetting things is sometimes just a normal part of aging, especially if the senior is stressed out with too much on his/her plate. However, if things progress to the point where the memory loss increases and it is more disruptive and noticeable to family…
Read MoreGreen Areas Shown to Protect Seniors from Frailty
Seniors who Lived in Green Areas Protected from Frailty A new study From Hong Kong was published February 2, 2018, in JAMDA, the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Participants in the study were 3240 Chinese seniors who were followed up for two years and results showed that those who lived in an area with…
Read MoreStudy Proposes that Group Activity May be Beneficial to Brain Health in Seniors
“The More the Merrier” Group Activity Showed better Brain Function in Aging Mice A study published May 31, 2018, in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience carried out by researchers at Ohio State University showed that aging female mice in groups of 7 in a cage fared neurologically better with memory performance than when there…
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