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What You Need to Know About Eye Disease in Seniors
Age related eye diseases can result in low vision and legal blindness. They can interfere with the activities of daily living and the ability to drive. It’s estimated that one out of every three people over the age of 65…
Healthy Fall Dinner Recipes for the Family
Busy fall schedules can leave little time to prepare healthy dinners for your family. However, with cold and flu season right around the corner, it’s important to make sure everyone is getting the proper nutrition needed to stay well. Here…
7 Balance Exercises for Elderly to Maintain Independence
Maintaining independence into your twilight years requires you to think about ways to improve strength, flexibility, and most importantly, balance in order to continue performing everyday activities, as well as avoid slip and fall (or other) accidents. Here are a…
Hallucinations in the Elderly: Causes, Symptoms & How to Help
If you or a senior loved one has experienced hallucinations, you likely know how troubling they can be. A hallucination is a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, usually in the form of visual or…
Breast Screening Guidelines for Women Over 60
October is breast cancer awareness month and a reminder that all women need to be well aware of the breast cancer screening guidelines for their age. Recommendations for mammogram frequency change according to the age of the woman and there…
The Important Facts About Mental Health and Seniors
National health awareness weeks are declared in order to attract attention to various health issues. There is National Immunization week, GERD awareness week and malnutrition awareness week. One of the most important is Mental Illness Awareness Week in October. The…
