Arthritis is not an easy disease to live with. It can affect your mobility, quality of life, and what activities you choose to spend time doing. But just because you have an illness, and just because your grandkids outrun you, doesn’t mean you can’t pursue a well-rounded, busy life during retirement. Invest in equipment that [...]
Five of the Best Exercises You Can Ever Do These "workouts" can do wonders for your health. They'll help keep your weight under control, improve your balance and range of motion, strengthen your bones, protect your joints, prevent bladder control problems, and even ward off memory loss. 1. Swimming You might call swimming the [...]
Quality sleep eludes many seniors — even the ones who eat right, exercise, avoid caffeine and spicy foods, and have made all of the general lifestyle changes recommended to those who suffer from sleep issues. Sometimes, however, you need something to help the process along. Here are the best products you can get to help [...]
Good foot health is essential to our well being, comfort, mobility and balance. This infographic shows seniors how best to look after their feet. Best Foot Products For many seniors, maintaining good foot health can be a struggle. As the Podiatrist, Dr. Michael A. Sherwin, succinctly put it, feet are like cars: “The [...]
Hospice is a type of care many people don’t understand or have a certain belief of what it is. There are a lot of misunderstandings of what hospice means, how it operates and what kind of patients are hospice patients. Myth 1: Hospice is for Cancer Many people believe hospice is only for cancer patients. [...]
Almost nothing hurts worse than watching someone you love deal with pain. We want nothing more than to help ease the pain, and the elderly in our lives need our help even more. In this article, we’re examining COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and its devastating effects on the lives of the seniors we care [...]
Best Bedroom Safety Products Falls are a problem for many older adults. Not only are they more prone to falls and other injuries, but in seniors, those injuries are likely to become debilitating. A 2017 review of National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) found that people over 65 years of age are visiting [...]
Best Eating & Drinking Aids Whether you’re ageing and struggling under the decline of oral health or you’re recovering from a serious dental operation such as adult oral sedation, eating & drinking aids offer the perfect support & solution. The process of feeding yourself using standard implements such as knife, fork or spoon [...]
Nature is full of herbs, spices and their derivatives that effectively treat pain, inflammation and other related conditions. These herbs form an indispensable part of alternative medicine, and help to cure arthritic inflammation and other types of pain that older people frequently experience. These natural remedies had been used in the past for all kinds of [...]
As you age, your body and mind naturally undergo changes. From a decrease in energy to loss of concentration, these changes can be daunting. But there are many ways you can keep healthy as you age. Whether this is taking up exercise or starting a new hobby, here are four ways you can keep physically [...]
