Healthy Aging : Health Tips
It’s Not How Long You Live; It’s How Well You Live!
Mike LockwoodI encourage my patients to take a holistic approach to aging. That means we consider every aspect of the person’s life, including the physical, mental, emotional, psychological, spiritual, and...
What We Can Learn from the Oldest People on Earth
Mark BowmanThere is a place where more people live longer and healthier lives than anywhere else on Earth: Okinawa, Japan. Okinawans are 3 to 7 times more likely to live to 100 than Americans. Even more...
Change is Inevitable – We Live, We Learn, We Adapt
Kellie HudsonNever before have so many people lived for so long. Never before have so many experienced the life changes that are associated with a longer life span. Change becomes a familiar occurrence, and...
Creating Quality Life for Seniors
Linda Gabel“The trouble is, old age is not interesting until one gets there. It is a foreign country with an unknown language to the young and even to the middle-aged.” May Sarton, As We...
Ten Tips to Help Seniors Communicate with their Adult Children
Beth Byer1 Be assertive Take time to clarify what you want to communicate and set your focus on that agenda. Avoid being sidetracked. 2 Stay calm As voices rise, it is more difficult to ...
Cooking Healthy for the Elderly
Barbara GoodAs People get older, they tend to eat less, but good nutrition is more necessary than ever. The following is a list of tips to keep in mind while cooking for the elderly. ...
Dangerous Sleep
Darren Nord, RCPEarly to bed, early to revive helps a man or women stay healthy and alive? Let’s simply talk sleep. How are you sleeping? Modern sleep science tells us that one of the ...
7 Healthy Tips for Your Golden Age
Amy KellerAfter age 50 there are many metabolic and physiological changes which impact on the nutritional needs of an individual. The metabolic rate slows and can decline as much as 30% over a lifetime....