Different ages require different sets of devices that are age-specific to their needs. For seniors, it is usually geared towards their safety and ease of living. Even though most seniors have stayed active all throughout the years and experiencing no discomfort whatsoever in the way they are living their lives now, sadly those in a really advanced age do encounter difficulties in their everyday tasks. Here are some safety devices [...]

Did you know that the single, most insistent reason why seniors would rather delay retirement than spend the last years of their lives enjoying it and making it worthwhile is that their retirement money is never enough to support them? This is indeed a sad one but very true for most working seniors. Consider them lucky since half of the senior population is out of work and they are now [...]

Naturally as we age, one can’t help but think of death and other factors that surround it. When we were younger, we felt invincible as if nobody can ever touch us but now that we are nearing our final years, it is but normal to think—and even be aware—of what may cause our death just so we can prepare for it, if there’s such thing. Death is natural and it [...]

Building a strong relationship with your own personal doctor is important since your life depends on this person. Like any other relationship there is, it requires two individuals working in harmony to achieve a successful relationship so it should not depend entirely on the doctor. There are things you need to do to ensure that your relationship with your doctor would be something that is built based on trust and [...]

Vacation is fun but it seems that it has its own aftermath that most seniors find it regrettable after going home and contending with it for months to come. Actually, this is a common problem to most vacationers since people that are on a vacation tend to throw every ounce of discipline out the window come vacation time. The problem:  overeating. It is not uncommon for vacationers to let go [...]

Every now and then, seniors need to relax and unwind. An aging body can only take so much and pushing it further over the edge can absolutely make it snap. Relaxing activities is important in maintaining a positive outlook in life. A sunny disposition guarantees a stress-free life and this is exactly what seniors need in times of pressure and challenges. While traveling proves to make all negative things go [...]

Of all the health conditions a senior must face upon reaching an advance age, mental problems prove to be the hardest to detect. In fact, even the senior himself won’t know if he is already experiencing these problems up until the time an expert tells him so. Furthermore, mental health problems usually go undetected since other potentially fatal illnesses should be ruled out first. Unfortunately, due to the sheer number [...]

Come economic crisis and global recession, we seniors need not be stuck at home waiting for the right time to fly and travel. We, seniors should not wait. Never. Traveling is fun and it is a surefire stressbuster, guaranteed to recharge anyone’s tired mind, body and soul. In fact, studies have found that traveling really does something to a person’s level of productivity, especially if he or she had a [...]

Organizations that aim to help seniors strongly suggest that senior citizens build their own personal support network that would be there on-call when needed. A personal support network is a group of people who are close to you and would not mind checking on your situation every now and then. This same group would also attend to your immediate needs when it happens instead of relying on others whom you [...]

Baldness in medical term is what your doctor would refer to as Alopecia. Baldness can be very frustrating and unfortunately, it is prevalent among older adults and progresses overtime. But, alopecia is not limited to seniors only as it also strikes younger adults especially if they are predisposed to the said hair condition. As experts would say, alopecia can be a result of many different factors, genetic being the most [...]