Truth be told, you could delay dementia, if not prevent it altogether. You just have to avoid known risk factors such as smoking and inactivity. Of course, you still have to consider genetic factors but if you make your brain healthier thus stronger, it could overcome your tendency to encounter problems in that area on its own. Healthier brain means giving it the exercise it needs, the right kind of [...]

Time and again, we are reminded how to handle grief the right way however, if we are to rely on our basic human instinct, it is quite impossible to go about the grieving process properly, let alone, methodically right? That’s just impossible. Nonetheless, having some kind of stages helps us in actually moving on with our life. With stages, we know where we are and how many stages are there [...]

It is important for caregivers to have their very own support system as it will help them overcome the hardships of caring for their loved-ones. Having a support system is like having two or three heads thinking of a solution when an emergency situation strikes, or perhaps a shoulder to cry on when everything is going too tough for the caregiver. Perhaps another convenient way of putting together a support [...]

Sticking to your workout routine in any other given day is sometimes, hard enough for us seniors so what more if we also have to contend with the weather? No matter how eagerly you have started on your workout, the winter weather could certainly damp your enthusiasm which for me, if you really want to see results, being all enthusiastic about your workout is the key to success. According to [...]

The problem with goals and New Year’s resolutions is that it can be a pain to actually stick to it. Take for example your weight loss goal; if you don’t have enough will power and self-control, it is so easy to backslide even if you are already halfway through accomplishing the goal, putting you back to square one. It can be quite frustrating if you ask me, then I keep [...]

Asthma attacks can be painful and fatal for older adults. The more we age, the more difficult to manage our asthma attacks will be. In fact, COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is said to be the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Of course, if you are suffering from asthma, you are technically suffering from COPD too. Unfortunately, our age group has the highest mortality rate [...]

Let’s just call this as our little New Year’s resolution, shall we? Now that year 2011 has ended and onto 2012 we go, I felt that this is the right time to reexamine our lives and put some order in it. I would like to focus on the things that seniors usually put off, year after year after year, despite the necessity to do these things the soonest. Here’s a [...]

I have heard somewhere that a car represents the person who drives it; somehow I believe this. When I was in college, it didn’t matter if your car was battered and doorless just as long as people can sit in it and it could go places. Of course, as the children started coming in, one would also start thinking of trading cars for something that would fit all the kids [...]

Weather changes are indeed dangerous to a senior’s health since the aging body’s temperature tends to adjust slowly and quite painfully. However, these weather changes can never be avoided and we will just have to deal with it whether we like it or not. Just like in summertime, winter has its own set of health hazards which seniors might want to try to avoid – or avoid at all cost [...]

If you are a senior trying to find ways to look younger even for a day, you might want to assess your daily habits. While there are several cosmetic procedures available for seniors nowadays, sometimes, all it takes is for you to destress and make it a point to stay stress-free every single day. This should not be too hard if you make yourself – mind and body – your [...]