Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes skin irritation, dryness and redness. As a senior, the condition can affect the quality of your life in your golden age. It can be a nuisance and bring forth challenges as well. Some challenges can include difficulty in getting to the doctor’s office, remembering appointments, keeping track and managing medications. Therefore, if you have psoriasis, you should ensure you practice proper skin care [...]

Exercises are vital as you get older. This is because your body needs to be at its best to enjoy your golden years without any health worries. Health benefits associated with effective exercising include but are not limited to prevention of diseases, improve muscle strength, posture, mental health and daily activity. You can participate in effective exercising techniques that can help you in achieving a healthier life. a. Swimming You [...]

As you grow older, you need to ensure you optimize your health. Seniors can increase their lives by improving their health through various ways. One such way is dancing. Numerous benefits are associated with dancing. There are various dancing styles including tango, waltz, jazz and two-step to dance your way to health. Dancing is not only fun for seniors but also therapeutic. It is an effective way to stay active [...]

There are four blood groups namely A, B AB and O. The blood type diet is distinct, personalized and developed for each blood type by Naturopathic doctor Peter D’Adamo. Depending on your blood type there are specific foods you should eat and avoid others. Type O Diet According to blood type O, your nutrition diet should include saltwater fish, poultry, organic vegetables and seaweeds. Foods to avoid include mustard seeds, [...]

Of all stays one can do in a lifetime, hospital stays must be my least favorite of them all. Whether it is me who’s in for a stay or someone I’m doing the packing for, there’s something that’s really unsettling when preparing for a hospital stay. However, hospital stays are something one cannot – and absolutely CANNOT – just ignore since it requires some level of efficiency and a knack [...]

Alzheimer’s is a common form of dementia and worsens as it progresses leading to death since it has no cure. People over 65 years are more at risk of suffering from the disease. As it progresses, it takes away a person’s memory. Seniors with Alzheimer’s are given the care they need by caregivers. Treatment and care can be done at home or in a nursing home. Caregiving is managed over [...]

At your old age, suffering a stroke may affect your brain and body’s capacity to perform. Your intellect, movement, perception and sensation are some of the abilities that can be compromised by stroke. However, researchers have discovered that you can improve your life after stroke with yoga. Veterans and elderly people who survived a stroke can take on yoga. Even after years of a stroke, yoga can help you in [...]

Dementia is an umbrella term for conditions associated with loss of brain action severe enough to interfere with one’s daily activities. Persons at risk of showing dementia symptoms are seniors and the risk increases as one gets older. Injury, damage, drugs, or disease in the body may cause dementia to be static or progressive as well as reversible or nonreversible. Most types are nonreversible thus persons exhibiting dementia may require [...]

One thing that has proven to be very tough when trying to lead a healthy lifestyle is food control. I know there are many seniors who are with me on this one. For one, I find it unfair to have the money to indulge in whatever I like to eat – and how much – however, my body almost always beg to disagree, and find ways to make me suffer [...]

I think my belly fat problem started when I was in my early 20’s, specifically when I gave birth to my first baby. I was not really that bothered with it for the first six months after giving birth as I told myself that the bulges would go away given some time. Obviously, it was a misconception; the bulges didn’t go away. And so the battle against my own belly [...]