We all need sleep. Sleep helps in relieving our mind and body of all the stress we encounter when performing our daily activities. When we are sleeping, the body’s system goes on auto-function and heals itself to get it ready for the next day’s tasks. Whereas the body undergoes recuperation while fully relaxed, the mind on the other hand stays active and performs systemized organization of gathering data and information [...]

One of the many signs of aging is hearing loss. Actually, hearing loss can be experienced even by younger adults but unfortunately, almost all seniors get them since they come packaged with all the other age-related afflictions known to us therefore hearing loss is most associated with older adults. Hearing loss is not an immediate health risk per se. There is no reported case of someone dying from deafness but [...]

Man boobs in general is an embarrassing condition. However, the causes of man boobs differ from one age bracket to another. When you notice your grandchild to possess man boobs, there’s nothing to worry about yet—given that he is 12 years old or below. This is because a boy going through puberty is expected to have a very confused hormone running through his body and man boobs, almost always come [...]

Apparently, bedbugs are infesting senior housing facilities all throughout America, the most recent reported case being the one in Boston where residents were asked to prepare their things for pests’ extermination come Friday. As to where the residents will stay during the 5-hour mandatory evacuation of the said building during the extermination period is still undisclosed. This is to address the parasite problem discovered sometime last week Bedbugs in senior [...]

As health-conscious seniors, we know that the best possible solution to beating cancer is through prevention or even early detection. Although there is no known cause of cancer to prevent as of the moment, health care providers aim for early detection as much as possible since cancer, in early stages has higher survival rate and it is easier to manage and defeat. We can detect cancer; that is if we [...]

At some point in our lives, we will suffer tremendous stress or may have been going through a lot of transition which could be very hard to keep up. Sadly, these are the moments when depression sets in and seniors are no exception to the rule; in fact, the most vulnerable to depression among all age groups are seniors since mostly their transitions are life-changing and some of them are [...]

Good news for seniors across America, this is your chance to avail of a much-needed eye checkup free of charge! All you need to do is call EyeCare America and if you meet all qualifications for this public service program then you will be referred to one of 7,000 volunteer eye doctors who will see you at once. These doctors accept Medicare for full payment which means you don’t have [...]

Drinking cannot be an issue as long as it is done in responsible manner. This still stays true in the world of aging where drinking can be a pleasure, and not a problem. Alcoholism shouldn’t let you get included in the statistics where one of of ten seniors have drinking problems. You can jest be like Fran Treu, a female senior, who enjoys drinking as a form of pleasure and [...]

Okay, okay. This can be shocking for you readers, but you should be informed that video games are for oldies too! That’s right, video games are created for seniors as well! The benefits kids get from playing such are similar with the seniors,’ only that the latter gets more advantages from them. Keeping their minds active is of course, given. But, did you know that it can also save them [...]

Sharper memory, loss of weight, and more positive outlook in life…. No, these are not difficult to reach for seniors of 60 years and up. The secret? Well, you might find the answer in man’s best friend. Yes, you heard it right. Having a pet can bring good physical and mental advantages not just to youngsters, but on seniors as well. In fact, a survey was done to 514 American [...]