To age gracefully while enjoying your sunset years demands living a healthy life. This means seniors must adopt a healthy lifestyle that assures big health payoffs. According to a recent study, certain lifestyle behaviors can be adopted by seniors concerned with how to be healthy now and in the future. Improving your quality of life requires a high level of self-control and discipline. Numerous diseases and conditions can be prevented [...]

Men over 50 can still feel and be sexy. Being sexy does not necessary mean having good looks. Seniors who have attained the age of 50 and above can portray certain characteristics that can be attractive to the opposite sex. An elderly individual may find it easy to date if he feels sexy because he may feel he has not lost his appeal. Furthermore, he may enjoy dating if he [...]

The yearly festivities involve indulging in too much of almost everything. Pastries, deep-fried foods, chips, peanuts are some snacks seniors may indulge in, not forgetting appetizers, alcohol and dinners. As if we do not have more than enough to eat in a day, over indulging in a single day can be harmful to your body. If you are on a diet, you may find it difficult to keep up with [...]

Regardless of your age, you can be more youthful and enjoy a good life. As a senior citizen, you may think it is okay not to take care of yourself since you are aging. On the contrary, it is advisable to take care of your physical and mental health as you age. It doesn’t matter how old you are if you want to remain youthful. Don’t let age be the [...]

Caregivers may spend most of their time looking after the elderly. They may forget to do a lot of things including exercising. Caring for someone may take a toll on you if you do not take care of yourself. Exercises are a great way to help you increase energy, sleep better and keep you from getting sick. To have some time to yourself to do your fun activities, you may [...]

We have all heard the popular proverb “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Apples may be the secret to long life in seniors. The fruits are available in a range of varieties including Northern Spy, Granny Smith, Baldwin, Macoun, Sonya, Rome, Cameo, Gala and Criterion. Seniors who desire an apple a day may cook, juice, bake, steam, fry, sauté or eat it raw. The crisp, fresh and firm [...]

At your old age, you need to maintain your skin by giving it proper skin care treatment. Skin care can make you look younger while hiding the effects of aging on your skin. Senior citizens need to take care of their skins to avoid skin cancer, wrinkles, and bruising, itching, dry skin and age spots. Seniors who look younger tend to live longer and it’s because they lead a healthy [...]

Seniors are at risk of suffering from elderly diseases and other health conditions. As you age, you are required to keep your body healthy and strong to live longer while enjoying your life. To ensure you fulfill this objective, you have to be mindful of what you eat. You may find that you eat while watching TV, walking, in the car, at the park or at your desk while working. [...]

DASH is short for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension and the DASH diet has been ranked the best diet for diabetes and as the best and healthiest diet ever. The flexible and balanced diet helps lower hypertension. This is after a study was carried out on several eating plans. The study was about how diet affects high blood pressure. This diet is all about nuts, beans, whole grains, seeds, and [...]

Summer is here again. This is the time of year when the young and old welcome the summer by participating in various outdoor activities. You may indulge in camping, barbecues & parties, hiking, kayaking, fishing and horse riding among other outdoor activities. Your skin will be exposed to the sun and other weather elements therefore you need the right skin protection. You can shield yourself from harmful sun rays and [...]