Without food, we probably would not live. Furthermore, various types of foods improve the well-being of the body and help to arm the body with the necessary components to fight off diseases. Still, there are some foods that may not do your aging body any good. We already know about foods that could make you gain weight faster and now, there are those that could make you look older. Below [...]

A great percent of our health status is always attributed to the kinds of foods that we eat and our eating habits. Nowadays most people are aware of this fact and thus have adopted good eating habits and carefully choose what to include in their diet. However, most people do not know that some of the good foods we eat could be harmful due to the way they have been [...]

One thing that every one wants is to eat healthy and still keep the food budget in check. This is sometimes hard for many people since it is not easy to figure out the ways of keeping grocery bills low and still enjoy organic products only. A number of people have tried various ways in which they can achieve this and surely there are ways in which one can eat [...]

Dementia is a serious condition which involves a decline of the mental cognitive ability. It usually occurs in old age and makes one lose the ability of thinking, memory and reasoning. This condition is caused by several conditions such as degenerative neurological diseases, traumatic brain injury, and vascular disorders among others. Like most of other disorder dementia can be prevented by healthy eating habits. You can actually keep your brain [...]

Most people like coffee but they just take it for usual reasons however just a few people know the bit of news that I’m going to share with you today. This good news is from the largest study that has ever been done on coffee. Most of us know several, common benefits of drinking coffee such as increasing one’s alertness among others. Taking a cup of coffee regularly actually has [...]

Nine medical societies (family doctors, allergists and cardiologists) were each asked by The American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation (ABIM), to identify five commonly used medical tests and treatments that are often unnecessary for the aged. The following are some of the most popular, overused tests and treatments for people over the age of 50. 1. Heart screening tests like EKG for people without symptoms. Cardiology guidelines have over the [...]

A common problem that affects most aging people is macular degeneration and limits their sight. Most of senior people have been diagnosed with it and are being treated or have been treated. The problem limits your eye sight and thus affects your lifestyle negatively. The reduced eyesight limits the number of activities that you can engage in where one of the most distressing things is that it makes it hard [...]

Most americans especially the mature ones, aka us, are on dietary supplements. I wouldn’t be surprised as herbal medicines are believed to be necessary in keeping up with our body’s nutritional requirements. We also believe that when aging, our system has somehow slowed down and some of its functions are not functioning properly at all, that we need supplements to keep us going. However, there was this case wherein a [...]

While hair loss is a problem more identified with aging males than females, about half of hair loss sufferers are women, although for some reason, women complain a lot less than their male counterparts, at least when it comes to their mane, perhaps because hair loss in women, in general, is a problem dealt across all ages. That is, starting 20s, some women experience hair loss that it doesn’t really [...]

Adapting a lifestyle, especially if it has something to do with how a person eats can dramatically change a person, physically and otherwise. Vegetarianism seems to be the most favorite adapted lifestyle these days, young and old, it’s just one or the other reason for turning vegetarian however, for seniors, it is a lot more for the health than any other. As you all may know, we seniors suffer from [...]