Peace of mind, independence, protection. These reasons and more are why you should invest in a medical alert device. Read more on the Medical Guardian blog.
How Stress Affects Your Ability to Recover From a Heart Attack
Heart disease is one of today’s most prevalent health risks as it causes approximately 610,000 deaths every year, making it the leading cause of death in both women and men according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It should come as no surprise that...
Why Physical Exams Should Be A Priority As You Age
For most of us, we’ve followed a strict timeline as to when we see our doctors for a physical exam that more or less resembles this schedule: we got a physical exam at birth, before starting school and maybe even before playing sports in high school. After completing...
Energy Drinks Don’t Energize Heart Health
We all have those days when it seems like nothing will cure a late-afternoon energy slump quite like a nice, hot cup of coffee. But in recent years, energy drinks have become one of coffee’s biggest competitors for when a burst of caffeine is needed. Even though the...
The Importance of Getting a Shingles Shot
Did you know that shingles can impact the body to the point that the pain never goes away? Unfortunately many people are uneducated about shingles until they experience the painful, contagious rash. As we age, we become more at risk for developing shingles, making...
The Many Benefits of Napping
Especially as we age, it can be easy to reminisce and yearn for our younger years in life – way back before we had to worry about jobs or bills. Those blissful years of childhood were over before we knew it, and even though we may have dreaded it as a child, perhaps...
