The Many Benefits of Tai Chi
According to studies, tai chi improves balance and provides many other health benefits, especially for the elderly.
The Effects of Stress on Your Health
For many years, stress helped to keep humans alive. Stress activates the sympathetic nervous system, which triggers...
Senior Malnutrition: How to Feed a Poor Appetite
Written With Guest Blogger and Nutritionist, Robin Amylon As we age, several physiological and perceptual changes can...
Being Aware of Risk Factors For the Elderly
For those caring for the elderly, it is important to be aware of the major fall risk factors. Nearly 40% of seniors...
Get A Workout Without Even Realizing It
We’re only given one body in this lifetime and it’s our responsibility to take care of it. For seniors, it’s...
Foods that Help Decrease Anxiety
We all get stressed out once in a while. Life is filled with a million sources of anxiety, from everyday annoyances to...
Preventing Hip Fractures
Written by Brandon Leonard, MA, and Adam Bitterman, DO Falls are the most common cause of a hip fracture among the...
Exercises That Keep You Feeling Young
The fabled fountain of youth has inspired many a story, tall tale, and even a film or two. Though an actual magical...
Shifting Gears Into A Low-Sodium Diet
Salt has the power to add a big punch of flavor, to preserve foods so they last longer, and to season almost anything,...
Preventing Accidents in the Home
The CDC has found that one out of three senior citizens will experience a fall at least once a year. Falls can be...
Woman Rescued Days After Falling at Home
This past April in a suburban community west of Chicago, Lt. Joseph Jung, full-time handyman and part-time...
