The Rainbow Diet: Important for Seniors Too
The benefits of eating a range of colorful foods are many: it boosts immunity, improves heart health, and prevents cancer, to name a few. Have you wondered why each range…
Patient consulting a doctor in the hospital
Dementia is an Emotional Illness Too
Any mentally debilitating illness, such as dementia or Alzheimer’s, carries an emotional burden too, both for the patient and the caregiver. It can be upsetting to listen to your loved…
“The Talk”…
It’s Not Just For Your Teenagers Those of us known as the sandwich generation need to have ‘the talk’, but not just with our children. With our aging parents too.…
Be Good to Your Heart
Love is all around you, which is a reason to be good to your heart. Perhaps it motivates us to take better care of ourselves so that we can be…
Doctor holding an heart, cardiologist and cardiovascular diseases concept.
FOODS TO AVOID WHEN MONITORING YOUR CHOLESTEROL
The way we act, think, and talk about monitoring cholesterol has significantly changed over the years. Foods that were once considered bad for your cholesterol are now treated differently than…
Keeping The Flu Away
Did you know that seniors, and those who help care for them, are two of the highest-risk groups of people when it comes to the flu? For starters, older adults…
Seasonal Depression
Prevention and Management How ironic is it that Seasonal Affective Disorder is also known as the acronym SAD? It can affect anyone, young or old, male or female, and can…
Healthy Stretches for Your Mind and Body
We all know the drill: eat healthy, exercise your body, get some sleep, and exercise your mind. Although an easy formula in theory, the hard part is putting all of…
What Should I Say? Communicating Through Dementia
Communicating Through Dementia You would think with all the practice we’ve had throughout our lives, communicating with our family, friends, and loved ones would come as easy as breathing. But…
The Benefit Of Meditating
It’s Never Too Late to Meditate Have you always thought that meditation was for millennials? The simple fact is that meditation can help anyone of any age, in a variety…
