Lung Health Awareness Month
How Aging Affects Your Lungs and Breathing With October being National Lung Health Month, it’s good to discuss the importance of healthy lungs and optimal breathing for senior patients. One of the most common lung issues for elderly patients is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, which is a progressive disease that gets worse as […]
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Early Diagnosis – The Key To Successfully Treating Prostate Cancer
Despite occurring almost exclusively in men over the age of 50, prostate cancer is the second most common form of the disease in the U.S. In fact, research shows that more than 70 percent of all men over 80 have at least some cancer cells in their prostate. Fortunately, the long-term prognosis for men diagnosed […]
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Managing Anxiety and Stress as We Age
The traditional view most people have when they think about retirement is that it sounds like a permanent vacation. For most adults, that seems like a far-off promise of a life free of troubles and worries. No more deadlines at work. The kids are all grown up and off on their own. Maybe the house […]
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Helping Seniors Stay Hydrated
One of the more important, and often most overlooked health issues for seniors is dehydration. Too frequently, people who are at an advanced age are not properly hydrated, which happens for a variety of reasons. One reason is that, as we age, our bodies are less likely to feel thirst, so we just don’t think […]
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High Blood Pressure and Summer Weather: What Seniors Need to Know
As the old saying goes, it’s not just the heat, it’s the humidity. It turns out, that applies to the affect summer weather has on your blood pressure, too. Today, high blood pressure affects as many as one out of every three adults in the United States. While high blood pressure doesn’t typically have many […]
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Seniors and Driving: What You Need To Know
While a car is basically a tool that gets you from place to place, for most people it’s also a symbol of independence and freedom. Most people probably remember how excited they were when they got their first driver’s license as a teenager because it meant they no longer had to ask their parents for […]
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Everything Seniors Need to Know About Allergies
Many of us look forward to Spring every year and are thrilled to see everything get greener and watch the flowers start to blossom all around us. If you moved to Florida for the warmer weather, it’s also when temperatures start to go up and we leave the chillier nights behind us. However, Spring is […]
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Spring Cleaning Tips for Seniors: 6 Do’s and 1 Big Don’t
Spring Cleaning for Seniors: 6 Do’s and 1 Big Don’t In Florida, spring doesn’t really mark the changing of the seasons the way it does further north. In areas with true winter weather, spring cleaning happens when the weather starts to warm up because people are opening their houses up for the first time in […]
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Protecting Yourself from Falls as You Age
One of the biggest health concerns among seniors is the injuries that can result from falling. In fact, falls are the most common cause of injuries among the aging, resulting in fractures – especially hip fractures – cuts, and serious head and brain injuries. An accidental fall can be especially dangerous for someone who may […]
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Maintaining a Healthy Heart as You Age
Lesley Allen, MSN, APRN-C
February 12, 2020
Posted in: Diet and Healthy Eating for Seniors, General Health
As you get older, there are some changes you can expect in your cardiovascular system overall, and specifically in your heart. It’s simply a normal part of aging for most people. In fact, it is estimated that more than 85 million adults in the U.S. have some form of cardiovascular disease, and of those cases, […]
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