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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Active Aging: What It Is and How It Improves Quality of Life
For decades, society has been focused on anti-aging, that is, the process of halting or even reversing the effects of aging on the human body. Everything from supplements and vitamins to skin care products to $200 facial treatments made from bird droppings. (Yes, that’s a real thing.) Today, though, more and more physicians are focusing […]
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Feel Better as You Age by Exercising: Part 2
Remember, from our last blog, “Feel Better As You Age By Exercising,” your purpose for exercising is to stay healthy enough to continue participating in the activities you enjoy, which is why we focus on aerobics, strength, balance and flexibility. Each of these directly affect your ability to be independent and move around. Aerobic Health […]
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Feel Better as You Age by Exercising
As we age, our bodies naturally go through quite a few changes, many of which we all wish we could avoid. Well, there is actually a “fountain of youth” that many people 65 and older take advantage of to slow down the aging process and feel better well into their eighties and nineties. It’s called […]
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New Research Indicates Dementia Rates are on the Decline
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine indicates that rates of dementia have dropped in people over age 65. The study involved more than 21,000 people across the country, with an average age of 75. Researchers began the study in 1992 and focused on people over 50, collecting data and conducting interviews with participants […]
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Ten Ways to Exercise the Mind
Beatriz Arango, P.A.
September 28, 2013
Posted in: Exercise for Seniors, Living Younger, Mental Health for Seniors
We’ve all heard the adage “use it or lose it”. It is typically used in a casual or joking manner, but when it comes to mental health, these words ring true. Studies show that challenging your mind on a daily basis increases brain function. After spending most of your adult life at school and work, your retirement years can lack the degree of mental stimulation that your brain is used to receiving.
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Five Ways to Maintain Your Health as You Age
Lisa Pattanayak, M.D.
September 26, 2013
Posted in: Diet and Healthy Eating for Seniors, Exercise for Seniors, Living Younger, Mental Health for Seniors
Growing older is an inevitable part of life. It happens to all of us. Though there are many environmental factors that can affect our health, there are things that each of us can do to help stay as healthy as possible as we age. With a little effort, you can spend your best years with loved ones, rather than dealing with health problems.
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Tips for the Elderly to Avoid Heat Stroke
As residents of the Sunshine State, we are subject to some of the highest temperatures and humidity levels in the entire country. With average high temperatures exceeding 90°F during the summer months, there is little reprieve from the intense Florida sun. This makes us susceptible to heat stroke – a dangerous combination of heat cramps and heat exhaustion that sets in as your body temperature rises to 104°F or higher.
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