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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4 Vaccines Every Senior Should Discuss with Their Physician
Now that it’s Fall – and with winter on the horizon – we are officially in the cold and flu season, even in Florida. Indeed, even though the temperatures in the Sunshine State don’t get as cold as they do further north, people are constantly traveling to the Central Florida area and bringing their germs […]
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Supporting a Loved One Through Menopause
For women, menopause marks a significant time in their lives when they are no longer able to bear children, characterized by a range of physical and emotional changes. Typically, most women experience menopause between their early forties and late fifties, with the average age being 51 years old. Every year, 2 million women in the […]
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7 Tips to Help Build Social Connections And Prolong Life
When you hit your sixties and seventies, there’s no shortage of friends and family who want to share their advice with you on how to improve your health and live longer. And a lot of it is probably good advice encouraging you to eat better, get some exercise and reduce your stress. As it turns […]
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September is Healthy Aging Month! Here are 10 Ways to Feel Better as You Age
Aging is a natural part of life that starts the day we’re born and lasts throughout your life. The only reason people don’t think about it until they hit middle age is because that’s when you start to feel it. However, aging doesn’t have to be a painful, unpleasant experience. In fact, there are many […]
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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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How Seniors Can Prevent Contracting the Flu
Flu season can be a dreaded time of year for all of us – especially for seniors. As we age, our immune systems do not function as efficiently as they once did, making us more susceptible to influence and its side effects. In fact, 90% of flu-related deaths and more than half of flu-related hospitalizations occur […]
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