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Exercise May Help Keep Seniors Moving Longer Despite Old Age Brain Decline
Exercise May Help Keep Seniors Moving Longer Despite Old Age Brain Decline Older people who are physically active may be protecting themselves from the effects of small areas of brain damage that can affect their movement abilities, according to a study published in Neurologyå¨, the medical journal of the American...
Taking Antidepressant? Could Help Your Heart.
Taking Antidepressant? Could Help Your Heart. I am not sure I really like this study. A new study found that screening for and treating depression could help to reduce the risk of heart disease in patients with moderate to severe depression. I am all for treating depression but I also...
Eating Nuts & Peanuts Associated with Reduced Overall, Cardiovascular Death
Eating Nuts & Peanuts Associated with Reduced Overall, Cardiovascular Death Eating nuts and peanuts was associated with a reduced risk of overall death and death from cardiovascular disease across different ethnic groups and among individuals with low socioeconomic status, which suggests that peanuts, because of their affordability, may be a...
Turn Down the Music I Can’t Think; Background Music Hinders Memory
Turn Down the Music I Can’t Think; Background Music Hinders Memory A Georgia Institute of Technology study challenged younger and older adults to listen to music while trying to remember names. College-aged participants had no problems ÛÒ the music didnÛªt affect their performance. But the older adults remembered 10 percent...
Mindfulness Meditation Appears to Help Improve Sleep Quality
Mindfulness Meditation Appears to Help Improve Sleep Quality Mindfulness meditation practices resulted in improved sleep quality for older adults with moderate sleep disturbance in a clinical trial comparing meditation to a more structured program focusing on changing poor sleep habits and establishing a bedtime routine, according to an article published...
Hot Flashes, Night Sweats Last for 7+ Years in Many Midlife Women
Hot Flashes, Night Sweats Last for 7+ Years in Many Midlife Women Frequent menopausal vasomotor symptoms (VMS), including hot flashes and night sweats, lasted for more than seven years during the transition to menopause for more than half of the women in a large study and African American women reported...
Red Grapes, Red Wine Good for the Brain (Video)
Red Grapes, Red Wine Good for the Brain (Video)
Senior Romance – When Mom or Dad Remarry – Charlotte Today Show July 15, 2015
Senior Romance – When Mom or Dad Remarry – Charlotte Today Show July 15, 2015
Awkward Positions, Distractions and Fatigue May Trigger Low Back Pain (Video)
Awkward Positions, Distractions and Fatigue May Trigger Low Back Pain (Video)