Exercise Helps Keep Seniors Safe from Falls

The Medical Minute: Exercise helps to keep seniors safe from falls – courtesy of Penn State Health News Each day, more than 800 Americans suffer a hip fracture. Most of those fractures are due to falls, and most happen to seniors, who have lower bone density and muscle mass than...

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Rosemary Scent May Help You Remember!

Rosemary Scent Can Also Help You to Remember to Complete Tasks The scent of rosemary essential oil may improve the ability of people over 65 to remember events and to remember to complete tasks at particular times in the future, according to a study by post-graduate student Lauren Bussey, Lucy...

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The Caregiving Journey – What Will Change in You? Smilecast 15

Caregiving Journey – What Will Change in You? I think there is profound, life-changing purpose in being a family caregiver. No one can truly know about aging issues, how to deal with the health system, and any number of issues until they have been through it themselves. But at the...

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Glaucoma Treatment – B3 May Be the Answer (Video)

Glaucoma Treatment – B3 May Be the Answer In mice genetically predisposed to glaucoma, vitamin B3 added to drinking water is effective at glaucoma treatment, a research team led by Jackson Laboratory Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Investigator Simon W.M. John reports in the journal Science. Glaucoma is one of the most common neurodegenerative...

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Aging in Place – Charlotte Today Show

Aging in Place – Is it for Everyone? Often as people age their biggest desire is to remain in their homes. But is that realistic for everyone? To age in place requires planning. The goal of aging in place is to help seniors live in the residence of their choice, for...

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Chair Yoga Helps Your Osteoarthritis – Smilecast 43

Chair Yoga – Benefits Are Many Researchers at Florida Atlantic University examined the effects of chair yoga on pain and physical function in older adults with osteoarthritis. For the study, researchers randomly assigned 131 older adults with osteoarthritis to either the “Sit ‘N’ Fit Chair” program developed by Kristine Lee...

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