The Senior Driver: Tips to Be Safer on the Road Promoting positive aging begins with understanding a senior’s daily life. If a senior is still living independently, chances are that he or she drives a car on a regular basis. Unfortunately, the risk for getting into a car accident as...
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Diabetes and Parkinson’s Link? Smilecast 187
Diabetes and Parkinson’s Disease Link Possible People with type 2 diabetes may have an increased risk of having a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease later in life, according to a large study published in the online issue of Neurology®. In addition, the risk between diabetes and Parkinson’s may be higher for...
Exercise and Thinking Skills – How Much is Enough? Smilecast 186
How Much Exercise Is Needed to Help Improve Thinking Skills? We know that exercise may help improve thinking skills. But how much exercise? And for how long? To find the answers, researchers reviewed all of the studies where older adults were asked to exercise for at least four weeks and...
Boosting Your Interpersonal Skills as You Age – Smilecast 185
Boosting Your Interpersonal Skills as You Age Having solid interpersonal skills is vital throughout life, even as you age. As we grow older we are faced with an increasing number of obstacles that hinder effective communication. Communication disorders can affect people of all ages but are, sadly, more prevalent among...
A Salad a Day Boosts Memory / Makes You 11 Years Younger! Smilecast 184
Will a Salad a Day Keep Memory Problems Away? Eating about one serving per day of green, leafy vegetables may be linked to a slower rate of brain aging, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.So in...
Lower Your Stroke Risk by Going to a Sauna? Perhaps – Smilecast 183
More than Relaxation? Saunas May Be Linked to Lower Stroke Risk Taking frequent saunas may be linked to a lower risk of stroke, according to a study published in the May 2, 2018, online issue of Neurology®. The study was conducted in Finland, where saunas originated and nearly every home...
Depression Issues Linked to Memory Problems in Older Adults – Smilecast 182
Depression Linked to Memory Problems and Brain Aging Depression in older adults may be linked to memory problems, according to a study published in the May 9, 2018, online issue of Neurology®.The study also showed that older people with greater symptoms may have structural differences in the brain compared to...
Eight Lessons We Can Learn from Seniors – Anthony Cirillo – Smilecast 181
Eight Lessons We Can Learn from Seniors Anthony has spent thousands of hours around seniors and has learned a lesson or eight about what we can learn from them to live a quality life. Most of the lessons come from seniors in nursing homes, which the general public typically associates...
Demystifying Hospice and Palliative Care – Larry Dawalt – Smilecast 180
Demystifying Hospice and Palliative Care Hospice is a misunderstood service and palliative care even more so. Yet it can be not just a medical service but a spiritual one as well. Larry will sort it out and put hospice in a new light and one you may want to consider when...
After the Caregiving is Over – Chris MacLellan – Smilecast 179
After the Caregiving is Over In the midst of the journey, we often do not think about what is next after the caregiving. It is both liberating and frightening at the same time. How does one get to acceptance and how can health providers support caregivers in their next phase?...