St. Petersburg Home Care Tip: Rethink How We Look at Aging
Even though it’s not hard to get caught up within the difficulties that could be realized in getting older – health problems, the passing of family and friends, and cognitive issues – what’s getting lost in the shuffle are the incredible benefits of aging. Consider, for example: A recent study by Stony Brook University found […]
Help Seniors Overcome the Holiday Blues with These Tips
Ah, the holidays: they can either be the most wonderful time of the year, or the most challenging. For some seniors who have lost relatives, are battling chronic health issues, or are going through isolation and loneliness, the holidays can lead to depression. And, the family caregivers who care for a loved one are also […]
Why Seniors Should Avoid Using Sleep Medications
What could possibly be better than waking up well rested after a great night’s sleep, completely energized and ready to face a new day? For a lot of older adults – as many as one third of them – getting adequate sleep only occurs in their dreams. And sadly, it is a common assumption that […]
The Illness We’re Overlooking that Many Seniors May Have
In one’s older years, it is common to be dealing with sleeping problems, fatigue, or loss of appetite. And frequently, they’re written off as exactly that. Yet, for as many as 8 million seniors over age 65, these symptoms are indicative of something significantly more than normal aging – they’re signs of mental illness. And […]
What a Herd of Elephants Can Teach Us About Alzheimer’s
The old saying is true: elephants truly do have incredible memories, even in their old age. To illustrate, they can remember and return to very particular locations many years after visiting them, irrespective of age. Just what exactly can we discover from elephants that might lead to increasing our own brain functioning as we age? […]
Tips for Aging for Seniors Without Children
Are you a “solo ager”? This is the new term being passed around to describe baby boomers who do not have children. This strong and self-reliant genre faces a number of unique issues in aging, chiefly who to designate as guardian and decision-maker in case they become unable to do so themselves. In her book, […]
Tips for St. Petersburg Seniors to Prevent Cognitive Dysfunction After Surgery
Undergoing surgery for older adults always involves some inherent risks, but there’s a little-known effect impacting a substantial number of seniors after surgery that we all should be informed about: POCD (postoperative cognitive dysfunction). POCD occurs in more than 25% of seniors in the days and sometimes even weeks after non-cardiac surgery, and can present […]
How to Fight the Challenges of Parkinson’s Disease with Exercise
The significant effects of staying physically active throughout the aging process are remarkable; however, for people that have Parkinson’s, it could truly be a game-changer in the progression of the disease. Several recent studies are exposing direct links between exercise and Parkinson’s, including the largest clinical study thus far, in which patients who exercised a […]
The Alzheimer’s Supplements to Avoid
As the saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That can easily be applied to the recent increase of corporations offering alternative supplements, dietary programs, and herbal concoctions in order to treat, or at the very least lessen, the ramifications of Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s Association aims to alert […]
Senior Malnutrition—The Crisis Nobody Is Talking About
Remember weekend dinners at Grandma’s, whenever the whole family came together round the table to have a hearty meal, conversations, and laughter? Unfortunately, with many families now living far away from their older members of the family, along with so many urgent needs pulling us in numerous directions, it is difficult to continue this tradition […]