Strange Coincidences for Victims of Breast Cancer The incidence of breast cancer continues to be a major health concern for women of all ages, and particularly senior women. We are concerned not only for ourselves, but for our daughters and grand-daughters. And although men are not immune to breast cancer, their risk is considerably less [...]
Identifying activities which keep you busy as you age will be one of the ways to safeguard your good health. The cliche,” so long as I keep my health,” is a daily prompt for doing so. It is both amazing and disheartening to experience declines in health conditions. They come, often with little warning. However, they also come because we don’t make appropriate choices and decisions to try to keep our good health intact.
Lacking an exercise discipline is probably the major and primary contributor to health issues. Certain tendencies. e.g. pain and aches which come from arthritic conditions, seem to compel us to move toward a chair instead of an exercise machine. Rationalizations are rife for not doing the things that may give us a better body and frame of mind for daily activity. Once the pattern is set, it becomes more and more difficult to reverse the trend. Every time one feels better and slacks off
Among the challenges that face us as we age are some which place limits on our independence. It is troubling and distressing to come to the moment when some of our independent behaviors are compromised. Clearly, we don’t like it, but adjustments must be made.
Those challenges which confront us, as we age, ordinarily have to do with physical dysfunctions. Mobility is a common one. Bad knees, hips, ankles which are the result of use, injury, and longevity come to the fore and place handicaps on us. Using a cane or walker is likely advised. Surgeries are often entertained, with varying degrees of success. An auxiliary difficulty that merges with handicapping conditions is one’s sense of self confidence. Fear of falling creates a need to be alert to carelessness, clumsy moves, and an appreciation and respect for your environment.
Senior Citizen Journal has received several requests to ‘explain Medicare’. We’ve taken a look at the resources on the Internet, and will take a stab at an explanation here today. Although a number of countries have Medicare programs, this discussion will be limited to the program in the United States.// Explain Medicare Medicare is a [...]
Practical Suggestions to Avoid the Flu Every year in the last three months, seniors are reminded to get our flu shots and to do what we can to avoid contracting the viruses that cause influenza. Because of age and increasing physical vulnerability, senior citizens are more at risk for problems developing if we get the [...]
What You Can Do to Protect Yourself Avoiding drug reactions is necessary for senior citizens to protect themselves and their good health. Patricia Barry writes for AARP regularly, and offers seniors a lot of good advice about health issues. In the September, 2011, AARP Bulletin, she has an excellent article on The Side Effects of [...]
Depression in Senior Citizens Estimates suggest that a million seniors age 65 and over experience major depression. Five million more have symptoms of depression that are bad enough to seek treatment. The problem with depression in the elderly is it is often not diagnosed and therefore not treated.// Symptoms of depression in seniors include [...]
If, by now, life is not filled with joy and satisfaction, there is something wrong with your formula. By now, post 70ish, most of us need to have reached a level of serenity and contentment that speaks well of the choices we have made. One of my cousins frequently says, “It doesn’t get any better than this.” He is pre 70, not retired, but definitely developing an attitude and point of view that is a joy for him, and to be around him.
Determining that your day to day existence can be happy and pleasant is a sure fire way to be in a frame of mind that allows for more good days than bad. Deciding that life is the result of working hard at developing relationships, keeping your cool, staying level and steady and enjoying your choices means the results will be full of a life of love, good fortune, companionships and friends that fill life with joy, respect for yourself and from others. You will discover that
Senior citizen health concerns always include diet. And although obesity is not a primary issue for seniors, being overweight (a little or a lot) is a concern for many seniors. Some simple suggestions can help us maintain our weight at a healthy level:// Eat mostly fruit and vegetables, whole grains and legumes (beans). This doesn’t [...]
I’ve been reading a lot about aging gracefully these days. Had a delightful lunch yesterday with one of my best friends, and she commented on my healthy-fitness appearance. I began thinking about that and decided to share some notions I have with you about how to age gracefully, with the best possible physical and spiritual [...]
