Wellness
Welcome to our Wellness category, where we explore the art of living a balanced and fulfilling life. Here, we believe that true wellness is about more than just physical health—it’s also about nurturing your mind and spirit. Join us as we share ideas on topics like mindfulness, stress reduction, finding joy in everyday moments, and creating a lifestyle that supports your overall well-being. This is your guide to feeling good, inside and out.
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Heart Disease and Alzheimer’s
Researchers have discovered that people who are at risk for heart disease or who have heart disease, are also at risk for Alzheimer’s. Let’s take a closer look. The Role of Nitric Oxide Our bodies produce Nitric Oxide (NO) in many ways. NO is especially important to vascular function and proper blood flow and NO is generated as part…
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Mental Exercise
Researchers have confirmed that your brain loses capacity without exercise just like muscles do. Mental stimulation is couple with computer important to seniors and this can include games and puzzles, reading something that is hard to understand and thinking it through, or taking a class. Computer Games Computer games can be stimulating, especially when they…
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What Is Wellness Really?
The idea of “wellness” has been around for about fifty years and became popular in the 1970s. It is about “feeling well” and incorporates techniques for preventing illness. It is also about quality of life and happiness. How to have them, and how to keep them. We want our bodies, our minds, and our spiritual…
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Senior Men Need Food Storage Tips
Senior men can find themselves managing a kitchen and preparing food. Finding and learning to use kitchen tools can be a challenge and so can learning to store food. These are all things that elderly women have been doing for decades and now the men must learn. Sometimes, the Senior caregiver prepares food perfectly for…
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Recipes For the Older Palate
Seniors may need to learn new ways to cook and prepare food. Perhaps there is an illness requiring a special diet, or a senior finds himself or herself alone at mealtime. Learning to cook in new ways can be uplifting because we are doing something that represents accepting changes in our lives. There is more…
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Help Mom or Dad Eat Right
The American Cancer Society is promoting the Great American Health Challenge. There is a free age-based test to help you determine the best way to stay healthy and cancer free. After decades of research, the American Cancer Society is saying that the three best things to do for your health are EATING RIGHT, moving your…
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Seniors Can Have Trouble Eating Right
Sometimes older people know all about nutrition and which foods they should be eating but they just can’t do it. The FDA has produced a very helpful booklet called “Eating Well as We Age” available for free. Here are some of the reasons and some possible solutions when Seniors do not eat right. Can’t Chew…
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Physical Exercise for Seniors
There are different types of physical exercise that do different things for your body. For example, it is possible to be quite flexible from stretching, but not very strong at the same time because the muscles have become small. What to ask your Doctor about physical exerciseAmerican Geriatrics Society The US Surgeon General Recommends that…
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Daily Hygiene Activities for Seniors
Morning Hygiene Routine Good Hygiene Through the Day Evening Hygiene Weekly Hygiene Activities Other Hygiene Activities
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