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HEALTHY AGING
You Can Stay Mentally Sharp in Your Golden Years
Getting older doesn’t have to mean you have significant cognitive decline Even 100-year-olds can stay sharp in their later years. Here's what you can do.
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HEALTHY AGING
How Stress Ages You
Chronic stress can age you prematurely, but working on lowering your stress may help you stay younger longer. Here's what you should know.
Category,
HEALTHY AGING
A Daily Routine Is Important for Seniors
A structured day makes it easier for seniors to maintain good habits, feel safe, and stay in touch with others. Here's how to establish your daily routine.
Safe Sex for Seniors
Pregnancy obviously isn’t an issue for older adults, but you are still at risk for sexually transmitted diseases. Here’s how you can protect yourself.
Get the Shingles Vaccine
The shingles vaccine prevents more than 90 percent of all cases of a common disease among the elderly that causes intense pain. Here’s what you should know.
Stretching Exercises for Seniors
Stretching exercises, especially as part of a comprehensive fitness program, can help you slow the aging process and help you remain more flexible.
Tai Chi Lowers Blood Pressure in Older Adults
Tai Chi, an ancient mind and body practice that involves a series of postures and gentle, flowing body movements, may help you lower your blood pressure.
The Importance of Friendship: Protecting Your Health in Old Age
Friends influence your happiness and habits as you age — whether you smoke, drink, work out, stay thin, or become obese. Strong friendships become more powerful.
How to Protect Your Sight as You Age
Although many eye diseases related to age have no early warning signs, a dilated eye exam can detect them. Here's what you should know.
Health Benefits of Dancing for Seniors
The health benefits of dancing for seniors range from improving your physical health to creating strong social connections that increase your sense of well-being.
How Does Personality Change As You Age?
We adapt our personalities the older we get, growing calmer and more positive after the age of 60, with a shift toward negative at the very end of life.
A Daily Routine Is Important for Seniors
A structured day makes it easier for seniors to maintain good habits, feel safe, and stay in touch with others. Here's how to establish your daily routine.
Preserve Your Bones with Curcumin
Curcumin, a compound in the Indian kitchen spice turmeric, may help prevent bone loss that can lead to osteoporosis. Here’s what you should know.
Medication Safety for Seniors
While medicines can help you stay healthy, inappropriate prescriptions and drug interactions can lead to dangerous and even life-threatening side effects.
How to Care for Aging Skin
Age isn’t kind to your skin. As you get older, you lose proteins that previously gave your skin its youthful firmness. Here are some skin care tips for seniors.