While there is a genetic component to Alzheimer’s disease that can increase your risk, research shows people can reduce their risk of memory impairment by adopting a healthy lifestyle.
8 Ways to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease
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Posts Tagged: Health Issues
Causes and Symptoms of Hearing Loss
Have you noticed a loved one is watching TV at an increasingly high volume, or struggles to hear when you’re speaking to them? Does your parent avoid crowded events or...
Best non-impact workouts for seniors
Many seniors deal with achy joints and soreness as they get older, but that doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy the benefits of non-impact exercise. Physical activity is...
Warning Signs of a Stroke
Did you know stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term disability and the fifth leading cause of death in the US? And while there’s a greater risk of stroke with...
Most Common Types of Dementia
Getting a call that a loved one has been diagnosed with dementia can be difficult and confusing. What does it mean? How will this affect their life? How can I help them? A great...
4 Ways Music Benefits Your Health
Your favorite band from your freshman year at college, the song for your first dance as a married couple, the nursery rhymes that you played for your children, or the tune that makes you feel like dancing in the kitchen.
11 Common Aging Health Issues
As we age, we notice more outward signs of the passing years such as deepening wrinkles, pronounced laugh lines, grey hair, or we pick up our reading glasses more frequently.
Smoky Air Quality and Seniors
As another day of eerie smoke from wild fires covers much of the West Coast, we are closing our windows, staying inside, not running the vacuum, blowing our noses, and adding drops to our burning eyes.
Vision Loss May Limit Independence
After the age of 40, many of us find we regularly need reading glasses.
Knowing Your Family Health History
Each time you visit the doctor, you are asked about your family history.