Staying active can be difficult if you experience limited mobility. In this article, we’ll talk about the importance of regular exercise and show you 7 exercises you can do if you’re older, have limited mobility, or both. Exercise helps prevent health problems like: Type 2 diabetes Heart disease Certain types of cancer Depression Anxiety Dementia […]
Let’s say you’re at one of your dearest friend’s retirement parties, and your mutual friend gives a speech. Everyone ends up in tears … except you. Because you couldn’t hear what the speaker was saying. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), 1 in 8 Americans—or 30 million people—ages 12 […]
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” However, there is more to healthy living than this popular cliché implies. While habits such as eating a healthy diet and getting enough exercise are important factors in a healthy lifestyle, getting regular checkups can be just as vital. Because of the advances of modern medicine, doctors […]
Our sense of taste is easy to take for granted; after all, people usually eat three times a day. If you do, that’s more than 78,000 meals in the average person’s lifetime. As the years go by, some may find themselves reaching for more salt, pepper, ketchup, hot sauce—anything to give your meal an extra […]
As we age, exercise only becomes more important. In 2008, the World Health Organization found that nearly 3.2 million people across the world died due to inactivity. A Surgeon General’s report found that by the age of 75, 1 in 3 men and 1 in 2 women engage in little to no physical activity. These […]