Posts Tagged ‘Park Terrace’
Holidays: The Importance of Joy for Seniors
A popular topic nowadays, is the importance of being happy. For people of all ages, happiness breeds many good things, such as good health, concentration and success. Let’s look a little deeper than happiness. What is the difference between happiness and deep joy? And what is the importance of joy for seniors? Happiness and…
Read MoreHealthy Eating for Seniors: Root Vegetables and Exotic Fruits Month
Healthy eating for seniors is a broad topic. We discussed in an earlier post whether “a little bit of what you like does you good” fits into a senior lifestyle. Now, let’s look at root vegetables and exotic fruits for seniors, in honor of the National Root Vegetables and Exotic Fruits Month. Get to…
Read MoreHandwashing Awareness Week: An Easy Step Towards Senior Health
Washing your hands applies at so many points in the day. National Handwashing Awareness Week comes to highlight the importance of this simple, yet essential aspect of hygiene. Handwashing Awareness Week This important awareness week, always falls in the first full week of December. It cousin, Global Handwashing Day was inaugurated in 2008 by…
Read MoreBeing a Senior Living with PTSD
Seniors have the privilege of having lived for many years. Seniors have had full lives, sometimes including challenging events. Events that were extremely traumatic may have caused a person to acquire the condition known as PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Are you a senior living with PTSD? What is PTSD? We go through…
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