Posts Tagged ‘senior living’
Being 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…
Read MoreSenior Living – Can Following the News Depress Seniors?
Can following the news depress seniors? In healthy senior living, there is equilibrium. People focus on making good food choices, exercising regularly, schedule medical checks and so on. So, should a senior allow an unrestrained, external source of information access to their emotional state? In different words: When seniors follow the news on a regular…
Read MoreOrthotics for Seniors – the First Step for Senior Feet
Orthotics for seniors can mean the difference between walking with stability or having poor balance and falling. What do diabetes, poor circulation and arthritis have in common? These three issues can be contributing factors in loss of feeling in the feet and/or deformities in the shape of the feet. These issues can be helped or…
Read MoreDiabetes Control-Texting for Senior Health
A variety of studies have shown how text messages can effectively to promote good health. That’s amazing! Perhaps texting for senior health is a step that we can reasonably expect to happen in the near future. Texting for the sake of Improving Health Texting messages has been used to separately study how smokers could…
Read MoreExercising for Muscle Strength in Seniors
Exercising for muscle strength helps in the following ways: Improves your balance Preserves or improves muscle strength Gives confidence when walking Muscle mass is maintained or increased Improves your flexibility and suppleness Avoid or reduce joint pain Do daily living activities efficiently Some Body Parts that need Strength Training The Legs We rely…
Read MoreSwing the Balance – Improve Your Balance as a Senior
Many people have difficulty balancing their bodies correctly. The reasons for this are many, poor posture, lack of exercise and poor diet are among the possible culprits. Look for ways to improve your balance as a senior. For a senior adult, this is important. Better balance means less risk of fall. Having better balancing capabilities…
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