Category: Aging
Your Top Priority During Perimenopause? Your Health
As women grow older and approach menopause, many experience weight gain and other health changes due to fluctuating hormone levels. By adopting healthy habits during perimenopause, you can help avoid some of these issues and live your best life as you age.
COPD and Dehydration
Water is essential for your body to function correctly. For example, water helps regulate your temperature, eliminate wastes and lubricates your joints. But if you have COPD or other health problems in addition to COPD, there are some additional things to consider.
Diabetes Management as You Get Older
For proper diabetes management, it’s important to check your blood sugar level regularly and check in with your care provider to make sure your diabetes treatment stays on track. By making your health a priority as you age, you can prevent other health problems related to diabetes and live a longer, fuller life.
Artful Meditation: A Handful of Gratitude
Gratitude is very important for self-care. It brings attention to the good things in your life. It emphasizes that there is good in with the bad, and there is a lot of good when you …
What You Need to Know About Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a common disease among older adults that can dramatically increase your risk of bone fractures. Find out if you’re high risk for this condition and what you can do about it.
5 Ways to Keep Your Brain Healthy as You Age
Your brain changes as you get older, but cognitive decline isn’t an inevitable part of the aging process. Find out some lifestyle changes you can make to keep your mind sharp as you age.
5 Ways to Cope With the Stress of Downsizing
Downsizing can mean starting a new chapter of your life, but it can also be a stressful process. Discover healthy coping mechanisms you can use during the downsizing process.
10 Things You Need to Know About Your Aging Parents
It isn’t easy to watch our parents age. However, it’s incredibly important to play a supporting role in your parents’ lives, especially when it comes to making important health care decisions. Discover the steps you can take to help keep your parent healthy, happy and safe as they age.