Archive for 27 November, 2016
Ways to Prevent the Alzheimers
With Alzheimer’s disease being the biggest health and wellbeing threat and concern to senior American citizens over the age of 65, medics and scientists have been working out ways for its cure and prevention for years by now. So, the main idea and a surefire way of doing your best on preventing this condition is to keep your brain sharp and active at any age. All in all, boosting brainpower and keeping your mind fit is possible with the research-backed Alzheimer’s prevention tips from the book, “The Anti-Alzheimer’s…
Read MoreTips on Osteoporosis
An advancing bad case of Osteoporosis can potentially cause you become less mobile and can lead to results as bad as being disabled should you fall and have a fracture or as the vertebral bodies collapse. The National Osteoporosis Foundation estimates that almost 50 million senior Americans over age 50 are in this or another way affected by low bone mass or osteoporosis, endagnering them to a fracture or break that could lead to poor senior health and reduced quality of life. Furthermore, they projected that by the year 2020 that number will rise to 60 million.
Read MoreTreating the Diabetes
While the idea of having diabetes at any age is hard to cope with, senior Americans suffering from this disease experience a much more severe case of complications and see the condition advance so much faster. So far the CDC estimates that over a solid quarter of Americans aged 65 and older have the diabetes condition, which by and large is a very dangerous senior health risk. Moreover, if we look at the CDC-provided data, diabetes caused more than 50 thousand deaths among adults over age 65 in 2014 alone. Diabetes can be…
Read MoreInfluenza and Pneumonia
As harmless as this two widespread things might sound to a teenager or an average adult, these are some real health risks when you’re of a senior age… Luckily, neither the flu nor pneumonia are chronic conditions, these infections are sitting at the very top in the list of most common causes of death for people aged over 65, according to the CDC. Senior Americans are much more vulnerable to these diseases and their immune system is less acrive in fending it off. Some general senior healthcare medical tips include getting an annual flu shot, and…
Read MoreInjuries Caused by Falls
While not a very typical health risk for younger people, due to the fact that their bones are much stronger and much less prone to fracturing due to an injury, the older you get – the more careful should you be about falling. Just to get you glimpse of the situation at hand, each year, 2.5 million people aged 65 and older are brought to an emergency department treatment, with falls and bone fracturing being the leading reasons, according to the CDC. That’s more than any other age group. And, one-third of people who go to the emergency room for…
Read MoreOral Health Tips for Senior
While taking some good care about your dental health should be an essential part of your daily routine at any age, (simply because prevention costs much less than the dental treatment), some age groups are more vulnerable to risks than others. Americans aged 65 and over should have a special level of care for their oral health, due tot a reason that with age your mouth tends to become dryer and cavities are more difficult to prevent, so proper oral health care, including regular dental checkups, should be a senior healthcare…
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