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What Every Senior Should Know About Arthritis

Arthritis affects nearly half of all seniors, and the numbers are on the rise.  But what exactly is arthritis?  It’s...
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Senior Care

Necessary Steps to Avoid Foot Pain

  The moment you put on your shoes, you know it’s going to be a bad day.  You try to...
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Senior Care

What Doctors are Telling Seniors with Diabetes

Diabetes. The ominous condition that compels people to eat right, exercise, and regularly check their blood sugar or risk the complications...
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Healthy Living

The Secret to Senior Happiness

Do you know a happy and stress-free senior?  Chances are that he or she is a social butterfly.  A Gallup...
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technology

Senior Gadgets to Make Life Easier

The numbers are becoming too great to ignore.  The number of seniors in this country is increasing at an incredible...
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Home Care

Plan to Age In Place

Many seniors today wish to “age in place,” meaning they choose to remain at home instead of living in a...
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Dementia Care

Keep Seniors with Dementia Safe at Home

Caring for a senior with dementia can be overwhelming.  To make it a little easier, prepare the senior’s home to...
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Healthy Living

Seniors Living with Pets

Pets can be very important to seniors’ mental and physical health.  Caring for a dog or cat can lower blood...
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Healthy Living

4 Tips to Combat the Cold Weather

Temperatures have been frigid and a polar vortex just made it through the area – and it’s only the beginning...
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Healthy Living

Resolutions All Seniors Should Make

Making healthy resolutions is an important part of the New Year.  We strive to eat healthier, exercise more, and lose...
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Healthy Living

5 Easy Ways To Prevent Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damages the optic nerve leading to vision impairment and can be especially prevalent...
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Senior Care

What Seniors Should Know About Hyperthyroidism

During Thyroid Awareness Month, we should focus on the 1% of Americans who suffer from hyperthyroidism, which is one type...
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Healthy Living

Understanding Hypothyroidism

It’s January which means the holidays have come and gone.  It is also a great time to understand hypothyroidism and...
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Healthy Living

Healthy Resolutions You Can Stick To

Many of us write down a few New Year Resolutions that we’d like to accomplish, only to find we've completely...
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Dr. Stuart P. Richer, OD, PhD, Gives Advice on Maintaining Adult Eye Health

Glaucoma is a disease that can affect people of all ages, but one that seniors are at a particularly higher...
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Senior Care

Three Driving Secrets for Seniors

As we get deeper into winter, driving conditions can worsen daily with snow, sleet, and ice.  That makes this a...
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Healthy Living

Keep Your Health in Check for the New Year

Many of us think about bettering our health in the New Year. We should also be aware of those closest...
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Fun

Unexpected Holiday Shopping Secrets

Here’s some refreshingly unexpected holiday news! Research says when it comes to Christmas gifts, being lazy is best.  You heard...
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Healthy Living

Why Seniors Today May Be Sharper than Previous Generations

Are seniors mentally sharper than ever before?  A new study seems to think so. Researchers gave tests to seniors in the 1990’s...
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Healthy Living

Seniors Need More Sleep

If you think that seniors need less sleep than those who are younger, think again.  If you needed nine hours...
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