Category 'Healthy Living'

Study Shows Aerobic Exercise Reverses Memory Loss in Seniors

by Rita Ude on May 14, 2013 0 Comments

Promising research reveals that aging is not a one-way street toward a declining body and mind. Instead, exercise is now helping older adults do a U-turn on memory loss.

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Mediterranean Diet May Lower Heart Disease Risk

by Rita Ude on April 30, 2013 0 Comments

Findings from a Mediterranean diet study published on The New England Journal of Medicine’s website in February 2013 reveal about a 30 percent drop in heart attacks, strokes or deaths from heart disease for people who follow the diet rich in olive oil, nuts, fish, beans, fruits, vegetables and even wine.

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Yes, You Can Take Your Senior Loved One on a Trip

by Rita Ude on April 23, 2013 0 Comments

Family caregivers often feel they can’t take their elderly loved one on vacation, but with proper planning, trips with senior loved ones can be both enjoyable and memorable for everyone.

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Easing the Burdens of Caregiving

by Rita Ude on April 02, 2013 3 Comments

Serving as a family caregiver for an ill or aging loved one often is rewarding, yet involves sacrifice and stress.

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Cholesterol and Alzheimer’s Disease

by Rita Ude on March 05, 2013 0 Comments

Although no one definitively knows clear measures to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, research now shows a promising link between cholesterol in the blood and the brain disease that diminishes memory, thinking and reasoning skills.

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How to Improve a Senior's Diet; What Is Essential Tremor?

by Rita Ude on March 04, 2013 0 Comments

These and other stories are in the March edition of the Caring Right at Home e-newsletter, providing information, advice and support for adult caregiving.

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Should all Baby Boomers be tested for Hepatitis C?

by Rita Ude on February 26, 2013 0 Comments

In August 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced recommendations that all baby boomers born between 1945 and 1965 be tested for hepatitis C, a contagious liver disease caused by infection with the hepatitis C virus.

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February Is American Heart Month

by Rita Ude on February 05, 2013 0 Comments

February is American Heart Month, an opportunity to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and how to prevent this often-silent killer.

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Dangers of the Sedentary Lifestyle for Seniors

by Rita Ude on January 29, 2013 1 Comment

For today’s seniors, inactivity because of stiff joints, chronic illness and sometimes just boredom and laziness is becoming a life-threatening danger.

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Benefits of Acupuncture

by Rita Ude on December 24, 2012 3 Comments

When some people hear the word “acupuncture,” they immediately cringe in fear, while others applaud the alternative or supplemental medical treatment.

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