Category: Seniors
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Better Sleep Can Protect Against Dementia
Dementia is a progressive loss of cognitive abilities, such as memory, that is significant enough to have an impact on a person’s daily activities. It can be caused by a number of different diseases, including Alzheimer’s, which is the most common form. Dementia is caused by a loss of neurons over a long period of…
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What is Causing Stress for Seniors?
By the time you’ve reached the twilight of your life, you still face a very unique, yet very real set of stresses. The stress that elderly people face is much different from that of any other age group, and as such, many people younger than them don’t know how to help, because they simply can’t…
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How can we delay aging?
1875 – 1997, that is the lifetime of the oldest woman in recent times, Jeanne Calment from France. She lived 44,724 days or more than 122 years. At 100 she was still cycling. According to her statement, she didn’t do anything special to get that old. So it’s the genes after all? Aging research says…
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The Fountain of Youth for the Brain
A child is moving naturally. We adults sometimes forget to use our motor skills. Learn in this article how exercise can improve memory, emotional balance, and bring along many other benefits for the brain.
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Benefits of Exercise for Seniors
The last decades have brought us an increase in life expectancy, but this is not always coupled with a better quality of life. Many senior citizens are losing their functional independence. In this article you will discover how exercise can improve quality of life while passing through the aging process.