It’s easy to let your health slip when winter arrives. Sweets and comfort food seem to be available all day, every day, and snow and ice may keep you indoors and bring your workouts to a halt. But it doesn’t have to be this way. It’s time to learn how to stay healthy in winter …
How to Beat the Winter Blues
There are a lot of reasons to love winter: fresh snow, hot cocoa, sledding with the grandkids, the joys of the holidays, snuggling under a warm blanket, and a chance to pull out your collection of knitted hats and gloves. But winter weather can also be a downer when snow and ice keep you indoors, …
Myths About the Flu Shot
Every year, we know that flu season is coming. Without fail, December winds seem to blow in a whole new strain of influenza. And yet despite knowing it’s coming and understanding the risks associated with the flu, many people fail to recognize the importance of getting an annual flu vaccine. Some people think they’re immune, …
Signs of Depression in Seniors
Clinical depression in seniors is extremely common, affecting about six million Americans over the age of 65. While depression in seniors is common, it’s far from normal and it’s certainly not inevitable. However, elderly people may be less like to receive treatment for depression. According to the National Institute on Aging, senior depression symptoms display …
Natural Remedies for Arthritis
Did you know that arthritis is not a single disease? It’s a broad and informal term that means “painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints” (source). And despite its prevalence, arthritis is not very well understood by the medical community. People of all ages have arthritis, but it’s much more common amongst seniors. If you …
Games to Stimulate Your Brain
Did you know that playing games to stimulate your brain could help keep your mind sharp as you enter your sunset years? So the next time you start to feel a little guilty for playing that extra round of solitaire, cut yourself some slack. Games can exercise different sections of your brain, giving you a …
Age and Nutrition
Do you ever look back on some of your past fashion choices and wonder what you were thinking? Or have you recently rewatched an old favorite movie and nearly fallen asleep from boredom? Just like our taste in clothing and entertainment changes as we age, our nutritional needs change as well. After all, age and …
How to Prevent Rheumatoid Arthritis
Are you worried about developing arthritis? You’re not alone. This degenerative and still widely misunderstood disease takes many forms. According to the Arthritis Foundation, there are more than 100 types of arthritis, including tendonitis, osteoporosis, and even Lyme disease. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of autoimmune arthritis (source). If you’re wondering how …
Symptoms of Shingles
Chances are, if you had chickenpox as a kid, you remember it. Those tiny red blotches can cause a firestorm of itchiness that lasts weeks, and they can even produce scars if you scratch too much. Unfortunately, if you have suffered through chickenpox at some point in your life, the ghost of that viral infection …
Causes of Osteoporosis
Just think about all the times you tripped as a kid. After shedding a few tears and picking out your favorite color of band-aid, you probably felt good as new. Due to osteoporosis, taking a fall as an older adult is sometimes a much different story. Approximately 10 million Americans have osteoporosis. Another 44 million …
