Guest BloggerNew Docu-Series Showcases Older Adults Pursuing Their Passions
“I’m 57 years old, and I think this is the best year of my life.” Dean Neuls may be in his fifth decade, but he’s determined to pursue his dreams and wring every last drop of life out of the present moment. So despite a hip replacement and the aches and pains that come with osteoarthritis, Dean is fulfilling his childhood ‘need for speed’. Two years ago, he took to the racetrack in Porsche’s Racing Experience One. It was exhilarating, terrifying, and the culmination of a lifelong dream… Now, Dean is sharing his story in a new docu-series called At
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Richard Bitner4 Excuses Seniors Use with Caregivers to Avoid Exercise
By and large, most Americans prefer to avoid exercise. As we grow older, exercise becomes more difficult, and we come up with more and more excuses to avoid it. Unfortunately, that can have grave consequences for seniors: lack of physical activity harms the elderly more than any other age group. 4 Excuses Seniors Use with Caregivers to Avoid Exercise Despite that fact, few American seniors meet the CDC’s physical activity guidelines for older adults. The CDC’s guidelines for healthy seniors include 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity, and muscle-strengthening exercise two or more
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Kendall VanBlarcomHow Continuous Learning Helps Aging Seniors
Why are doctors and lawyers made to go out and get continuing education credits? It keeps them sharp, exposes them to new ideas, and keeps them growing and progressing in their fields. How Continuous Learning Helps Aging Seniors This doesn’t only work for folks with jobs that need expensive degrees. Everyone benefits from continuing their education throughout their life. How Continuous Learning Helps Aging Seniors Making education and mentally challenging activities a regular part of your routine significantly lowers your risk of dementia later in life. How Continuous Learning Helps Aging Seniors Here we talk about how to incorporate more continuous learning into your
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Kimberly JohnsonMaster the Mobility Game as you Age
Staying mobile is an important factor in health as you age. Not only does it help you maintain your health, it is also a major factor in holding on to your independence. There are a number of ways to master mobility even as you age: Master the Mobility Game as you Age 1. Walk: Taking walks is by far one of the best ways to stay active. If you don’t have time, incorporate it into your day. A trip to the grocery store is a good start, and you can take an extra step by parking at the back of the lot.
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Carol MarakMaking Social Connections to Age Well
It's no secret that I run a Facebook group for people growing older at home. It's geared to the individuals having little to rare support from a family member. Some feel lonely while others do not. Making Social Connections to Age Well In this group, there are stories of loneliness, physical pain, emotional hardships, and the flip side of adversity, like traveling the world, retiring to another country, finding a more challenging job, while others go back to school for a second or third degree. It's fun to read the stories and observe how some move out of tough circumstances. There
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A Harvard Health publication proclaims that doctors have learned one of the best remedies for fighting inflammation does reside in a medicine cabinet but the refrigerator. Foods that Fight Inflammation It's interesting to learn the purpose of the immune system, and according to the Harvard article, it's designed to attack anything foreign in a physical body such as an invading plant pollen, or chemical. The process (of its attack) is inflammation, and intermittent bouts of it will stomp out the invaders to protect one's health. But if inflammation is constant, it remains in fight mode even if a foreign invader doesn't
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Jeff Dailey7 Habits of People Who Age Well
Exercise, diet—even attitude—can be as important as genetics when it comes to growing old gracefully. "Old age," as Bette Davis once said, "is no place for sissies." But that doesn’t mean you need to chicken out. Sure, growing older affects nearly every part of your body—including your hair, skin, heart, muscles, and more—but aging well may be as simple as adopting these (mostly) easy everyday habits. 7 Habits of People Who Age Well 7 Habits of People Who Age Well Maintain a positive attitude. You are what you think you are when it comes to aging. Seniors who think of age as a means to wisdom and
Continue readingEasy Affordable Tips To Maintain A Healthy Lifestyle
Easy Affordable Tips To Maintain A Healthy Lifestyle Today's baby boomers are growing older gracefully. And although more than 10,000 boomers each day will turn 65, most are not letting their age stop them from maintaining active and healthy lifestyles. Easy Affordable Tips To Maintain A Healthy Lifestyle Here are a few ways to ensure that you (or the ones you love) stay healthy, active and safe: Maintain regular health screenings and immunizations While it is important to have regular check-ups with your family doctor, it's equally important to monitor vitals more frequently. Luckily, most local pharmacies offer free blood
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