Category Archives: Senior Health

As a kid, you probably developed chicken pox—a rash all over your body that was incredibly itchy and made you miss several school days. You may think that chicken pox is something that only young children experience, but it can affect seniors too, and when it does, it is known as shingles. Shingles is far ...click here to read more

You may think that lifting weights and building muscle is only for the younger generation, but it is equally as important to continue building muscle as you age. As you age, muscle loss occurs at a much quicker rate, which can impair a person’s strength, balance, and mobility. Stacy Schroder of the Masonic Village at ...click here to read more

The battle of the bulge has been raging for as long as humans have existed, with belly fat being the number one enemy. Also known as abdominal or central obesity, having extra fat around the stomach area has not only been a cause of distress for many people, but has also been specifically linked to ...click here to read more

Developing swollen ankles can be quite painful, and it may make you concerned. Swollen ankles in the elderly are especially common and can be the result of many different conditions, some having a more benign cause while others could be a more serious medical condition. Having swollen ankles can be painful and uncomfortable and should ...click here to read more

Autumn is just around the corner, which means declining temperatures and trading your summer clothes for something warmer. While watching the leaves change is enjoyable for most, a new study suggests that changes in temperature and atmospheric pressure may be related to an increase in hospitalization and even death in elderly patients with heart failure. ...click here to read more

In previous e-mails, we told you about the benefits of sex, which include burning calories, reducing stress, improving sleep, increasing intimacy, and improving your mood. Well, you can now add boosting brain power to that list too, according to latest research findings. Researchers of the study published in The Journals of Gerontology found that regular ...click here to read more

Getting older is not fun. We get tired more quickly and more often, we lose much of our strength, and we are slower mentally. While this can make us envy the young, our bodies have learned to cope with the unavoidable course that is the aging process. A new study finds that older brains have ...click here to read more

Getting older is often characterized by graying hair, more free time, and living your life in relative ease at your golden years. But getting older also means that your health is more delicate, as your body is unable to maintain itself as it once did. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision ...click here to read more

Living with several health conditions is something almost exclusively experienced by the elderly. As we reach our older years, the human body becomes less capable of fighting off infection and is more susceptible to disease. This often leads seniors to experience symptoms that reduce their quality of life. It is estimated that about 70 percent ...click here to read more

Getting older is synonymous with becoming frail and weak. It is mostly due to the loss of muscle that the aging process is known for. While it might not be easy for seniors to build muscle, a new study finds that if seniors were to consume protein three times a day, it could make them ...click here to read more

Senescent cells, which are the cells associated with aging, have been linked to bone loss in mice. This discovery could help healthcare experts find ways to target age-related diseases, especially those associated with bone mass and strength. An estimated 44 million women and men age 50 and older in the United States are impacted by ...click here to read more

Old and frail are two words that usually go hand in hand, because as we age, our bones and muscles deteriorate and become weaker. Rigorous exercise is not something that the elderly population does often, and they aren’t expected to. But this is exactly what researchers from the University of Buffalo are proposing — preclinical ...click here to read more

If you’re over the age of 50, then memory problems are something of a concern for you. Unfortunately, as we age, our brains don’t stay as sharp as they once were. For some, this mild cognitive impairment can eventually lead to Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. There are currently 5.4 million Americans suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. ...click here to read more

Many people believe that the prime years of being sexually active are your 20s and 30s, but in fact, it’s men over the age of 60 that are experiencing a boost in libido. Elly Muhwezi, an executive director for the Mbarara district civil society organizations forum explained, “You find a man at 70 (years) and ...click here to read more