Seniors News

If you’ve never exercised, or if you stopped exercising for some reason, you need not resign yourself to a sedentary (unhealthy) life. Programs like Stronger Seniors are designed just for you- to help you start slowly, and build up to a routine you will enjoy and stick wit...

Studies show that getting the right amount of sleep is an important part of maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding obesity, which has been linked to colorectal, breast and kidney cancers. Read more

Geriatricians are “experts in complexity,” said Dr. Eric Widera, director of the geriatrics medicine fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. No one better understands how multiple medical problems interact in older people ...

Seniors enjoying their healthy longevity

If you have decided to make make 2017 a more healthful year for you, your lifestyle choices will change. What course will you chart? Diet? Exercise? How much? How little?  ??

Effect of exercise on brain health With aging, however, proteins called brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels fall. The decline is considered one reason brain function deteriorates in the elderly. Certain types of exercise, namely, ...

Arthritis is a clear sign of poor bone health that approaches primarily as one starts aging. It mainly affects the joints and people suffering from it complain of joint pain and stiffness.  Other symptoms ...

“All parts of the body if used in moderation and exercised in labors to which each is accustomed, become thereby healthy and well developed, and age slowly; but if unused and left idle, they become liable to disease, defective in growth, and age...

Let’s face it.  Quantity without quality is no fun.  Quality without quantity is a ripoff. You really need both quality and quantity to get the most out of retirement years.  You need functional longevity. Read more

If you’ve had Part B for longer than 12 months, you can get a yearly “Wellness” visit to develop or update a personalized plan to prevent disease or disability based on your current health and risk factors. <...