The vast majority of women who go through menopause will also experience hot flashes along with their other symptoms. Depending on where you are when they happen, they can be just downright embarrassing. Your face turns red, you break out in a sweat, and you HAVE to fan yourself or you might just melt on… Read More »
Anti-Aging Solutions Beyond Your Face
While most of our aging shows on our face before any place else, anti-aging isn’t just about the wrinkles on your face. As we age, a lot of the aging process happens inside our body this affects our joints, our emotions and our organs. A lot of the time we don’t really feel like we’re… Read More »
7 Habits to Help You Feel Younger Than You Are
It is true that we all get older – it’s a fact of life. From the moment you are born you begin to age: your body, your mind, your skin … it all gets older. So, what’s the secret to feeling younger than you are? It’s not really a secret at all. Some scientists actually… Read More »
Recognizing the Signs: Watching for Depression in Older Adults
This Guest Post is from Harry Cline from newcaregiver.org. This is always an important topic, but even more so during the pandemic. Enjoy! People go through many physical and life changes, as they grow older. The aging process often exacerbates health problems that limit your ability to do things you enjoy, or reduce mobility altogether.… Read More »
What Are the Most Common Arthritis Types People Can Have?
Arthritis isn’t only a pain in the backside. It’s a painful inflammation that surrounds the joints in your body. Many people suffer from osteoarthritis, the most common type, but there are more than 100 other types of arthritis. The first certainty about arthritis is that it’s misunderstood. The term ‘arthritis’ actually refers to a collection… Read More »
Understand What Causes Arthritis to Develop in Your Joints
Different types of arthritis are caused by various factors. Learning about the risks and predisposed causations of these debilitating conditions can help you navigate away from them or manage them more effectively. Some can be avoided, and the onset of others can be delayed well into the golden years. Moreover, some types of arthritis can… Read More »
Alternative Arthritis Therapies Can Help to Manage It Better
Alternative treatment options have been available for eons, but they’re becoming more popular with the science to support them. All arthritis types can be treated effectively with natural therapies. They can even lower uric acid levels in gout. These alternative options can treat the effects of arthritis and the pain that accompanies it. Some methods… Read More »
New Book – Healthy Habits
Habits can be good or bad. Of course the ones we want to keep are the good one and either drop the bad habits entirely or change them to good ones. In my new book Healthy Habits, I teach you how to identify bad habits and some things you can do to change them. In… Read More »
Part-Time Jobs Perfect for Retirement
This great post today is from our Guest Author Sharon Wagner from Senior Friendly. info and highlights some jobs that are geared toward seniors and working from home. Not only will these jobs provide some extra money to supplement your retirement income, but they also help keep your brain sharp. Now onto the article …… Read More »
4 Surprising Ways You Can Live Your Senior Years to the Fullest
NOTE: This is another article from Guest Author Jason Lewis. If you recall, he also wrote 7 Ways To Improve Your Quality Of Life If You’re Over 65 here on this blog. Enjoy the read! ***************************************************************** Are you a senior looking to get more out of life? Well, it probably won’t surprise you to know… Read More »
Senior Fall Prevention Guide 2020-2021
Our Guest Post today is provided by Michael at ElderFreedom.net. Visit them for more great information on Senior Living. As we age physical changes, prior and emerging health conditions, and occasionally even the medications used to treat those conditions, all make accidental falls more likely. In fact, falls are a leading cause of injury among… Read More »
5 Fitness Rules for Seniors to Follow
Want to increase your chances of living to be 100? Working out—even in small increments—is one of the keys to living a healthy and long life. As longevity becomes more and more talked about, we’re all looking for ways to live longer and better. As one experts puts it, “Your workouts should depend on your individual… Read More »
How to Look After Your Brain as You Get Older
As we age, many of us will expect to become more forgetful. What we might not realize though is that we can also expect to see our IQ diminish. ‘Fluid intelligence’ (the ability to wrestle with an abstract concept and produce a useful answer) is negatively correlated with age, meaning that the older we become,… Read More »
7 Ways to Improve Your Quality of Life if You’re Over 65
NOTE: This article is from my Guest Author Jason Lewis. Enjoy! ***************************************************************** Author Cecelia Ahern said, “Age is just a number, not a state of mind or a reason for any type of particular behavior.” While there exists no magic pill for immortality or a long, happy life, there are steps you can take to… Read More »
Senior Health: Protecting Your Bones As You Age
This blog post on Bone Health starts the first of a series of 10 posts concerning seniors and their health. Each post provides some common sense things one can do to prevent the condition (or at least keep it from getting worse) as discussed in each post. The other posts will be on: Arthritis Cancer… Read More »
Staying Young Through Diet And Exercise
Everyone is looking for ways of staying young. There is evidence of that on every billboard you drive by and every advertisement you hear on the radio. Everywhere manufacturers and companies are trying to find ways to sell you products that are going to make you look and feel younger. Do they work? Some of… Read More »
3 Essential Stretches You Need to Know
When it comes to stretching, there are innumerable stretches that you can do, all of which can help you become more flexible, increase mobility, and reduce muscle and joint pain. But, with so many to choose from, it can be hard to know which ones to do. Of course if you have a certain part… Read More »
5 Foods That Support Bone Health
It seems like everywhere you look, there is new information on food that supports bone health. Why is there such an emphasis on bone health and what are the foods that you can eat to build strong bones? Why is Bone Density Important? Bone density may be the only factor that determines whether a minor… Read More »
5 Tips To Improve Mobility With Arthritis
For many people, especially the elderly, arthritis is a debilitating illness. Arthritis causes increased inflammation around the joint that can lead to immobility and pain. While there are conventional medical treatments that are available for people with arthritis, many wonder what can be done along with medication to help improve mobility with their arthritis. In… Read More »
Using Yoga and Pilates as Exercise for the Over 50 Group
Yoga is a great callisthenic exercise for everyone. By performing yoga you can improve your mental and physical health, have fun, meet new people, and generally better your life. What’s more, yoga’s extreme popularity means that it’s more accessible than ever, with many gyms offering a wide variety of cheap yoga classes for people of… Read More »
10 Ways To Live Longer
There are 10 ways to live longer that you can add to your life right now. Once you’ve made all ten part of your life, you’ll feel like a new person. We’ve all heard the statement that you are what you eat and sadly, it’s true. 1 – Your diet today will show up on… Read More »
Top 10 Causes of Premature Aging
Getting older is simply part of living. However, you might have things in your life that are actually causing your body’s aging process to speed up. So you end up looking and feeling older than you really are. A study performed on biological markers showed that there was more aging in people who suffered from… Read More »
Simple Strength Training for Seniors
When we reach our senior years, the last thing most of us picture ourselves doing is strength training by ‘pumping iron’. However, we might just have to revise our image of ourselves, because the truth is that anyone can benefit from strength training at any age. In fact, strength training is ideal for any woman… Read More »
Boost Your Metabolism to Stay Young!
Many people complain about their increasing weight as they age, even though they have tried to eat less than they did years ago. Aging can certainly be accompanied with increasing body weight; however, it is something that can be avoided or at least minimized if you boost your metabolism. Your BMR as You Age BMR… Read More »
Why You May Not Be Losing Weight With Yoga… and What You Can Do About it!
Olivia Summers at Success Life Publishing has some great helpful hints on why you are not losing weight and why that stubborn scale just might not be budging—and what you can do about it! Read what she says to find out why you might not be able to get rid of those unwanted pounds. You… Read More »
Beat The Aging Process With 5 Key Tips
Aging is inevitable. No matter how hard we try, it will catch up with us eventually, but that does not mean that you have to sit back and let it prematurely take your youth away. No, there are things you can do starting right now to beat the aging process, and maintain your youthful looks… Read More »
Aging and Free Radicals – What Does It Mean to You?
Aging is a mysterious process to many people. The theory of aging and free radicals has become quite mainstream in recent history. Understanding this theory takes a bit of technical knowledge. To understand free radicals, you have to understand the normal function of a cell. Cells in the human body create energy. While they are… Read More »
Anti-Aging Diet Essentials
Your mother or grandmother may have told you “what you eat and drink today, walks and talks tomorrow”. If you have even a small degree of self-awareness you will have realized that certain foods can make you feel good. You will almost certainly be aware that some foods and drink can provide short-term pleasure, but… Read More »
Is Your Mindset Affecting Your Weight Loss?
If you were to spend just 10 minutes on Google researching statistics on weight loss, or people failing at trying to lose weight, or sticking to their diets, or achieving the body that they want, you’d be appalled at how small the number is of those who achieved their goal. The current stats show a… Read More »
7 Ways to Fight Menopause Naturally- Part 2
In Part 1, we looked at some of the symptoms of menopause and how to use exercise, herbs and yoga as natural methods to manage menopausal sysmptoms. In this part, we continue our journey by looking at acupuncture, diet, soy and deep breathing as natural symptom management methods. Acupuncture Another form of alternative help is… Read More »
7 Ways to Fight Menopause Naturally – Part 1
In this two-part series, we are going to explore 7 natural ways to help relieve the symptoms of menopause. In Part 1 we are discussing exercise, herbs and yoga as ways to gain relief. In Part 2 we look at acupuncture, diet, soy and deep breathing.The links in these posts reference books on the highlighted… Read More »
How A Light Weight Training Program Can Improve Your Health
Lifting light weights can improve your health in a number of ways. The most obvious benefit is that it can help you build lean muscle so you will be more toned and trim. The muscle you build has many benefits for your health. First, it helps stabilize your joints, which can protect you from injury… Read More »
Keep Your Mind Healthy With Brain Exercise/ Do You Know How to Keep Your Brain Sharp As You Age?
There are many different types of mental illness in the world, and they affect people differently. This is why it is often so hard to pinpoint what their situation is and then to find the right course of treatment for it. The goal with such treatment in the elderly is to help the individual have… Read More »
5 Reasons Why You As a Woman Over 50 Should be Strength Training
If you are not strength training, then you have no idea how much better your life could get as a woman over 50. In fact, if you are not strength training right now, you should start as it is never too late. Why is strength training so important for women? Women’s bodies seem to age… Read More »
Maintaining Your Independence and Mobility – Part 2
Here is Part 2 of Maintaining Your Independence and Mobility. In Part 1, we talked about how to maintain balance and strength, fall-proof your home and to drive safely. Let’s look at working, outsourcing and when it is time to no longer live alone. Keeping Up at Work A few years ago, most people would… Read More »
Maintaining Your Independence and Mobility – Part 1
As you get older, mobility can sometimes become an issue. No one ever wants to need help with mobility and everyone wants to be independent. But sometimes, there are just certain tasks that can become more difficult to do as you get older. There are certain things you can do to stay independent. But other… Read More »
How Exercise Can Help You Stay Young and Live Longer
Exercising is one of the real secrets of slowing down the aging process and living longer. It cannot be found in the hands of a plastic surgeon. It also does not mean that you need to have plenty of money to splurge to be able to have your skin, face and other body parts look… Read More »
Prevent Aging With Exercise – The Best Anti-Aging Exercise You Can Do
As we age, hormonal levels diminish and our skin, muscles and bones begin to deteriorate. A good anti-aging exercise regime should stimulate hormone production and promote strength and flexibility. Studies have shown that nothing works better to attain anti-aging effects than a regular exercise program. ‘Regular’ is the key word – unless your exercise program… Read More »
Benefits of Exercise
The benefits of exercise for your body are so much wider than most people ever imagine. Everyone knows that exercise helps you to maintain a healthy weight. We have all been lectured on cardiovascular exercise to keep our hearts in shape. Most of us know that walking helps to increase circulation and lower blood pressure.… Read More »
