Importance of Having a Good Balance at Older Age The most dreaded accident connected to walking at older age is a fall with a bone fracture as a result. You probably have read somewhere already that one in three people over 65 years old fall at least once a year. Too often a hip fracture, … [Read more…]
Over time working with elderly and their families, I found that a time comes when our aged loved ones either do not want any gifts, or you have already gifted everything you could think of. However, there is a wide range of things, devices that you have not thought of yet, which is perfectly normal, … [Read more…]
While browsing YouTube in search for a video I remember I saw some time ago, I instead kept on running into a lady teaching what seemed to be a very gentle yoga for seniors, called – Chair Yoga. The elderly she was teaching seemed to quite enjoy themselves, so, of course, I simply had to … [Read more…]
In less than three short weeks, the Christian world will observe All Saint’s Day and All Souls’ Day, on November the 1st and the 2nd. Still mostly Christian, but somewhat mixed, there is a parallel observance, a festival of the dead in Mexico and some other Latin American countries – Dia de los Muertos. (Or … [Read more…]
With symptoms like memory loss, frequent confusions, sleeping problems, personality or mood changes, disorientation, hallucinations, etc. at an old age, one would normally think of the possibility of early stage of dementia. However, a trained doctor will try to first see if there is some other, perhaps curable cause of these symptoms. There are conditions … [Read more…]
Dementia is not something that happens suddenly, overnight, but a gradual worsening of cognitive functions. It could be described as a chronic brain impairment and not only a more serious memory loss, which may be frequent in elderly. It is much more than that and it is not a normal part of aging. Understanding that … [Read more…]
No matter how old we are, we all love to have fun, and elderly people are no exception. Particularly sharing with others enjoyable activities, having a good laugh and boosting the energy can be a superb way to stay active in life. A list of leisure activities for elderly might help in achieving this. What … [Read more…]
Nearly everyone snores at some point in their life, but it becomes more common as we age. Our muscles become increasingly flabby and loose, so they are easier triggered into vibration. What Causes the Snoring Sound? Snoring is produced by vibration of various soft tissues in the airways. Vibrations are caused by the air that … [Read more…]
Material: Dental grade copolymers-BPA and latex free Price: £89.00 Money back guarantee: 30 days Where to buy: Amazon, as the price is much higher on the manufacturer’s site An Overview of SnoreMD When sleeping, our body is relaxed. So are the soft tissues of our airways. When these muscles are too relaxed, they will fail … [Read more…]
Stress effects on the body-in elderly? One would say the elderly are beyond being stressed. Their life is now already peaceful and should be stress-free. If you are an elderly, would you agree or strongly disagree? How stressful is your life? What has always been and will always be the greatest desire of our life? … [Read more…]