Since more than 25 percent of seniors fall every year, guest blogger from SafeWise outlines the 5 best ways caregivers can help their aging loved ones prevent falls.
The Caregiver’s Checklist: Vacation
As the primary caregiver for a loved one, you have a lot to keep track of. In all likelihood, you probably make a lot of checklists just to get through the day. Prescription medicine? Check. Doctor’s appointment? Check. Physical therapy? Check. All-Inclusive Caribbean...
Running With AFib
Running a great way to get yourself into shape, but did you know that there are more benefits from running than just weight loss? Running can also lead to the prevention of strokes, high blood pressure and osteoporosis. Running relieves your stress levels and...
Treatment Options for Strokes
Patient rights and informed consent are a critical part of modern medicine. As a patient, you have the right to understand your condition, the treatments available to you and the potential risks connected to those treatment options. But what happens when you can’t...
Sugar-Free Foods With Major Taste
It’s no secret that sugar is harming our bodies. Linked to obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk, sugar seems to be at the heart of many modern day epidemics. In a recent study performed by the Centers for Disease Control, it was discovered that roughly 70...
Video Games for Healthy Aging
Aging isn’t all fun and games, that’s for sure. It should be fun and games once in awhile. You probably think video games are for kids and in a lot of ways they are. There’s a good reason for this. Video games help children develop hand-eye-coordination,...
