Category: Healthy Aging

Healthy Aging

7 Common Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease is defined as a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. It is a progressive disease, meaning symptoms gradually worsen over time.

Healthy Aging

Visiting During Flu Season

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “as of late December, all national key flu indicators are elevated and about half of the country is experiencing high flu activity.” And while flu activity typically peaks December through February, “seasonal flu activity can begin as early as October and continue to occur as late as May.”

Healthy Aging

Who Should Get the Shingles Vaccine?

Recently, I sat watching a professional football game with my family. During a commercial break, an advertisement aired of a 60-something former pro quarterback urging the viewers to receive the herpes zoster, or shingles vaccine.

Healthy Aging

Study Proves Staying Active Longer May Be Within Your Control

It’s something we’ve all heard for years: Exercise can help keep older adults healthy. But now a study, the first of its kind to look at frail, older adults, proves that physical activity can help these people maintain their mobility and dodge physical disability.