If you’re a senior, getting the flu can be serious. This is because in older adults, the immune system has weakened which can cause the flu to become something more serious. The flu in a senior can turn into bronchitis or even worse, pneumonia. One of the most serious and common flu complications is pneumonia,…
Everyone wants to stay vital and healthy as they age, but there is another way to do it besides eating well and getting regular exercise. The other way to stay feeling good is doing some social networking. When you age, it becomes harder to learn and retain more information, especially if you don’t do things…
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or OCPD, is debilitating and affects both a person’s lifestyle and even how they do their occupation. Not only smokers get this disease but non-smokers too. This condition can damage the brain and the body because of the lack of oxygen intake also, not just the lungs. But if you have…
There are two kinds of arthritis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis with osteoarthritis being the most common. There are treatments for arthritis; you can learn to protect your joints, help to reduce discomfort from it, plus improve your mobility. Learning how to conserve your energy and how to do day to day tasks is important also…
When you get older, you may notice your sleeping patterns changing. You may wake up earlier, or go to sleep earlier or sleep less deeply. This is a normal part of aging; however, disturbed sleep is not. Disturbed sleep is when you wake up tired each day no matter how much sleep you get. This…