Foods Seniors with Osteoporosis Should Eat
Osteoporosis is a disease that affects bone health. The bodies of people with osteoporosis aren’t able to build new bone tissue quickly enough to replace bone tissue that is lost. It makes bones weak and[...]
How Does Heart Failure Progress?
Heart failure is a condition in which the heart becomes too weak or too stiff to adequately pump blood through the body. It is typically caused by other underlying health conditions that damage the heart,[...]
My Aging Mother is Always Dizzy
Few symptoms are so universal as dizziness in determining when something is wrong with the body. Dizzy spells can indicate a small imbalance or something much more serious. In aging adults, who are more prone[...]
Can Aging Adults Develop Shingles?
The same virus that causes chickenpox in children, varicella zoster, can lay dormant in the body for many decades before manifesting in a painful skin eruption known as shingles. Shingles is quite common in aging[...]
4 Ways to Bust Through Caregiver Stress
One out of every three adults in the United States is a family caregiver for another adult. Being a caregiver can be very rewarding. Its good to know that youre making a difference in someones[...]
3 Ways to Relieve Psoriasis Itch at Home
Psoriasis affects around 7.5 million people in the United States. Its a chronic condition that causes skin cells to advance through their life cycle more quickly than they should. It causes the skin cells to[...]
