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Insights from Finland About Senior Independence and Exercise

Insights from Finland About Senior Independence and Exercise Finland is known for valuing healthy, active living. And did you know that with the exception of Japan, Finland has the fastest-growing percentage of older adults of any country? University researchers in Finland are drawing on many studies of its older population to learn the best ways… Read More

Experts Offer Health and Safety Tips for the Holidays

Experts Offer Health and Safety Tips for the Holidays The holidays are here! Festive lights and music cheer us up during these darkest days of the year. We reunite with loved ones—either in person, or perhaps online, as many of us did last year. Unwrapping our heirloom decorations bathes us in pleasant nostalgia. Experts say… Read More

Holiday Gifts for Senior Safety

Holiday Gifts for Senior Safety Santa is making his list and checking it twice. This holiday season, make your own list—of emergency preparation plans, that is! Are you shopping for your older parents, grandparents, or other senior loved ones? It can be hard to think of the perfect gift. A tie, a fruitcake, cologne, a… Read More

Reducing Caregiver Stress When a Loved One Has Alzheimer’s Disease

Reducing Caregiver Stress When a Loved One Has Alzheimer’s Disease Each year in November, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America sponsors Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. November is also National Family Caregivers Month—so appropriate, because people who are providing care for a loved one who is living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related condition face many challenges, and… Read More

A Flu Shot Reminder for Heart Patients

A Flu Shot Reminder for Heart Patients When it comes to vaccines, most of the conversation these days concerns shots to protect us from COVID-19. People who are living with a heart condition are at higher risk of both contracting the virus that causes COVID, and experiencing serious illness when they do. But this is… Read More

Tell Your Doctor About Alternative Medicine Practices

Tell Your Doctor About Alternative Medicine Practices Today, many people are using health care approaches that are not considered to typically be part of conventional medical care. According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), these products and practices fall into three categories: Complementary practices are used along with conventional medicine—for example, massage… Read More