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Diligence in Dental Hygiene Deters Heart Disease in Seniors

It’s never easy to lose a loved one, especially when you know something as basic as proper dental hygiene may have prevented their illness or fatal health condition in the first place. The facts are confirmed. There is a direct link between your heart and your gums where bacteria can spread causing unimaginable cardiac damage. Not...

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12 Ways Seniors can Stay Young at Heart and Age Gracefully

When my little lady with dementia passed away recently, I became flooded with memories of the time we shared together. Betty was a spit-fire with a free spirit that seemed contagious to her friends and family. In as much as she had never remarried after the love of her life divorced her and left her...

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Colon Cancer Awareness and Screenings Critical for Seniors

Although, it’s not a particularly easy subject to approach with people, it seems a bit easier in a blog than face-to-face. I’m talking about colon cancer. It is the third most common type of cancer, as well as the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. It is worth talking about....

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Senior Nutrition Impacts Overall Quality of Life

If you have ever shared a meal with family, you may have noticed Great Aunt Alice “eating like a bird,” spooning-out small portions of food, picking at it with her fork, actually eating very little. The same may have been true of Uncle Frank, who was forced to get dentures that never really fit quite...

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New Year, New You: How Movement Helps Seniors Achieve Successful Aging

As more and more Baby Boomers reach their senior years, I’ve noticed that grandmas don’t always look like my grandmothers did as they grew older. More and more, men and women are doing a better job taking care of themselves to prevent visible and invisible signs and symptoms of aging. Don’t get me wrong. In...

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10 Tips to Help Seniors Fight the Flu

We are right in the middle of Florida’s flu season, yet by the end of December 2019, FloridaHealth.gov had reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], that influenza was widespread across the state, with a higher number of cases having been reported by the last week of the decade, than in the...

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Focus on Bathroom Safety to Minimize Senior Fall Risks

The annual statistics regarding seniors falling are alarming. The incidents of seniors falling in bathrooms are even more staggering. According to the National Council on Aging, 25% of the American senior population experience a fall each year. A senior dies every 19 minutes from a fall, and a senior is sent to the emergency room for...

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Lifestyle Choices Impact Seniors' Heart Health

I am really working hard to keep my New Year’s resolution on track in 2020, which means I am consciously shopping for healthy foods, preparing nutritious meals, and staying on track with my exercise routine. I, like most people, resolved to eat better and exercise more regularly as part of a healthy lifestyle. I know...

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Make Time to Bake for Family Fun with Seniors Living Alone

If it is possible to have any positive take-away from the sudden, tragic loss of NBA star, Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and their seven friends, colleagues and teammates, in what has been described as a violent helicopter crash, it is to remember each day is a gift, and we should always make time for...

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