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Although there is no cure for cognitive decline, the following preventative measures that you can take to help you keep your wits about you. As we ...
Eating a healthy, well-balanced diet is important throughout your lifespan, but it becomes even more vital as aging occurs. Healthy weight maintenance ...
Using the first day of the Fall season to promote awareness of National Falls Prevention Awareness Week (Sept. 21-25) is a clever and important ...
Exercise is important for good health at any age. Exercise can help maintain proper body weight and help regulate blood glucose and insulin levels to ...
Most of you have probably seen the television commercial where a woman falls and says, “I have fallen and can’t get up!” That ad illustrates that we ...
As caregivers in the world of dementia, we often feel as if we cannot prepare in advance for the day-to-day activities of caring for our loved one. We ...