By Chris Jones/Active Senior’s Digest With Lyme Disease Awareness Month now in the past, Linda Lowery hopes awareness regarding the disease will spread. Lyme disease […] Read More
Category: HEALTH & WELLNESS
The need for good oral health continues as a person ages, becomes chronically ill or moves to a long-term care residence. Unfortunately, many older adults, […] Read More
As part of Oral Health Month in Canada, National Dental Hygienists Week takes place from April 6 to 12. It’s a perfect opportunity to set […] Read More
You don’t have to go far for top quality cancer care in Durham Region. Lakeridge Health’s R.S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre is located in […] Read More
Imagine if someone you love goes missing — the worry can be agonizing. When the person has dementia, it takes it up a notch. And […] Read More
We often use “wander” to describe how someone with dementia appears to walk around aimlessly. This suggests there is no purpose behind the action. But […] Read More
When Moira was diagnosed with young onset dementia at the age of 51, she and her family had some difficult decisions to make. She had […] Read More
When it comes to staying healthy, most of us understand the basics by now — eat right, exercise, don’t smoke cigarettes and limit alcohol intake. […] Read More
Just as technological tools are increasingly used to support health and fitness efforts, why wouldn’t seniors want in on the expanding variety of available tech […] Read More
By Helen Christos Tofu. Helps menopausal women with hot flashes due to each content of plant estrogen and easing up hormone swings. Chicken. This great […] Read More
By Helen Christos The first essential for vitality, physical well-being, and protection against disease and deterioration with passing time is an adequate diet. Right eating […] Read More
By Dave Flaherty/Active Senior’s Digest What began as a simple feeling of tiredness turned into months of debilitating pain for Anne Van Burek. This past […] Read More
Every year we are told to get the flu shot, but seniors are of the groups it is most important for. Dr. Bryna Warshawsky, medical […] Read More
By Helen Christos Health is a mind-over-matter situation for all of us. The bottom line is that if something is amiss, emotionally or psychologically, it […] Read More