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Dangerous Drugs That Put Seniors At Risk

By on Friday, May 24th, 2013 | No Comments

Guest arti­cle from Drug­watch, a con­sumer watch­dog web­site, on the dan­gers of cer­tain pre­scrip­tion med­ica­tions for seniors.

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Frailty Syndrome

By on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 | No Comments

Frailty is becom­ing a major con­cern of physi­cians treat­ing the elderly. Dis­cover some of the com­po­nents of frailty that geron­tol­o­gists are study­ing in this guest post pro­vided by Lau­rie G. Jacobs, MD of Albert Ein­stein Col­lege of Medicine.

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Altered Gait and Early Cognitive Impairment Symptoms

By on Friday, February 22nd, 2013 | No Comments

Emerg­ing research shows that changes in walk­ing pat­terns can be early warn­ing signs of demen­tia. But can some­one with altered gait be retrained to walk with ease, ele­gance and bal­ance, thus pre­vent­ing cog­ni­tive decline?

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Chiropractic for Seniors– What I’ve Learned

By on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 | 1 Comment

Dr. Lavine shares his insight into the chal­lenges of pro­vid­ing chi­ro­prac­tic care for an aging population.

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The Latest on Muscle Strength, Balance Training and Brain Fitness

By on Sunday, January 20th, 2013 | No Comments

Key top­ics from Dr. Lavine’s lec­ture on Mus­cle Strength, Bal­ance Train­ing and Brain Fitness

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The Danger of Dehydration in the Elderly

By on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 | No Comments

Know the signs of dehy­dra­tion in the elderly, the com­mon causes, and the sim­ple steps to fix the problem.

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Sex Over Sixty

By on Sunday, July 15th, 2012 | No Comments

Healthy sex life over sixty? Here’s one woman’s story.

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Guest Post: Walking Seniors Raise Fitness, Funds for Charity

By on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 | No Comments

One woman’s inspir­ing story of dis­cov­er­ing walk­ing as the ideal way to improve fit­ness, raise funds for char­ity, and strengthen social ties.

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Tips for Choosing Senior Alert Systems

By on Sunday, January 1st, 2012 | 1 Comment

Learn why I rec­om­mended Aler­tUSA when my mom needed a senior med­ical alert sys­tem for peace of mind.

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Be Prepared for Life — Four Steps All Seniors Should Take to Prevent Falls and Minimize Their Impact

By on Sunday, January 1st, 2012 | 1 Comment

Plan ahead to avoid falls in your home and to min­i­mize the neg­a­tive health impact if you do have an unfor­tu­nate acci­dent. Learn the four most impor­tant steps you can take to be prepared.

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