Sleep often changes with age. Melatonin production can decrease, circadian rhythms can shiftearlier, and deep sleep can become shorter. Stress, medications, and health conditions canadd to the challenge.Practical fixes include consistent sleep and wake times, limiting caffeine after mid afternoon,reducing evening alcohol, and keeping the bedroom cool and dark. A...
Regardless of age, individuals should have the right to pursue a full high quality life of their own choosing. Yet oftentimes many aging boomers falsely believe that aging will not permit the indulgence of formerly loved practices. Sexuality is on the top of this list. In today’s world sex is...
It’s hard to believe, but sadly it is true. There is a growing number of cases where Baby Boomers are contracting this life-altering disease. According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2005 persons age 50 and older accounted for 15% of new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. What many do not know...
Cholesterol is can be a problem for anyone, especially the fast food generation with poor exercise habits, but it is particularly troublesome when it is also an elderly problem. Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the cells of the body. Some cholesterol is good for you as it is needed...
Six years ago, scientists showed that stem cells had promise in treating strokes. They tracked the body’s own stem cells during brain repair; learned how to target stroke-damaged regions; expanded tests on animals; further refined their methods; and finally we have today’s study, in which the cells finally behaved with...
Our negative thoughts can wreck havoc on our physical and mental health. While the effects on our mental health are obvious, most of us ignore or do not understand how negativity takes a toll on our physical well being. We all know that negative emotions add to our stress levels,...
Traditionally, when we think of a heart attack we think of crushing pain in the chest that seems to radiate down the left arm. While these may be the classic symptoms for men, they are not always the symptoms of a woman’s heart attack. It is a good idea for baby...
Diabetes is a serious metabolic disease caused by the body’s inability to produce proper amounts of insulin to regulate the usage and storage of sugar in the bloodstream. When your body converts food into glucose, it goes into the blood stream, and the insulin is what helps the glucose get...
Yes, Aspirin saves lives! Keep it in your home always! It can no doubt tame headaches but it can also expand prevent heart disease and save your life if you are having a heart attack. The number of elderly problems of baby boomers surviving a heart attack can increase to 10,000 simply...
In this day and age, there are many different options available to keep yourself healthy when you know what you are up against. For some, it seems as if some diagnoses just come out of the blue. What you may not know is that your grandmother or uncle had the...
