If you want to age gracefully, you need to choose a healthy diet. A diet that includes foods that fights against the disease. Over the years, research have shown that a healthy diet can dramatic reduce the incidents of a number of diseases such as diabetes, some types of cancers, and heart disease. The list grows as more and more research is done.
Eating a healthy diet is quite simple. First and foremost, avoid excess fat and sugar. Eat more fruits and vegetables. But there is much more than that! You need to educate yourself about vitamins and minerals that are essential for a healthy and long life. You need to understand about calories and proportions. Learn about the food pyramid and you will have a good grasp of what makes for a balanced diet that will be good for your health.  Read more...

The older you get, the more likely it is that you will loss your balance and take a fall. In fact, in some research studies by the federal government, one in three adults age 65 and older fall in their homes or on slick conditions outside. When a senior adult fractures a bone, the majority of the time it is due to a fall. Fractures resulting from falls can lead to hospital stays, take longer to heal, and steals your independence. For some people, permanent disability can result and even death.  Read more...

Retirement can be a rewarding time in your life where you can focus exclusively on your life pursuits. Nevertheless, at some point in your life, you may find yourself in a situation where you need a medical procedure or your mental capacity diminished. No one wants to think in those terms, of course, but you should be prepared for it if it does happen. In order to avoid having your family fight about your care if you are incapacitated, you need a living will or some type of life directives in place to make clear of your wishes when you cannot express them on your own.  Read more...

Growing old is a gradual process. Each person is different and will show their age in various ways. A large part of how you age depends on your genetic history. However, in this day and age of technology, you can make some important lifestyle decisions which can control some of the aging process to a certain extent.

Below are some of the most common signs of aging that are normal. Keep in mind that due to lifestyle choices and genetics, some of these signs may or may not apply to your. And always remember, regardless of your DNA, healthy lifestyle choices can make a difference in how you age.  Read more...

For some people, retirement is something that they literally work and plan for their entire adult life. They usually know exactly what they will do with their time. For others, retirement turns out to be nothing like they had imagined. In fact, some seniors become bored and depressed, which can eventually affect their health in retirement. Whether you recognize the symptoms of depression in yourself or you are a family member who is concerned about a retired loved one, you should know about the warning signs.  Read more...

A healthy diet is certainly important for a healthy retirement, but exercise, or any form of physical activity, is possibly the most important way to keep healthy. It’s been scientifically proven that exercise can prevent disease and greatly slow down some signs of aging. But as you get older, your strength and sense of balance is not the same as when you were younger and you have to take certain precautions to lessen the chance of you getting injured.  Read more...

While cataracts can strike younger people, the problem usually develop in older adults. Cataracts are characterized by clouding of the eye’s lens, which normally is clear and serves to focus images onto the retina at the back of the eye. The lens is mostly made up of water and protein. The protein is arranged in a precise manner that keeps the lens clear and let light pass through it.

However, as we age, some of the protein may break down and clump together and start to turn cloudy in parts of the lens, resulting in a cataract. Over time, the clumps may grow larger and cloud more of the lens, making it harder to see by blocking some of the light which would normally pass through the lens.  Read more...

Don’t let osteoporosis ruin your retirement years. Osteoporosis, or porous bones, is a serious disease where the bones become brittle and more likely to break. The disease can be debilitating or even fatal. Osteoporosis is often though of as an old person’s disease, primarily women in their retirement years because women rapidly lose bone density after menopause. However, men can get this bone thinning disease as well.

As you age, your bones tend to weaken and thin, unless you take steps to prevent it. Unfortunately, many people do not take precautions before osteoporosis develops. The problem is that the disease develops silently without showing any symptoms, until the first bone fracture appears.  Read more...