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A new book from a Harvard psychologist suggests that changing how we think about aging may actually reverse or reduce some of the effects. Subjects were put in a hotel specially designed to make it seem like it was 20 years earlier and were told to act like they had traveled back in time. ”After just [...] In a recent study, scientists have found that some ingredients found in green tea may help senior citizens that face glaucoma and other eye diseases. Green tea is known to carry antioxidants and other immunity boosters that can greatly improve one’s health. For example, one of the antioxidants in green tea, called catechins, has vitamin [...] There has been much controversy regarding the safety of soy food and products for women that have survived breast cancer. A recent study done by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that women in China who had breast cancer had an associated lower risk of death and breast cancer recurrence when they [...] The American Heart Association has released a new online program to help Americans keep exercise and diet commitments. According to surveys, 58 percent of Americans resolved to improve their health in 2010. It was also indicated that senior citizens would rather diet over exercise in order to improve their health, and are more likely to keep this [...] According to February’s issue of Archives of Neurology, high blood pressure appears to have a correlation to dementia in senior citizens with impaired decision making and organizational thoughts. High blood pressure maybe be a risk factor for dementia in mid-life, however there is conflicting evidence on individuals who have high blood pressure in late-life. Individuals [...] Healthy people need less sleep as they age, and seniors should not be sleepy in daytime. A new study from the Sleep Journal showed that Senior citizens slept about 20 minutes less than middle-aged adults, who slept 23 minutes less than young adults. Healthy senior citizens without sleep disorders will often feel a reduced need to sleep during the day. Overall, sleep time [...] If I’ve noticed one thing in this mild Chicago winter, it’s that fluctuating temperatures only increase ice patches, especially around our Kenilworth office here in the North Shore. As a result, I’ve had to catch myself from falling several times already. But are slick conditions the only fall risk Chicago North Shore seniors should be [...] |
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