Month: April 2015

The Facts of Senior Life from the National Council on Aging

4  Number of older adults treated every minute for a fall in an emergency room. 23 Percentage of older Americans affected by diabetes. 25 Percentage of older adults with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety or dementia. 50 Percentage of women age 60+ who have high blood pressure. 66 Percentage of older adults with …

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Stay Active to Be Healthy Can Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia be prevented, delayed or stopped? THAT QUESTION IS STILL UNANSWERED. Some studies do suggest that physical exercise may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease or help delay or slow diseases that cause memory loss and impair mental activity. But nothing has been scientifically …

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