Whether the passing of a spouse or a health condition has created the need for senior home care, arranging caregivers, managing finances and hiring new…
Senior Home Care is Needed; Now What?
April 5, 2012
Category: Senior Health
Worms Could be Key to Cure for Parkinson’s
March 29, 2012
Researchers at The University of Texas may have found an important key to finding drugs to treat or potentially cure Parkinson’s disease—worms. The roundworms are…
Exercise-Gaming Yields More Cognitive Benefits than Traditional Exercise
March 22, 2012
It’s no secret that exercise keeps our bodies and minds young and healthy. However, a new study shows that seniors who incorporate interactive video games…
Five Foods That Can Trigger a Stroke
March 8, 2012
Studies show that consuming these foods greatly increases the chance of having a stroke: 1. Crackers, chips, and store-bought pastries and baked goods 2. Smoked…
Walk Your Way to Health
February 23, 2012
“Walking may be the single best — and easiest — exercise you can do to improve your health in 2012,” says the AARP. “Research also…
Tips to Help St. Louis Family Caregivers of Seniors with Diabetes
February 20, 2012
Living with senior diabetes is really a question of making good life management choices. As a caregiver, you can strongly influence many of those lifestyle…
Diabetes in Seniors
February 13, 2012
Diabetes is known to raise the risk of a number of major health problems, including heart disease and kidney failure. More recently, studies have also…
Caring for the Caregiver is Crucial
February 9, 2012
Here is another real-life example of how important it is to care for the caregiver. While caring for her dying husband, this woman did not…
Tips to Cope with Caregiving & Senior Diabetes
February 6, 2012
A diabetes diagnosis for a frail senior can mean complications that a family sometimes isn’t prepared to deal with, in particular if the senior lives…
5 Surprising Signs of an Unhealthy Heart
February 2, 2012
We’ve all read the signs of a heart attack listed on posters in the hospital waiting room. But what if there were other, earlier signs…