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As you age, you may find that you have a harder time shedding those unwanted pounds than you did when you were younger. Seniors do face some added challenges when it comes to losing weight, but it’s definitely not impossible — just make sure you keep these five tips in mind:
As we age, our mental health needs also change. Aging brings with it a new phase of life with its own unique challenges and trials. That can often lead us to feel burdened, stressed and at times helpless. As many as 1 in 5 elderly people have mental health concerns that are serious enough to require intervention. Many elderly need assistance and support in coping. However, there is always help available. Seeking the right help at the right time can make a world of a difference in ensuring future comfort.
While we may dream about the day when we can hang up our 9-to-5 workdays, those days consist of quite a bit of free time (roughly seven hours of leisure time after sleep and daily chores). However, embracing hobbies are a great way to boost physical and mental health.
People age 65 and older are much more likely than younger people to suffer a heart attack, to have a stroke, or to develop coronary heart disease (commonly called heart disease) and heart failure. Heart disease is also a major cause of disability, limiting the activity and eroding the quality of life of millions of older people.
Regular exercise and an active lifestyle for seniors provides a variety of health benefits that extend beyond the obvious, including improvements in blood pressure, diabetes, lipid profile, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and neurocognitive function.
It’s never too late (or too soon) to take preventive steps. Heredity influences whether or not a person develops dementia; having a parent or sibling with dementia is a risk factor.
Every January, countless people resolve to get healthier in the new year. Often, these resolutions come with intense exercise goals or diet restrictions – and unrealistic goals that inherently make such resolutions short-lived. If you’re looking to make 2022 a healthier year, we recommend adopting a strategy that will help you maintain your health (and motivation!) for months to come.
Depression is not a normal part of aging. Yet depression is a widely underrecognized and undertreated medical illness. It’s just as important for an older person with symptoms of depression to seek treatment as it is for someone younger.
There are many reasons why older people may not get enough sleep at night. Being older doesn’t mean you have to be tired all the time. You can do many things to help you get a good night’s sleep. Here are some ideas:
Roughly a quarter of people age 65 or older suffer from depression. More than half of doctor’s visits by the elderly involve complaints of emotional distress. Twenty percent of suicides in this country are committed by seniors, with the highest success rate belonging to older, white men.
