After your loved one has a stroke, you may feel like you have a million and one things to do and not know where to start. A stroke can have a wide range of effects on your loved one and the recovery process may even affect you if you are not monitoring yourself. Follow these 6 reminders to ease the…
Carpal tunnel is the swelling of a pinched nerve that can cause pain, numbness, and sometimes swelling in the wrist that can greatly affect the ability to accomplish simple daily tasks because we use our hands for many, many things. While carpal tunnel affects millions of people in the general population of all ages, it is more common among adults…
It’s no secret that our diets play a key role in our health. Eating a variety of preoteins, fresh fruits and veggies is one of the best ways to ward off chronic diseases like dementia, which affects about 50 million seniors worldwide. Studies have shown that seniors may be able to lower their risk of cognitive decline by as much…
Summer can be a dangerous time for seniors as they’re more prone to heat exhaustion than the rest of the population. More than 80% of the people who die from heat stroke every year are over the age of sixty. Older adults have a harder time adjusting to temperature changes because their bodies are less efficient at removing heat. Many…
NOTE: If you or a loved one believe you have contracted COVID-19 or are having respiratory problems contact your doctor. Dr. Sarfaraz Munshi from Queen’s Hospital in Romford, England (a suburb of London) posted a video to the internet this week demonstrating a breathing technique one of his head nurses showed him to help patients avoid getting pneumonia from the…