Recently, a study found that “stretching” your brain can help lower your risk of dementia by as much as 11 percent. But what does this actually mean in practice? In reality, the brain isn’t the type of organ that you can stretch like … [Read more...]
Easy Ways to Reduce Injury Risk
One of the most detrimental things that can happen to an active senior is a debilitating injury. But what we have observed over the years is that a good number of accidents can be prevented. While this is certainly not an … [Read more...]
Estrogen and Stroke Risk
A new study has been examining exposure to estrogen over the course of a lifetime and how this impacts someone’s risk of having a stroke. What they found was that those who had been exposed to more estrogen over the course of their life … [Read more...]
Simple Things to Lower Dementia Risk
Research shows that the little things that you are probably already doing on a daily basis might help you to lower your risk of battling dementia in the future. Household chores, going for walks, and being around other people … [Read more...]
Stroke Risk is Very Low in COVID Patients
A study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that those individuals that were hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms were much less likely to suffer from a stroke than those that were not seen in a … [Read more...]
Managing Risk in the Senior Population
Senior citizens are at a slightly higher risk of suffering a fall or another accident in the household than younger individuals. The risk that these people stand to suffer from if they do experience a fall is much higher than younger, … [Read more...]