According to a new study, people that drink tea tend to live longer than those that don’t. The European Journal of Preventive Cardiology recently reported that people that drink tea at least three times per week benefit by living a longer … [Read more...]
What Does Walking Speed Tell Us?
One on hand, how fast someone walks doesn’t really tell us much. Like any other athletic ability, it is something that can be honed and improved upon over time. If you’re naturally slow, the more you practice, the faster you can be. How … [Read more...]
Sleep Associated with Heart Health
We all know that sleep is important. If you don’t get a good night’s sleep, you might feel crummy for days afterward. And if you’re like a lot of the rest of the world, you’re not getting enough sleep. Whether it’s because of stress, too … [Read more...]
The Expansion of Senior Fitness Services is Good
Across the United States, more and more businesses geared toward helping senior citizens are popping up. Some of these are less than helpful, while others provide amazing resources for their community. One of the most helpful types of … [Read more...]
The Benefit of Weight Lifting
A new study from Iowa State University indicates that weightlifting has some profound health benefits when it comes to the health of senior citizens. The benefit might not be exactly what you are thinking, either. According to the … [Read more...]
Trans Fat Reduction has Big Impact on Senior Health
Studies have shown that geographic areas where there have been trans fat bans initiated are now having fewer hospitalizations related to heart attacks and stroke. The study was conducted by the University of Chicago Medical Center, and has … [Read more...]
Your Background has a Bearing on Senior Health
Your socioeconomic status impacts your health. While this might be a difficult connection to make at first, if you think about it, it actually makes a lot of sense. Those with less expendable income and less education tend to not have the … [Read more...]
Top Senior Health Tips
Healthy lifestyles are one of the biggest things that elderly individuals are in search of, but many people aren’t one hundred percent sure which things they should focus on in order to get there. We’ve put together a few senior health … [Read more...]
Active Lives Lead to Better Senior Health
An interesting study that concluded recently found that individuals that were not quite in their senior years (here defined as ages 50-64) who worked or volunteered on a consistent basis were far less likely to develop physical … [Read more...]
Aspirin Lowers Cost of Senior Health?
When it comes to senior health, the University of Minnesota recently had a very simple and cheap idea. Called “Ask About Aspirin,” the initiative was geared toward helping reduce the likelihood of elderly folk suffering from a first heart … [Read more...]
More Benefits of Senior Exercise
By now, everyone knows that exercise is an important part of staying healthy into old age. Exercise has many benefits, both physically and mentally, and helping your elderly loved ones to stay physically fit is a key component of any senior … [Read more...]
Preventing Heart Attacks
England’s health care system is doing something right. A recent news release revealed the fact that modifications to their system have prevented over 2,500 heart attacks and strokes over the last five years. This is encouraging news, and … [Read more...]