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The Right Gift For Seniors
When thinking about the right gift for an older adult, it’s important to consider stage of life. A gift choice for an active senior might not be appropriate for someone who is slowing down or who has become unwell and frail. Gifts For Active Older AdultsKeep in mind that the active stage of life for…
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Mental Exercise
Researchers have confirmed that your brain loses capacity without exercise just like muscles do. Mental stimulation is couple with computer important to seniors and this can include games and puzzles, reading something that is hard to understand and thinking it through, or taking a class. Computer Games Computer games can be stimulating, especially when they…
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Some Medications Decrease Energy
Some medications or combinations of medications can decrease energy. In her bestseller Another Country, Mary Pipher describes a daughter who has traveled over a thousand miles to visit her mother in the hospital. She finds her mother acting very strangely and the hospital personnel are about to place her in the Alzheimer’s wing. The young woman pulls…
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Older People Can Run Low On Energy
Feeling tired in later life can come as a surprise. One day we realize that we are putting things off for a day when we expect we will feel better and stronger. We think fatigue shows up because we are growing old. Tiredness in old age is a syndrome called Anergia. Actually, the internal warning bells…
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What Is Wellness Really?
The idea of “wellness” has been around for about fifty years and became popular in the 1970s. It is about “feeling well” and incorporates techniques for preventing illness. It is also about quality of life and happiness. How to have them, and how to keep them. We want our bodies, our minds, and our spiritual…
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At Every Age He’s Still Your Dad
When I was a little girl, good gifts for Dad were always hankies, ties and maybe a new shirt. He didn’t really need those things, but we couldn’t think of anything else to give him. Later on, when my Dad became a real person to me, I discovered that a box of his very own…
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Pfizer Announces Regenerative Medicine Research
Pfizer has announced the launch of a new research unit known as Pfizer Regenerative Medicine. This independent research unit will build on recent scientific progress in understanding the biology of stem cells and the opportunity that provides, to discover and develop a new generation of regenerative medicines for major medical needs. The new unit will…
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Researchers Are Learning How To Treat Aging
In the very recent past, Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine have taken a huge step forward. Even before the concept of a “Fountain of Youth,” bright minds studied and tried to research understand the aging process. Now, because there have been so many recent breakthroughs, knowledge has moved to a new level. Some of the new…
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A Gift for Dear Old Dad
What kinds of gifts do we give Dad? Well, we give him things he really needs like socks and underwear, or more aftershave, or a new pair of gloves. Sometimes we give him things so he will behave better. For example, a pedometer because that might make walking more fun and he really needs the…
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