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People Forget How To Make Friends
Loss is part of growing older. We lose the youthful appearance that is so highly prized by our culture, we lose some of the experiences we have enjoyed such as athletics or driving a car, and we lose eyesight, hearing, and feeling well. The greatest losses involve our friends. They may move away to be…
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Senior Men Need Food Storage Tips
Senior men can find themselves managing a kitchen and preparing food. Finding and learning to use kitchen tools can be a challenge and so can learning to store food. These are all things that elderly women have been doing for decades and now the men must learn. Sometimes, the Senior caregiver prepares food perfectly for…
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Recipes For the Older Palate
Seniors may need to learn new ways to cook and prepare food. Perhaps there is an illness requiring a special diet, or a senior finds himself or herself alone at mealtime. Learning to cook in new ways can be uplifting because we are doing something that represents accepting changes in our lives. There is more…
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Help Mom or Dad Eat Right
The American Cancer Society is promoting the Great American Health Challenge. There is a free age-based test to help you determine the best way to stay healthy and cancer free. After decades of research, the American Cancer Society is saying that the three best things to do for your health are EATING RIGHT, moving your…
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Seniors Can Have Trouble Eating Right
Sometimes older people know all about nutrition and which foods they should be eating but they just can’t do it. The FDA has produced a very helpful booklet called “Eating Well as We Age” available for free. Here are some of the reasons and some possible solutions when Seniors do not eat right. Can’t Chew…
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Physical Exercise for Seniors
There are different types of physical exercise that do different things for your body. For example, it is possible to be quite flexible from stretching, but not very strong at the same time because the muscles have become small. What to ask your Doctor about physical exerciseAmerican Geriatrics Society The US Surgeon General Recommends that…
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Daily Hygiene Activities for Seniors
Morning Hygiene Routine Good Hygiene Through the Day Evening Hygiene Weekly Hygiene Activities Other Hygiene Activities
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Good Hygiene is Important to Seniors
The term “hygiene” is derived from Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation. Hygiene is all about the care and cleanliness of yourself and your environment. Hygiene is important to wellness. Why is Hygiene Important to Wellness? Poor hygiene may be a symptom that something else is wrong. It is often a symptom…
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Scottish Masters Athletics
Scottish Heavy Athletics requires years of dedicated training and some serious muscle. These games involve throwing a tree, called a Caber (with the bark peeled off and sometimes painted), big rocks, hammers and other very heavy items with Scottish names. I was able to visit with William M. Scruggs, known by his friends as “Bill”…
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