Footlose Old-timer
We all have a retirement bucket list (dreams). They can be small, or gigantic, sensible to wild, achievable or otherwise. And in my frequent interaction with other seniors, and reading FB threads from members of elderly groups, one of them stands 10 feet taller above the rest. Yes, some dream to travel, to fall in…
Right now, roughly 25% of Americans aged 65 and above suffer from knee pain. For them, squatting is near to impossible. If they do succeed, they need support to get back up and not without a jabbing pain in the knees. Standing for long periods of time is an ordeal and moving about can painfully…
Do you know that 92% of all seniors have, at least, one chronic health issue while 77% have two? If you are skeptical about this, stand beside or behind an elderly in drugstore counter and observe the wads of prescription pads he wants to be filled. I once stood beside a guy behind such a…
In 2012, there were 55,000 food supplement products in the U.S. market. And, then and now, the biggest users are the elderly. In fact, a survey done by Harris Poll shows that 82% of people aged 55 to 64 regularly take vitamins and minerals. The number increases as they get older. But what are food…
Too much or too little of anything is a dangerous thing… Think about this: one in three elderly Americans admitted to hospitals each year do not have access to proper nutrition. The number is both alarming and embarrassing because it is happening in a country of abundance, not scarcity. If there is anything the U.S….
When was the last time you had the flu? And what were you thinking while lying in bed, running a fever and so tired to get up? In between sneezing and wheezing, I bet you were thinking how you wish you had a flu shot.
The life expectancy of Americans in 2018 was 76 years old for men and 81 for women. Compared to those in 1990 which was 47 and 49, respectively, this is a great longevity improvement. Many factors came into play to make this happen. For one, advances in medicine have made people healthier. Then their socioeconomic…
When people talk about health and fitness, they either take them as the same, or not. In either case, they are both right – and wrong. Health and fitness are closely related with each other but are not the same. Here’s why…
I have a secret…I don’t have sleeping problems. In fact, I sleep like a babe each night. And if you read till the end, you will also know how to do it.
“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude of what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” – Zig Ziglar If you doubt Zig’s wisdom, then you must be living a wretched and ungrateful life. How else could it be if you have…