HEALTHY AGING TIP : MAINTAIN A HEALTHY ATTITUDE A healthy life always starts with a healthy attitude and outlook. You must balance any sense of loss or disappointment with positive inputs such as finding new things to enjoy, learning to adapt to changes in your body and your surroundings and...
Hot weather is dangerous, and everyone feels the heat differently but for the elderly, heat stroke and heat exhaustion are a real problem. Over 40% of heat-related fatalities are among people over 65. The elderly are more susceptible to heat for various reasons such as, a person’s ability to notice changes in their...
Did You Know. . . Protection from ultraviolet (UV) radiation is important all year round, not just during the summer or at the beach. . . UV rays from the sun can reach you on cloudy and hazy days, as well as bright and sunny days, and can reflect...
Bringing Food to a Picnic or Cookout: * Use an insulated cooler filled with ice or frozen gel packs. Frozen food can also be used as a cold source. * Foods that need to be kept cold include raw meat, poultry, and seafood; deli and luncheon meats or sandwiches; summer...
“Recognizing and preventing men’s health problems is not just a man’s issue. Because of its impact on wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters, (fathers, brothers and sons), men’s health is truly a family issue.” Congressman Bill Richardson (Congressional Record, H3905-H3906, May 24, 1994). When you get a preventive medical test,...
When you’re feeling anxious or stressed, these strategies will help you cope: . Take a time-out. Listen to music, meditate, get a massage, or learn relaxation techniques. Stepping back from the problem helps clear your head. Prayer and the Rosary provide a calming focus. . Eat well-balanced meals. Do...
If you think someone may be having a stoke, act F.A.S.T. and do the following simple test: F – FACE: Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop? A – ARMS: Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? S – SPEECH: Ask the...
Something so many of us take for granted, the ability to quench our thirst. Medically speaking water is necessary for human life yet do we ever think about being thirsty. Humans cannot go more than 72 hours without hydration. Water is the ultimate thirst quencher. Here are some basic facts...
Here are some tips to help you make the best possible food choices: Apples and other fruits should make up part of breakfast. Varying your protein routine is essential to a healthy lifestyle, mix it up with seafood, beans, peas, unsalted nuts and seeds, soy products, eggs, lean meats...
KNOW THE FACTS ABOUT HEART DISEASE What is heart disease? Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. More than 600,000 Americans die of heart disease each year. That’s one in every four deaths in this country. The term “heart disease” refers to several types of...