Sandra Williamson

The likelihood of seniors having chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease makes it more challenging and complicated to treat and manage cancer. Moreover, even if you are an older adult who has no chronic disease whatsoever, your body may still react less effectively to treatment. With this in mind, it is important that […]

Accordingly, Americans, including seniors, visit a doctor at an average of 4x a year. Should it not be that seniors visit a doctor more regularly? It is general knowledge that aging is the single most common factor that affects our health. As a person ages, so do his organs. Body organs can also suffer from

Aging gracefully may be impossible if not all aspects are taken care of while you are still younger. Aside from stable finances and relationships, a top priority should also be your overall well-being after you retire. How you feel, think, perform, interact, and look during your senior years should all be considered for truly gracious

As we age, changes in our bodies occur. Proper adjustments should be done so that everything that we do should be in consonance with our body’s present condition. This is especially true with the food that we eat. What was healthy then may not be healthy now that we are seniors. Some foods may now

According to new studies, physical abilities start to wane by age 50. By the time both men and women reach this age, difficulty in standing on one leg and standing from a chair is evident. Moreover, declines in walking speed and endurance start to show at age 60. For cognitive functions, very little change is

Contrary to some people’s belief that it is impossible to age gracefully, you can! Most seniors’ woes in old life arise from financial and health issues. In both cases, you can do something to avert these from stealing a happy retirement. In the case of financial problems, planning early and saving while you are still

As people age, the risk of developing heart disease increases. Accordingly, 80% of people who die of heart disease every year are people over 65 years old. The heart is one part of the body that is most affected by age. One of the reasons that cause this is the loss of flexibility of blood

One’s immune system is ever-changing throughout this lifetime. In older people, the white blood cells decrease in number and become insufficient to respond to multiple antigens. So when new antigens enter the body, they may not be identified and the body is less capable to defend against these new antigens. The number of antibodies produced