As the body ages, it tends to lose necessary vitamins and nutrients. This makes it our job to maintain a healthy diet and take vitamins to replenish what has been lost. Even though there is an overwhelming amount and variety of vitamins on the market, here are some top physician recommended vitamins for seniors 60 …
Category: Diet and nutrition
4 Best Superfoods to Boost Senior Health
Maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle is important in keeping diseases at bay, supporting longevity, and boosting energy levels. This is especially true for seniors because as the body ages, many health requirements change such as vitamin and water intake. The majority of seniors today cope with vitamin deficiency as well as dehydration due to …
Diabetes and The Elderly
What is Diabetes? Diabetes comes in three forms, Diabetes 1, Diabetes 2, and Gestational Diabetes which usually occurs in pregnant women and will not be discussed in this article. The first form also known as Diabetes Mellitus is when the pancreas does not produce insulin. This occurs when the body attacks the pancreas with antibodies resulting in its failure …
5 Ways to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to degenerate and die. In present-day America, more than 5 million people age 65 and older are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. This cognitive disease causes a decline in thinking, behavioral, and social skills that impacts a person’s ability to function independently. Although the cause of Alzheimer’s …
