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Category Archives: Senior care
Aging at Home
For many people the main concern with aging is their desire to stay home as long as possible, if not forever. There is a strong desire to remain in familiar surroundings and live on our own as long as we can. For some people, living in a...
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Living With Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson's Disease is a neurological disease that is most prominent in people above age 50. About one million people in the United States have been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Parkinson's Disease affects people in different ways, the most...
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Ageism?
What is ageism? It is a prejudice against people based solely upon their age or perceived age. Ageism is one of the biggest issues that senior citizens face nowadays. Senior citizens face ageism in many different places. They face it in the...
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
March is DVT Awareness Month! Maybe you have heard horror stories about people who develop a DVT blood clot after surgery or after being in the hospital for an extended period. Most recently there has been a rise in reported DVT blood clots due...
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Tips and Tricks for Eating Heart Healthy
Are you looking to be more heart healthy, but struggling with the leap into a whole new diet? It is hard to jump into a diet full of different, "not-your-favorite" foods especially when the change is necessary and not really voluntary. The best...
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Heart Health Basics
Everyone knows that the heart is one of the most important organs in our bodies. It literally keeps us alive. What many people do not know is that heart disease can be silent, with no noticeable symptoms until a person is in grave...
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