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A Hospital Visit for Thanksgiving? It’s More Common Than You Think for Seniors!

Even though we might imagine a Norman Rockwell-worthy Thanksgiving gathering, with the entire family relishing quality time together and Grandma’s classic food, the truth for a lot of families consists of something unanticipated: a visit to the hospital. The fact is, studies illustrate that emergency room visits for older adults jump an astounding 10% –…

Senior couple looking at medications

The Alzheimer’s Supplements to Avoid

As the saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That can easily be applied to the recent increase of corporations offering alternative supplements, dietary programs, and herbal concoctions in order to treat, or at the very least lessen, the ramifications of Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s Association aims to alert…

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Tips for St. Petersburg Seniors to Prevent Cognitive Dysfunction After Surgery

Undergoing surgery for older adults always involves some inherent risks, but there’s a little-known effect impacting a substantial number of seniors after surgery that we all should be informed about: POCD (postoperative cognitive dysfunction). POCD occurs in more than 25% of seniors in the days and sometimes even weeks after non-cardiac surgery, and can present…

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How to Fight the Challenges of Parkinson’s Disease with Exercise

The significant effects of staying physically active throughout the aging process are remarkable; however, for people that have Parkinson’s, it could truly be a game-changer in the progression of the disease. Several recent studies are exposing direct links between exercise and Parkinson’s, including the largest clinical study thus far, in which patients who exercised a…