Posts Tagged ‘Senior Health’

You vs. flu: 5 things you may not know

Hi Folks,

Have you had your flu shot this year? I’m surprised at the number of seniors I ask that have not gotten theirs. Most say they have just put it off, some say they don’t get flu shots and a few say the shots give them the flu. Whatever! The fact remains that the flu is deadly to seniors – no matter how healthy and fit we are. So why take a chance? A flu shot is no guarantee that you won’t get the flu but it does improve your chances of not catching it. 

Stay Well,
Woody 

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SENIOR, FOR HEALTHY LIVING YOU MUST KEEP MOVING.

Hi Folks,

Well, we just returned home from senior exercise (one hour sessions, three days a week). What a great bunch of seniors to exercise with, fellowship with and share with.

Today during our water break I mentioned how easy it would have been to stay home and take it easy. I took a fall on one of my exploring expeditions recently and I’m still sore. My comment turned the conversation to how we must keep pushing ourselves to stay active so that we can stay healthy.

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Jobs For Retirees Can Be Good For Your Health

Hi Retiree,

Are you considering looking for a job or starting your own small business? Maybe you are already employed or self-employed. Perhaps you are heavily involved in your own or a larger ministry, charity or volunteer organization.

And maybe you are one of those retirees that have interests or family responsibilities that keep them so busy they look forward to time off.

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SENIOR – FOOT CARE IS VITAL TO YOUR HEALTH

Hi Folks,

Have you had your daily walk(s) today? If not are you planning one?

Seniors are becoming more and more aware of how important walking is to their good health but it’s hard to get excited about taking a walk when your feet are hurting. According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) impairment of the lower extremities is a leading cause of inactivity in older people.

So what can we do? Well, it isn’t too late to start taking good care of our feet. Surprisingly our feet are pretty forgiving, even after all those years of neglect, if we begin taking good care of them.

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SENIOR: SHOPPING IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH

Hi Folks,

I read in the September 18, 2011 issue of Bottom Line Secrets (http://www.bottomlinesecrets.com/el/bls_signup.html) that shopping is good for your health. As I am one of those folks not particularly fond of shopping I read the short little article with some skepticism.

It seems that researcher, Yu-Hung Chang, PhD of the Institute of Population Health Sciences in Taiwan did a study of 1800 adults 65 years old and older about their shopping habits. He found that those who shopped every day had a 27% lower risk of death than those who shopped less often. And (you’re not going to believe this) men benefited from daily shopping more than women, 28% compared with women 23%.

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Key Vitamins for Seniors

Hi Folks,

I really, really get tired of self proclaimed experts and their conflicting advice on what to do to stay healthy. A few weeks ago I read a short article that proclaimed that taking vitamin and mineral supplements was not necessary – a waste of time and money. It stated that most of us get all the nutrients we need from our diet. That’s strange because the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) took that position some twenty years ago and has since reversed that position. I understand that now JAMA is advising all adults to take at least one multivitamin pill each day.

I read that almost 80 percent of Americans do not eat at least five servings of fruits  and vegetables a day, the recommended minimum amount believed to provide sufficient essential nutrients. It would seem then that vitamin deficiency is a risk factor in the general population and especially the elderly.

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Hey Senior, Your Walking Speed Could Predict How Long You Will Live

Hi Folks,

Well, this is interesting.

You have probably read of the new study out which concludes that how fast seniors walk could predict how long they will live. Fascinating stuff.

The two articles I read were both short, “news-in-brief” type articles that didn’t give a whole lot of details so I decided to see what I could learn about the study.

Here are some important highlights I learned from my investigation and links to a couple articles about the study if you would like to delve into it further. Read more…

Seniors Exercise-Aging Gracefully

Hi Folks,

I’ll not be exercising with my seniors exercise group this morning. I have entirely too much to do. But even though I’ll get plenty of exercise doing my yard work I’ll miss getting with my group.

I’ve written before about my exercise group, (http://www.retirement-on-a-budget.com/senior-fitness/.htm, and how important it is to my wife and I.

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Five Steps to Help Seniors Live Longer

Enjoy,
Woody
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Lower your risk for diabetes and heart disease

Hi Folks,

Let’s talk about good health today. Specifically your blood pressure.

High blood pressure is one of the big ”Senior Slayers” and its the sneaky kind of killer. There are no symptoms because you don’t know you have high blood pressure unless you check it. But, as the following article points out, there are ways to prevent or control high blood pressure. So here is some good advice that we all should heed.

To your good health,
Woody
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