Keeping Healthy
Below are our 18 articles in the 'keeping healthy' category:
It’s quite natural to expect that as we get older we become more susceptible to illnesses and injuries and, as a result, we’re more likely to need to take medication more often. However, to ...
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of a group of related illnesses categorised as ‘dementia’. It’s basically a degenerative condition which affects the brain’s functions and reduces them ...
Retirement Spectacles
You'll almost certainly have noticed that as you age, your vision isn't as acute as it once was. It could be difficult reading the print in a book or newspaper, in which case ...
Some of the reasons why people who have retired and/or who are elderly can be at risk of suffering from anxiety or depression. Ways in which your own attitude, the support of others and, perhaps, ...
Many of us would often only associate the cold weather with causing harm to the elderly but they can be equally vulnerable during extremes of hot weather too. They can be particularly at risk ...
How osteoporosis can be extremely dangerous especially when you’re older and in relation to falls. The primary causes of osteoporosis and steps you can take to slow down the thinning of your bones. ...
How falls and their related injuries are one of the biggest causes of accidents in the elderly. Reasons why the elderly can be so vulnerable to falls and what can be done to minimise the risks and ...
Have you lately been more forgetful than normal? Have you chalked it up to the natural process of ageing? To decipher if your forgetfulness is just normal ageing or something more serious, decide if ...
Private health or medical insurance policies provide cover for the costs accured for private medical treatment for curable, short-term medical conditions. In essence, it allows you to jump the NHS ...
As we grow older, many of us experience hearing loss. It often begins when we're in our forties with a lowered ability to hear the high end of music or softly-spoken people, then increases as we ...
If you are retired or disabled and find it hard to get around or find it difficult to cope with household tasks you may be able to get help and support from your local authority the NHS, voluntary ...
As we get older we all suffer from memory ‘lapses’ occasionally. Whether it’s forgetting our keys, trouble remembering certain people’s names or those moments where you’re telling someone about ...
The fundamentals of MS and the symptoms and how they manifest themselves. How to cope with both the physical and emotional aspects of the illness and how understanding from family and friends can ...
None of us are able to turn the clock back and it’s pointless to hold on to any belief that we can look as young as we did in our 60s and 70s, or be as physically active as we were back in our ...
There are many different types of mobility equipment and aids on the market today designed to give a better quality of life to disabled people and others who might find it difficult to get around. ...
Diabetes has two types – Type 1 diabetes more commonly diagnosed in younger children and Type 2 diabetes more commonly associated with later life. It is Type 2 diabetes that has become of particular ...
An outline of the types of illnesses and ailments you are more likely to suffer if you are overweight in later life and why it’s important that you maintain a healthy diet and take up regular ...
Whilst we should all look after our health when we are younger if we want to try to remain fit and healthy beyond our retirement there is no escaping the natural ageing process and, whilst most of ...
