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_ Senior HealthExercising in The Real World By Jane Farrell articleBringing exercise into a community-based setting for older adults is safe, expanding the concept from exercise in a clinical setting. … Read More→
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Senior Health Vitamins + SupplementsHigher Doses of Vitamin D = Increased Risk of Falls in the Elderly By Sondra Forsyth articleHigher monthly doses of vitamin D were associated with no benefit on low extremity function and with an increased risk … Read More→