Tag: five senses

Making Love with Your Five Senses

One of the tough things about being in my 60s is that so much of what I used to consider my essential parts have broken down or dried up. I can touch my toes, but my knees are terrible. Bending, any bending, is not so easy, which makes the idea of spicing things up with… Continue reading Making Love with Your Five Senses

Problems with Senses May Predict Older Adults’ Ability to Function

Researchers who examined the five senses among older adults found that the more sensory ability they lost, the worse they performed on a mobility test and on some daily tasks. Experts known that when the senses–hearing, vision, smell, touch, and taste—begin to weaken or are lost, people face serious health issues and encounter challenges dealing… Continue reading Problems with Senses May Predict Older Adults’ Ability to Function

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In our high-tech, plugged-in world it’s easy for our senses to become dulled and our engagement with the real world to be pushed into the background. In her new book, Inside the Flame: The Joy of Treasuring What You Already Have (Parallax Press, November 2016) Christina Waters, PhD, urges us to reconnect with our senses… Continue reading Untitled

Depression in Later Years and Your Five Senses

Depression can occur any time in life. But it’s especially difficult when it begins in your golden years. Geriatric depression, a mood disorder occurring at age 65 or older, doesn’t look the same as depression at earlier ages—and 90 percent of seniors who are struggling with depression are often misdiagnosed. Symptoms of depression in later… Continue reading Depression in Later Years and Your Five Senses

Sensory Loss Affects 94 Percent of Older Adults

The first study to measure the full spectrum of age-related damage to all five senses found that 94 percent of older adults in the United States have at least one sensory deficit, 38 percent have two, and 28 percent have three, four or five. The study, published in the February 2016 issue of the Journal… Continue reading Sensory Loss Affects 94 Percent of Older Adults