More and more elderly people are suffering from malnutrition. People who are unmarried, separated or divorced are most often affected, while men and women who are either married or widowed tend to take better care of themselves. Those who have difficulty walking or coping with stairs or who have just returned home from hospital are… Continue reading Marriage Protects Against Malnutrition in Old Age
Tag: Healthy Aging
We Don’t Need to Become Frail as We Age!
Age-related frailty may be a treatable and preventable health problem, just like obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, according to a review in August 2017 in Frontiers in Physiology. A release from the publisher quotes Jerzy Sacha, Head of the Catheterization Laboratory at the University Hospital in Opole, Poland, as saying, “Societies are not aware of… Continue reading We Don’t Need to Become Frail as We Age!
The Interaction Between Two Genomes Is the Key to Healthy Aging
The way we age might be determined long before the aging process starts and the first signs appear. Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), in partnership with groups at the universities of Zaragoza and Santiago de Compostela and the UK’s Medical Research Council, have uncovered how the combination and interaction… Continue reading The Interaction Between Two Genomes Is the Key to Healthy Aging
Discussing Older Adults’ Values & Goals Helps Guide Healthcare Providers
According to he Health in Aging Foundation, person-centered care puts individual values and preferences at the heart of healthcare decisions, measuring success by focusing attention on people’s health and life goals. When you’re an older adult faced with a life-threatening illness — especially if you’re also dealing with other chronic health problems — your expressed… Continue reading Discussing Older Adults’ Values & Goals Helps Guide Healthcare Providers
Religion + Spirituality = Healthier Aging
Religion and spirituality have distinct but complementary influences on health as we age, according to research done at Oregon State University and published in March 2014 in the journal Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.
A release from OSU quotes gerontology professor Carolyn Aldwin, director of OSU’s Center for Healthy Aging Research, as saying, “Religion helps regulate behavior and health habits, while spirituality regulates your emotions, how you feel.”