Senior Health: Exercise, Nutrition, and Elderly Caregiving

Elderly care strategies focusing on physical exercise, nutritional requirements, and emotional support. Essential tips for managing health in nursing homes or at home.

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Complications From an Impacted Bowel

Severe constipation can lead to bowel or fecal impaction, a condition where solid stool accumulates in the rectum and large intestine, hardening and making a normal bowel movement impossible.

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Can I Live on Fruits Alone?

Fruit is an essential component of your daily diet and has many nutritional advantages, especially when you replace junk food with servings of fresh fruit. However, it's not a good idea to try to live on fruit alone. So-called "fruitarian" diets or "fruit cleanses"

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How to Take Care of Elderly Parents at Home

Taking care of elderly parents at home, either theirs or yours, requires dedication of time and effort. Adult children of elderly parents should discuss such options with parents before such needs arise.

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Diet for a 60-Year Old Woman

Eating well at all stages of life is essential, but as you age, choosing the right foods becomes even more important. As a 60-year-old woman, your dietary needs are unique, and eating the right foods can help reduce the risk of chronic ailments.

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Dance Exercise for Seniors

Seniors should do some type of aerobic exercise for at least 30 minutes every day, according to FamilyDoctor.org. Dancing is an effective way to add aerobic exercise to your weekly routine.

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Free Brain Exercises for Seniors

Exercise for brain health doesn't have to cost anything. Seniors can find ways to exercise their brains every day by utilizing resources in their homes and communities. Brain exercises are important to maintain brain function and keep synapses firing and the mind sharp and alert.

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Reasons for Putting Elderly Parents in Nursing Homes

An aging parentโ€™s declining health can be difficult to cope with as the roles of parent and child are suddenly reversed. You want to ensure that your elderly parents will be comfortable and well cared for in the future, but the demands of acting as the primary caregiver may be too overwhelming.

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Home Health Care Advantages & Disadvantages

Facts compiled by the National Association for Home Care & Hospice show that 7.6 million permanently disabled and chronically or terminally ill individuals in the United States receive home care services.

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