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Sleeping is a significant activity to remain healthy. Sleep disorders in seniors are not part of aging, but they become a common issue for various health reasons. Aches and pains, frequent disturbances, and side effects of aging are a few common reasons for sleep issues in seniors. Excessive Sleep During Day is Just Lack of Sleep During Night Stress, anxiety, poor lifestyle choices, medications, physical health issues, pains, and aches are the common reasons for insomnia in seniors.   Whatever the reasons, people of this time are experiencing extreme sleep-related issues than any other generation.    If you are a senior and getting enough deep sleep during the night, you should consider yourself lucky!   If you are someone who is experiencing average to great sleep every night but daytime drowsiness or tiredness, this blog is for you.   Daytime Drowsiness - The Reasons Behind It   No, we are not talking about the drowsiness after a meal. In ...

Osteoporosis is a condition that causes slow but regressive deterioration of bone tissues as a result of low bone mass. This leads to increased risk of fragility, directly impacting a person’s ability to survive falls or trip overs. Osteoporosis is more prevalent in women than men. Based on a data source, more than 200 million people suffer from this condition across the world. India in particular has over 50 million people suffering from this condition or its symptoms.    So, what is this condition exactly and why does it break your bones easily? You will find answer for this question and for more like what osteoporosis treatment is, how to care for elders with osteoporosis, the preferred diet for strong bones and so on. Stay with us until the end of the blog to learn more. What is osteoporosis? It is a silent bone disorder that is caused from the loss of bone tissue as a result of vitamin D deficiency, hormonal imbalance, and insufficient calcium and phosphorus. In s...

  Aging is an inevitable phenomenon of life. Certainly, this process impacts the physical body and reduces the overall strength. Yet, growing older does not imply that your mental abilities will necessarily diminish making you completely dependent. But there may be age-related changes that can affect the brain. Nearly, fifteen percent of the global aged population suffers from some form of mental disorder. Besides, just as our muscles get flabby and lose flexibility due to inactivity, the brain gets duller when it is not stimulated.   Fortunately, there are a lot of approaches that can assist elders in keeping the mind sharp and alert despite getting older by the day. Regular physical activity, a nutritious diet and exercises for healthy mind can play a crucial role in regenerating the new connections between neurons to make the brain active. But most seniors may require some form of external assistance from family members or professional caregivers to maintain such routines...

    According to the Indian census reports, more than 15 million seniors are living alone in India. Particularly in Tamil Nadu, 1 in every 10 seniors is living alone. Sometimes, a senior living alone is a choice and sometimes life just happens in that way for them.   Whatever the reason, these lonely twilights in the lives of seniors should not make them feel like they are being left behind.   With a little bit of grit and commitment, seniors can prove that they can live a quality life just like any other age group.   In fact, many seniors enjoy living all by themselves. They like the thought of being independent and adore their own moments.     That’s only one side of the coin. There are cases of increased loneliness in seniors, depression in seniors and many other mental health issues as a result of living alone.     Whatever train you are on, being alone is a choice. If an elder is choosing to be alone, there is no room for lon...

Highlights Elderly Diet Plans play a crucial role in the aging process. This is particularly true in the context of diabetes management. Ironically, foods laden with hidden sugar can become the worst enemies to senior well-being. Here’s an insight into the detrimental effects of high glucose levels and the foods laden with sugar that need to be avoided. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, people have become more cautious about their lifestyle, eating habits, exercise regimes and immunity systems. Elderly diet plans and their fitness is grabbing sufficient limelight these days. Well, this certainly brings some light at the end of the dark tunnel in the corona virus battle, isn’t it? Interestingly, this trait of health consciousness is particularly predominant in people suffering from chronic ailments like high sugar and blood pressure levels.   The kind of food consumed plays a crucial role in effective diabetes management-there are no two thoughts about it. However, we see that many...