As they age, many seniors begin to experience a decline in their coordination and balance.

There are a lot of reasons why seniors struggle with coordination and balance, including chronic illnesses like multiple sclerosis, acute events like strokes, spinal and/or head trauma, and neuropathy. Some seniors also experience poor coordination and balance as a side effect of certain medications.

Sometimes, coordination and balance issues are unavoidable. Luckily, though, there are many steps you can take to maintain and improve your strength and stability as you get older, including the six listed below.

1. Get Your Eyes Checked Regularly

When it comes to establishing balance and maintaining good coordination, your eyes play a key role. In fact, sight is the first sense you use when you’re trying to establish your balance. Think about it — have you ever tried to balance on one foot with your eyes closed?

Regular eye exams are essential for seniors who want to maintain good balance and coordination. Visit your doctor once a year to make sure your eyes are healthy and your vision remains clear. [Read more…]

By Bob Oley

Just when you thought that the colder fall weather would bring an end to the summer tick season, much as it does to mosquitoes and their bites at the first fall frost, think again.  Thanks to a protein in their bodies that works much like the antifreeze in your car, ticks survive cold temperatures remarkably well, even into the winter months.  They can be found ready to bite you whenever the temperature is above freezing and the ground is not frozen or covered with snow.

YEAR ROUND PROBLEM COAST TO COAST

Ticks have become a year-round problem affecting every family from the east coast to the west coast, from north to south, for a variety of reasons.  Quite simply, there just are so many more ticks in our surroundings than there were ever before. And though the biting ticks you find in the fall and winter months differ from the ones you find in spring and summer, they can make you just as sick with Lyme disease or any number of other tick-borne diseases if you are on the receiving end of their bite. [Read more…]

By Bryce Wylde

The average American now spends nine hours each day in front of a screen. We do love our technology! Many of us tend to blink less when staring at our computers, smartphones, TVs, and tablets. This may lead to dry eyes.

These tips will help keep your eyes more comfortable when you’re staring at spreadsheets, binging on Netflix or battling zombie-like monsters. [Read more…]

If there is one perfect drink that people can think of when they are ill or sick, most will say water. Some will even tell you “You should drink eight glasses of water a day.” Now, the question is, “Do you need to keep drinking eight glasses of water a day if you have hypertension?”

No, you don’t have to.

American actress/health spokesperson Suzanne Somers once said that people should drink water for at least 8 glasses a day since 2-3 quarts of water is lost everyday due to bodily functions.

“You should drink at least eight glasses of water a day in order to stay regular, lose weight, and detoxify. Our bodies are mostly made of water, and yet we lose two to three quarts of it every day through perspiration and other bodily functions.”

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Once you are in your fifties, you might suddenly start to experience painful ailments that refuse to go away on their own. While the occasional aches and pains might not have bothered you when you were younger, they might have turned into bigger health problems now you’re older.

There are many conditions that are likely to strike once you leave your forties behind. Here are five of the most common health problems you might experience after 50.

1. Broken Bones

Unfortunately, your bones might become a little more brittle as you grow older, so they are more likely to break once you reach your fifties. One condition common in women is osteoporosis; which can lead to a loss of bone. You can, however, slow down or prevent it from getting worse by consuming more calcium and vitamin D, which could even help to rebuild your bones.

2. Spinal Stenosis

Spinal stenosis can develop very slowly, but you’ll notice the pain immediately once the condition makes itself known. This pain is known as sciatica, as you will feel it running from your lower back, through your buttocks and then down the back of your legs.

The nerves can often feel squeezed or pinched, which could also lead to painful cramps or numbness. If you are struggling with sciatic pain, and believe you might have spinal stenosis, you should consult your doctor, who might recommend rest, pain relief medications, limited activity, injections, or therapy. [Read more…]

Addiction does not have a specific demographic or type. Anyone can become addicted to a substance or an action. Drug addiction is a real issue of concern. The rates of drug addiction are on the rise, with dependency involving legally acquired drugs as well.

Given the high rates of dependency, it is likely that you know somebody with a drug addiction. However, you may not know that they are suffering from addiction. Drug addiction is a condition that can be treated and managed. In order to get them the help they need, you must at least be able to identify that they are addicted to drugs.

Anyone can be dependent on drugs. It takes as little as one moment of exposure to drugs to develop an addiction. Addicted persons may not fully understand their disease, or want to overcome it. Quite often, their habits are shrouded in secrecy. [Read more…]

Exercises are categorized differently depending on the benefits they provide to the body. Aerobic exercises, for instance, are those that use energy in the body to increase your metabolism. They make people sweat and keep internal organs, as well as the whole body, fit. In other words, these are either the low or high intensity workouts known as cardio exercises. These exercises need a large amount of oxygen, and it is important that people do them outdoors or in a gym room with large windows. There are many reasons why you need aerobic exercise as enumerated below.

Regulates Blood Pressure

High blood pressure is a condition that is affecting many people today. Some have no idea how to manage this condition. Doctors say that if people can partake in cardiovascular exercise, then they will be in a position to lower their blood pressure. Some people may need to take steroids to promote workout vigor, and going for Anavar 10 for sale online is the ideal solution. [Read more…]