How One Doc Broke The Law To Bring Dignity–And With It Better Health–To The Elderly
Some things you just have to learn the hard way. Here’s a stumper that apparently we still haven’t figured out as a society: The elderly like to be treated like human beings, not patients in a psych ward.
Who knew?
But all kidding aside, it is hard to overstate the grimness with which most modern American nursing homes are infused–especially those for people of little means.… Read the rest
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Secret To Preventing Alzheimer’s Is Simple: Get Up, Get Out–Do Something! Exercise Could Be The Key
Breakthrough New Study Shows That Exercise May Be The Key To Preventing Alzheimer’s
Younger people have a hard time imagining the frustration one must go through in dealing with the ravages of aging. Your body doesn’t respond the way it once did; you’re a little slower, a little clumsier; the little aches and pains that have always been a part of living inside a meat-sack become more frequent and longer-lasting; forgetfulness becomes a bitter joke to be ruefully shared with friends and family.… Read the rest