Senior cohousing provides a positive alternative to assisted living and retirement homes for aging adults who are healthy enough to live independently but do not want to be alone. Senior cohousing (or elder cohousing) allows for “aging in community” at a time of life when friendship and support takes on special importance. Cohousing for older individuals usually [more...]
The Calorie Restriction diet, also known as the Longevity Diet, is gaining a fair amount of attention for its potential role in promoting greater health and slowing the aging process. The intent of the Calorie Restriction diet is to eat highly nutritious foods in a caloric range which sustains health while maintaining a lower-than-average weight. Followers [more...]
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated using a person’s height and weight and is an easy, inexpensive way to determine body fatness. Used in conjunction with other assessments, such as skinfold thickness measurements, physical activity, family history and diet evaluations, it can be a reliable tool to determining health risks. Classification BMI [more...]
Eye floaters are small specks or strings that drift around in the line of vision as your eyes move. Mostly they go unnoticed unless you are facing a bright light, such as a white screen on your computer monitor or a bright blue sky, when you may notice small shadows floating around. When you try [more...]
Balance skills are an integral component of healthy aging. Simple activities like reaching into the cupboard, bending down to put on a shoe, lifting a leg up into the car, and traveling up and down stairs require subtle shifts in the amount of weight placed on each leg. The ability to remain stable as body [more...]
Cataract surgery is not normally painful. You may, however, experience some discomfort (pressure or pulling sensations) but for people in good health, there are few risks. The lens of the eye is normally transparent, producing nice clear and bright images. When cataracts form, the lens becomes cloudy causing a gradual loss of vision. At first you [more...]