Exercise In Your Sixties

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You’ve definitely heard about the importance of exercise and how good it is for your health. But did you know that different ages benefit from different exercises more than others? If you thought that exercise in your sixties should look like exercise in your fifties, read on. According to Pete McCall, each decade of life…

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Sudden Tiredness: What’s Making You Sleepy During The Day?

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Do you ever feel tired during the day? like a sudden tiredness wave sweeps over you? Some sources of tiredness can be traced to poor sleep or side effects of medications or depression, and these can explain when you’re too tired too often. But sometimes you just can’t figure it out. Nothing really changed in…

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Choosing A Senior Living Facility

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The Senior Community Dilemma One of the tougher dilemmas caregivers face is deciding whether to admit their loved ones into an assisted living facility. You may be grappling with finding the right one. Or you may be considering continuing to providing care at home. Either way, there’s likely much confusion and difficulty with making the…

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How To Stay Mobile As You Age

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It’s no secret that aging affects our health, and for some people that can mean more ailments and pain, and reduced mobility. But this process doesn’t just happen one day out of nowhere. In fact, “the performance of the body begins to decrease at the age of 35 due to its natural aging process and…

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Calming Your Nervous System – Part 2

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Now that you know more about your nervous system and its functions, let’s see how you can calm your nervous system. In this installment, we’ll have a look at three inexpensive ways you can start calming your nervous system today. Meditation Meditation practices are becoming increasingly popular these days. And they actually seem to be really…

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How To Stay Warm In The Winter

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Staying warm in the winter isn’t always easy, and turning up the heat isn’t always a solution. Thankfully, there are a number of simple things you can do to help you stay warm in the winter. Let’s have a look at three of them: Layers Staying warm often begins with what you’re wearing. While people…

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Health Benefits Of Nature

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One of the many benefits of Bridgeway of Bensenville is, no doubt, our beautiful grounds. The ability to step out into nature definitely offers a serene atmosphere and environment. But do you know about the health benefits of nature? Here are two to think about the next time you open your door. Stress Spending time…

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Osteoporosis: What You Need to Know

If you’re a woman over the age of 50, you are at risk of breaking a bone this year. That’s because you may have osteoporosis, a condition that primarily affects women. Men are not off the hook, though. Up to 20% of current patients with osteoporosis are men—that’s two million men in the U.S. today.…

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