Health

It’s been estimated that on average, older hospital patients spend a mere 43 minutes a day out of bed and walking around. The gist? They spend the overwhelming majority of their hospital stay sedentary in bed, which is not healthy and can lead to collateral damage beyond whatever brought them…

On her website, Better Health While Aging, Dr. Leslie Kernisan provides sound advice and info about a range of medical issues affecting elderly patients. Recently, she focused on the many problems seniors face when taking multiple medications. From side effects to drug interactions to costs and schedule complications, Dr. Kernisan highlights…

You know the look- older people who look anorexic yet feel fine. Is there something about growing older that leads to such weight loss in basically healthy people?  Apparently so, at least according to researchers in the United Kingdom. Appearing in the journal Appetite, a new study suggests that production…

There is clear data to show that black men and women experience health disparities in comparison to their white counterparts across the age spectrum. Now there is also strong data to show that these disparities take a real toll in old age.  In particular, older black women experience many more…

We all know how essential a good night’s sleep is to our well being, and yet many of us experience sleep problems as we age. While many factors contribute to disrupted sleep patterns, it’s possible that changes in your diet- both when and what you eat- could help pave the…

We all sometimes feel like we’re losing it: “it” being our minds or at least our memories. For most of us, it’s just the distraction of everyday life or “normal” aging. But some cognitive decline can’t be dismissed that easily. To help begin to sort out the normal from the…