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Adjusting To Your New Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are an effective solution for hearing loss, which can be common in older adults. Nowadays hearing aids are custom-designed, automated, and smaller than ever before. Here are a few tips on how to adjust quickly to your new hearing aids. Warn your friends and family Even though hearing…
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Incontinence: The Health Issue Nobody Wants To Talk About
Incontinence is one of those health issues that nobody likes to talk about because it can be very embarrassing. Unfortunately, that means that people experiencing incontinence don’t realize just how common it is and they don’t always get the best information about how to manage it. The reality is, millions…
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Best And Worst Exercises For Joint Pain
Image credit. Joint pain is a very common ailment for people of all ages, but in particular in those over fifty. As we age, our bodies become creakier, and compounded with the usual weight gain that happens when we get older, this pain usually worsens as time goes on. Some…
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Why Older Adults Can Benefit from Swimming
Swimming can be a great form of exercise at any age, but it’s particularly beneficial for seniors. With numerous health benefits on offer, it can be an effective way to reduce the risk of illness and enhance fitness. What’s more – it’s an exercise that can be fun and enjoyable…
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More Science, Better Healthcare
There are plenty of reasons to be grateful for living in 2021 rather than at any other point in history (even if it doesn’t always feel like it). For starters, we’re a lot healthier than at any other point in modern history. There have been giant strides forward made in…
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Four Seasonal Fruits For A Healthy Life
Coming out of winter and into spring is one of the most glorious times of the year as we say goodbye to the cold and the dark to embrace warmer and longer days. 2020 in particular was a bad year as the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged the world, and as we…
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Do People Need To Take Hearing Loss More Seriously?
As we grow older, we encounter a myriad of different health-related issues. Some of them are physical, and some of them can be psychological. Whatever the case is, it’s important to take more care of your health as you grow older because you’re more susceptible to different conditions. Hearing loss…
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Why Rest and Recovery Are Critical After Exercise
Meeting your health needs as you get older is not only about learning how to keep healthy, but making sure to incorporate rest and recovery in everyday life. And as we get older, we may think that getting more exercise may lead to increased strength and endurance. But the secret is in…
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