Elderly health News

Maintaining your parents' health and wellbeing requires a balanced diet, frequent examinations, and physical activity encouragement. Maintaining their social engagement will help them manage their medication and prioritize their mental health. Make sure your house is secure to avoid falls and to encourage healthy sleeping habits. Maintaining a physical and emotional connection improves their general quality of life and aids in health monitoring.

Participating in group activities provides opportunities for social interaction and connection, vanquishing feelings of isolation that can plague older adults Activities that stimulate the brain like puzzles, games, or learning new skills like mental yoga prevent cognitive decline and memory loss, and keep minds sharp Brain-boosting activities enhance memory, and group engagements ward off loneliness and purposelessness

Daily strawberry consumption was linked to improved cognitive function, lower blood pressure and higher antioxidant capacity, according to a small study.

According to a study, elder people with hypothyroidism, also called underactive thyroid, may be at increased risk of developing dementia. Let's find out more about this associated risk amid Covid care.  

Frailty is common among older people and its prevalence is increasing as the population ages.

The findings showed that older women who spend more than three hours on household chores a day and got less or more than seven hours of sleep at night were less likely to be in good health. 

Previous studies have come to mixed conclusions about an association between supplements and fracture risk, researchers said.

The level of exertion should be enough to work up a bit of a sweat but doesn't need to be so rigorous that you can't hold a conversation. 

It is one of the special provisions formulated for patients aged 80 and above under the scheme, according to an office memorandum issued to all CGHS wellness centres.

The study was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

These signs of frailty and depression are mostly found in older couples around the age of 65 years and older.