Currently browsing: Elderly Health
Older people need to up their intake of vitamin D »
The Daily Mail has just reported that older people should take high doses of vitamin D to reduce the number of falls they have.
Cancer and heredity »
Background
Research suggests that some cancers are more likely to occur in some people based on heredity. This is because genes have been shown to play a role in the development of some cancers.
Current knowledge suggests that the strongest hereditary links are with bowel, breast and stomach cancers.
About five to ten per cent of cancers are [...]
Stroke »
Background:
Stroke is the second biggest killer in Australia, after coronary heart disease. A stroke occurs somewhere in Australia every 10 minutes; 60,000 strokes will occur each year.
It is a mistake to refer to stroke as an accident, because almost always the underlying condition that causes stroke – cerebrovascular disease – is present for several years.
A [...]
Healthy Ageing »
As our bodies grow older many of our systems slow down and function less well than they did in our youth.
The amount of energy you have and your physical and emotional well-being depends greatly on the lifestyle and health choices you make.
By reducing stress and taking good care of your body you can slow the [...]
Alzheimer’s disease »
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and in 2006 more than 26 million people were thought to be suffering it.