“Nutrition deficiencies in the diets of people with neurologic conditions such as MS, Parkinson’s’ disease, stroke, ALS, and dementia are common,” notes Irene Malaty, MD, FAAN, endowed professor of neurology at the University of Florida’s Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases in Gainesville, Florida.  “This can contribute to weakness, fatigue, weight and muscle loss, faulty, loss of mobility, inability to exercise and a higher risk for falls and fractures,” she says *.

How do you know if you need hearing aids?  You can start with answering a few questions to assess potential hearing loss.

Dental care plays a more important role in one’s overall health and well-being than is generally realized.

As a caregiver, one of main things I’ve noticed in client’s homes is how unprepared most clients are for senior living.  As we age, we have less energy to sort and clean, less ability to move around safely and less visitors.  Yet, our homes appear to be set in a scene from twenty years ago. 

Is it stress or anxiety? 

Stress is the physical or mental response to an external cause; such as, having a lot of homework or having an illness.  A stressor may be a one-time or short-term occurrence or it can happen repeatedly over a long time.