I’ve been following along with a Facebook friend’s online journal of the struggles she is having with a partner who has a life-threatening MRSA infection. If you aren’t familiar with the superbug Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, it is an infection that you can get anywhere. It is most often picked up in hospitals, nursing homes, and schools. The patient I … [Read more...]
Four Reasons Why Women Over 50 Should Curb Their Drinking Habits
If you are a woman over 50 who enjoys a daily cocktail or two, you may want to consider either curbing your drinking habits or cutting out alcohol completely. The reason is that the health benefits of doing so are extensive. What stops some women from giving up alcohol are common misconceptions, such as hearing in the news how drinking is beneficial or how challenging it is to … [Read more...]
How Seniors Can Fight Off Flu Season
We have learned a great deal about staying safe and healthy since the pandemic, and we can apply this knowledge to stay well during the annual flu season. The flu never takes the year off, so we must always be vigilant about our health. Here are a few simple but effective lifestyle changes you can make in preparation for flu season. Try to Stay Active Get More … [Read more...]
16 Tips for Seniors to Avoid Respiratory Disease
Whether it's flu season, a pandemic, or bad air, one thing we want to avoid is respiratory disease, especially as seniors. Bad air or the beginning of a cold can cause you to have an itchy throat or a little cough. If you don't take care of it, it may develop into something worse, like bronchitis, or pneumonia. It can become more serious if we live in a polluted … [Read more...]
How to Prevent a Heart Attack When You’re Over 50
At a women’s networking event I attended, our speaker was Dr. Cathie-Ann Lippman, M.D., a holistic doctor from Beverly Hills. She spoke about how to prevent a heart attack. I thought it was important to share her life-saving tips with as many of you as possible as women often have silent symptoms. A heart attack is the number one killer of women over 50 Dr. Lippman … [Read more...]