Medical wearables for seniors offer significant advantages by enabling proactive health management, enhancing safety through real-time monitoring, and fostering greater independence. Key benefits include automatic fall detection, 24/7 heart rate and health metrics tracking, GPS location tracking for safety, and improved communication with caregivers, reducing anxiety and … [Read more...]
The Key Health Benefits of Cycling in Later Life
Physical activity often decreases as women get older, but there are more physical and mental health risks in women who are not active. Cycling is a great, low impact form of cardiovascular exercise ideal for those who want to lose some weight or those who want to lift their mood. Here are some of the health benefits associated with cycling that Baby Boomers … [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...]
8 Reasons Walking Daily Will Add Years to Your Life
I watched my parents decline as they moved into their late 80s and it made me realize the importance of maintaining mobility as we age. Once an older person is sitting all day or confined to a walker or wheelchair, they begin to deteriorate rapidly. It's always sad seeing people who are much younger riding scooters in stores. Some have legitimate reasons like a … [Read more...]
How a Watchman Gave an AFib Patient Got a New Lease on Life
I interviewed Jan Mitchell, an AFib (Atrial Fibrillation) patient who currently has a Watchman device implanted to protect her against possible stroke. It’s the only FDA-approved implant proven to reduce the risk of stroke in patients whose AFib was not caused by a heart-valve problem. The advantage to the patient is that there is no longer a need to use blood-thinning … [Read more...]