Seniors and Depression III – 7 Ways Seniors can Treat Depression
Seniors and Depression III – 7 Ways Seniors can Treat Depression Over the last two weeks I have shared research about what causes depression as well as early warning signs and, if untreated, the negative consequences. Happily, there’s no need to feel depressed,...
Seniors and Depression II – 12 Emotional Signs and Physical Side Effects of Chronic Depression
Seniors and Depression II – 12 Emotional Signs and Physical Side Effects of Chronic Depression I often say that everyone I know is “perfectly imperfect.” That includes me. Imperfection is part of our existence. Because of that, we all have good days and some...
Seniors and Depression – 14 Causes and Symptoms of Depression
Seniors and Depression – 14 Causes and Symptoms of Depression Yesterday on my Facebook page someone trying to offer a word of encouragement about the COVID-19 pandemic shared what someone born in 1900 would have endured had they lived 75 years. They...
Stress and the Elderly III – 8 Ways to Relieve Stress
Stress and the Elderly III – 8 Ways to Relieve Stress Stress is all around us. There’s no getting around it. Young or old, we all have to deal with it. The one choice we each have though is how we deal with stress. In this series on the elderly and stress we...
Stress and the Elderly II – 8 Negative Effects of Stress
Stress and the Elderly II – 8 Negative Effects of Stress This series on stress has been interesting on several levels and has also increased my awareness of the problem. Last week I shared five causes of stress for seniors and how they impact one’s independence....
Seniors and Community III – 6 Ways to Stay in Community
Seniors and Community III – 6 Ways to Stay in Community For two weeks I have looked at the idea of community; first at the positives of being in community and then exploring its opposite, social isolation, and the potential problems that can cause. Today, I...
Seniors and Community II – 6 Negatives of Social isolation
Seniors and Community II – 6 Negatives of Social isolation Last week I took a brief look at the benefits of being in community, especially in the midst of this coronavirus pandemic. The opposite of that is social isolation and, in broad terms, can be defined as...
Seniors and Community – 5 Benefits of being Connected
Seniors and Community – 5 Benefits of Being Connected This new pandemic has everyone going crazy. We’re now faced with business closings, food and health care shortages, economic uncertainty and more. And the media isn’t, in my opinion, always the best source for...
Seniors and Music – 6 Benefits of Music Therapy
Seniors and Music – 6 Benefits of Music Therapy I love music, and anyone who truly knows me, knows I am a big fan of Harry Chapin. For me, few musicians compare with his way of weaving a story. The mental images he paints are, for me, therapeutic. If I were to...
Seniors and Diabetes III – Resources and Recipes for Diabetics
Seniors and Diabetes III – Resources and Recipes for Diabetics Hello again. I would like to first thank Doug Wood for letting me be a part of the Time 4 Seniors family and write a third article, this time focusing on diabetic nutritional needs. I am Chef...
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