A few weeks ago, a friend expressed how tired she had been feeling. She had noticed the darkness outside, yawned, and thought it must be time for bed. In reality, it was only 5:30 in the evening. “I still got ready for bed,” she recalled, because she felt exhausted. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a
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As we start our year with all sorts of resolutions and goals, let’s set our sights on optical health this month. January is National Glaucoma Awareness month and it’s the perfect time to shed some light on an often misunderstood disease. Often referred to as “the silent thief of sight” glaucoma is a group
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I have a hazy memory from about age three. My father had become ill and took on a strange pallor that worried my mother enough to take him to a clinic. A doctor quickly diagnosed him with hepatitis A. Immediately, my sisters and I were rounded up and injected with the hepatitis A vaccine as
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October is National Physical Therapy Month, an annual opportunity to recognize and appreciate the efforts of physical therapists in restoring motion and mobility to the lives of their patients. Physical therapists come from a variety of specialties and backgrounds, but their main focus is teaching patients to prevent and manage their movement dysfunction through
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Eyesight is one of the first senses to weaken as a result of aging. In fact, vision typically begins to decline as early as age 40 and gradually worsens with time. As eyes lose their effectiveness, reading becomes more of a challenge and it can become increasingly difficult to distinguish colors, distances, and objects. It’s
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If you or someone you know has fallen, you are not alone. Every year falls occur in more than 30% of adults over the age of 65.As we age the risks associated with falling, such as fractures and other trauma, grow more serious.In fact, falls are the main cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for
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In the United States, approximately 800,000 adults experience a stroke every year. Victims often suffer a long, exhausting path to recovery and face the prospect of premature death as well as debilitating speech and mobility issues. Strokes do not happen at random. Many are triggered by blockages in the brain that result from years of
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Want to try something new while getting healthy? Check out this fun list from Be Active Be Well ! As the saying goes, if you don’t use it, you lose it. This is a tried and true expression that is consistently relevant. If you’re approaching, or in the throes of your golden years, staying active is incredibly
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