Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality after heart disease and the leading cause of death among women ages 40 to 79 and men ages 60 to 79. Within the 65+ age group, the population 85 years and older is projected to double from 4.3 million in 2005 million by 2030. Life expectancy has increased. More people are treated successfully after a cancer diagnosis, resulting in a greater prevalence of the elderly living with or developing cancer. It is important for all professionals dealing with the elderly to understand what the disease is and how to deal with it. (more…)

Because it expresses my own orientation, I carry in my wallet a membership card to the Society for the Right to Die, which has imprinted on the back a signed statement of my living will.

When the aging process accelerates inexorably, you usually don’t just fail to wake up one morning because of old age. One of the many illnesses that afflict the elderly with increasing frequency will likely be the cause of death and dying. Here is where I feel a living will is important. (more…)

Some researches on relation between exercise and body human health results indicate that in addition to increasing muscle capacity, physical activity can help improve strength, balance, joint mobility, flexibility, agility, the speed with which one walks and physical coordination as a whole. In addition, physical activity has effects favorably on metabolism, blood pressure regulation, and prevention of an excessive increase in weight. (more…)

The population of man aged over 65 will exceed the number of children under 5 years old in 2040, for the first time in history, according to a study released by the Census Bureau United States, which warned of the impact that this development. It is predicted huge impact will occurs in both the developed and developing countries. Diverse area will affected by these changes in population’s composition. (more…)

The first line of defense belongs to a compound in the body called alpha lipoic acid (ALA). You may already know the importance I place on this multitasking, multi protective supplement. But recent studies have shown that it is even more powerful than previously thought.

Alpha lipoic acid is a very powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory agent, but additional amounts can be obtained only from (more…)

In elderly people there is a notable reduction in the capacity to produce new blood cells. Yet, unless there is substantial physiological stress, the number of circulating cells remains fairly constant. Quantitative deficiencies are only apparent when stress produces a demand that exceeds reserve proliferative capacity. Such a demand might occur during an acute infection or after cytotoxic chemotherapy. (more…)

As you probably know, sex hormone in women is declining with age. Men also experiencing the same, even though the declining rate is not as steep drop like women menopause. But the effect is substantial in well being and fertility. Until recent years, there has been a lot concern about the subject of testosterone levels in men. Andropause as the name suggest, is declining 1% per year of testosterone levels hormone for men age over 30 years. This significantly put those men group in risk of having disease-syndromes related to andropause. (more…)

Aging in human is a combination of two ageing processes: development or maturation, and senescence aging or decline. Development or maturation is the positive aspect of aging; humans typically acquire greater wisdom, experience, and expertise in specific fields as they grow older. Senescence aging, on the other hand, (more…)

Chronic diseases are not generally prevented by vaccines or cured by medication, nor do they just disappear. To a large degree, the major chronic disease killers—heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes—are an extension of what people do, or not do, as they go about their daily lives. (more…)

When approaching menopause or during post-menopause period, most women suffered from menopausal symptoms irritability like hot flashes, vaginal dryness, urination difficulty, night sweats and osteoporosis.

All symptoms above were as the result of your body reducing hormone production as you are aging. It may start as early as age 25 for women, and hormone level production reduce significantly until menopause period. (more…)