There is strong consensus among geriatricians and gerontologists that frailty is a clinical state of increased vulnerability and decreased ability to maintain homeostasis that is age-related problems and centrally characterized by declines in functional reserves across multiple physiologic systems. This vulnerability is age-related and also related to, but distinct from, disability and elderly disease states. (more…)

There are two basic considerations on how to prevent accidents and injuries in elderly. First of all, we should make our surroundings safe by removing or altering objects that are hazardous. And secondly, we should learn how to handle ourselves so as to reduce the likelihood of injury. (more…)

The systemic benefits of exogenous Growth Hormone therapy in the healthy elderly remain unclear and controversial. Studies have not been able to demonstrate a clear anabolic effect of replacement of Growth Hormone in elderly subjects, possibly because Growth Hormone replacement cannot completely correct the alterations in binding recommended proteins. (more…)

There are new strategies to address the 3 critical factors for body health: blood sugar, insulin and inflammation. These formula guarantees that we will not get obese and be lean for life. Inflammation and obesity has relation that can be describing when we eat foods, it immediately causes high of blood sugar to drop, but then again it creates higher levels of the hormone insulin, which causes inflammation. (more…)

Osteoporosis is disease affecting the bones, making them fragile and prone to fracture. Osteoporosis is defined as a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioraton of bone mass tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture. Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by mass loss of the normal density of bone. (more…)

It has been proven over the years that strength training exercises have been used by athletes and sports enthusiasts to improve their overall performance. This can hold true for anyone, regardless of their fitness level or age. Strength training can be a tremendous benefit to help improve overall health, wellness, strength, and build up your body to fight disease. (more…)

Vertebral compression fractures may occur with major trauma, such as a motorcycle accident, or with something as insignificant as a sneeze, or stepping off of a curb. With a compression fracture, the bone compressed and collapses into itself, similar to squeezing a Styrofoam peanut between your fingers.

How much force it takes to cause a compression fracture, depends on the quality of the bone. (more…)

When we have a very ill loved one, it occupies our thoughts constantly. Our mind has a way of sifting through the information that we hear from their medical providers, rejecting the negative and holding tight to the positive. Even when confronted with the information that our loved one’s situation is dire, we may continue to refuse to see death as a possibility. (more…)

I’ve been noticing my body’s growing inclination to slow down, how it’s starting to get tougher to get off the couch, how it takes longer to heal, how I groan a little more when getting out of bed in the morning. I see a trend for the next 60 years.

And, I’ve been playing with it and experimenting with how to avoid all that. You too can avoid body aches and pains in elderly by following these 7 Easy Steps. (more…)

Aerobic exercise is one form of exercise with low to moderate intensity which is done for a longer or a moderate duration. With aerobic exercise, our blood flow increases to the muscles, thus strengthening cardiovascular and lungs. Muscles need oxygen, and the increases muscle activity associated with aerobic exercise makes body to allow for more oxygen to the muscles being used. This does the heart and lungs working better and harder. At the end it will also strengthens the lungs and the entire cardiovascular system. There are also another term that you may have heard before: Anaerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise is in contrast to anaerobic exercise which usually involves intense activity that is abruptly or short in duration, such as weight lifting. (more…)