Keep High Cholesterol in Check by Making Healthy Food Choices This Holiday Season

From November to January, it is very easy to lose track of our healthy eating habits with family and holiday gatherings. For older adults with high cholesterol, however, making sensible food choices is extremely important. Yazid Fadl, MD, MPH, Indiana University Health cardiologist, says, “Around the holidays, we tend to let ourselves go, and that’s […]

The Importance of Addressing Mental Health Issues in Older Adults

They’re called our “golden years” for good reason; growing older brings with it many advantages, including increased wisdom, the freedom to enjoy life without having the responsibilities of a career and young family to raise, in addition to the opportunity to spend more time with family and friends and engaging in activities we enjoy. Even […]

Helping Older Adults Cope with Pandemic Fatigue

It’s been over six months since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The restrictions which have been established to emphasize safety can start to wear on all of us, and while there’s a natural desire to want to “get back to normal,” there is a new worry: helping older adults cope with pandemic fatigue. Pandemic fatigue comes […]

Know the Early Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis

Though its cause remains unknown, it affects over a million people within the U.S. alone. Multiple sclerosis can cause a wide and unpredictable range of symptoms and severity, making it challenging to treat. What we do know is that women are much more likely to be diagnosed with MS, and that each person will experience […]

Tips on How to Manage Osteoarthritis in Older Adults

Impacting 30 million people within the United States alone, osteoarthritis is a debilitating and painful condition that results due to the wearing away of cartilage, leading to friction within the joints as unprotected bones rub against each other. While it can result in almost any joint, it is most common in the hands, hips, knees, […]