by Jess Heydlauf | Dec 5, 2024 | Featured, Health & Wellness
Flu Myths vs. Facts It’s officially flu season. Each year, millions get sick with influenza (flu). The flu can be extremely dangerous for seniors, as immune systems weaken with age. The virus increases seniors’ risk of heart attack by three to five times and stroke by...
by Jess Heydlauf | Oct 3, 2024 | Caregiver Support, Featured, Health & Wellness
Supporting Your Senior Loved One with Breast Cancer When a loved one is diagnosed with breast cancer, it can be a frightening experience for everyone involved. Providing crucial support is essential, especially since elderly individuals with breast cancer face a...
by Jess Heydlauf | Sep 19, 2024 | Caregiver Support, Featured, Health & Wellness, Memory Care
Eating with Alzheimer’s Disease Mealtimes can be challenging for individuals in the middle or late stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Distractions, memory loss, confusion, an overwhelming number of options, and changes in perception, taste, and smell can all impact...
by Jess Heydlauf | Sep 5, 2024 | Featured, Health & Wellness
Prostate Cancer: Myths vs. Facts Although prostate cancer is common – 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed in their lifetime – many men avoid talking about it or hear myths or misconceptions about the disease. With all this confusion, many men avoid screenings, misread...
by Jess Heydlauf | Aug 22, 2024 | Featured, Health & Wellness, Nutrition & Dining
Diet & Psoriasis: What to Eat, What to Avoid Psoriasis is a condition that causes the body to make new skin cells in days rather than weeks. It results in thick, scaly patches that often appear on the knees, elbows, lower back, scalp, nails, and joints. The...
by Jess Heydlauf | Aug 8, 2024 | Featured, Health & Wellness
Stay Active with a Lung Condition Many seniors live with some form of lung condition, including asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which affects 11-18% of people over 65 and is the sixth leading cause of...
