Aging brings a heightened focus on health and well-being. Adopting healthy habits can profoundly affect both the length and quality of our lives. Below, our team at Brickmont Assisted Living explores crucial habits for healthy living and lengthened longevity, offering practical tips for older adults and their families to seamlessly integrate these into daily life.
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8 Habits for Healthy Living and Longevity
Topics: Helpful Tips, Health
5 Excellent Ways to Balance Life as a Caregiver
Life expectancy has nearly tripled and it’s expected that the world’s population of adults over the age of 60 will double by the year 2050. Adults living longer is an amazing feat and it provides opportunities to celebrate our loved ones for many years to come.
The increasing population of older adults also signifies an expansion of seniors who will at some point require a form of care. Often, this comes in the form of an adult child serving as their parent’s senior caregiver.
Topics: Helpful Tips, Caregiving
Quick, Easy, & Healthy Meal Prepping Options
Everyone’s heard of the yo-yo diets that are often advertised on popular television shows and social media or the frantic “crash diets” that promise to help you drop those pesky extra pounds. Celebrity-endorsed health cookbooks and shows like Dr. Oz haven’t made the issue any better. Unfortunately, not only are these so-called “diets” inaccurate in many ways, but some can pose a dangerous threat to how our bodies break down food to provide nutrition and energy to our systems.
Topics: Helpful Tips, Nutrition
Sun & Fun: Summer Safety Tips for Seniors
Whether your favorite summer activity is tending to your garden, relaxing by the pool or on a beach, or having a picnic in the park or backyard with loved ones, it’s essential to always practice summer safety habits.
Topics: Helpful Tips, Health
It Does The Heart Good: 5 Tips to Promote Heart Health
You may have heard the staggering statistics that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, but did you also know that it has been in that position for nearly 100 years?
Topics: Helpful Tips, Health
Home Safety Tips for the Senior in Your Life
If you have an aging parent or family member who lives on their own, you might feel a mix of emotions. On the one hand, you may feel grateful that they live in the comfort of their own home with a feeling of independence and security. On the other hand, you might constantly worry about their well-being and safety.
Topics: Helpful Tips
Promoting Safety Behind the Wheel: Driving Aids & Tips for Seniors
For many of us, driving is a significant part of our lives—playing an essential role in some of life’s biggest milestones. Riding to prom with your high school sweetheart; driving away from your wedding in a whirlwind, the “Just Married” sign in your rearview mirror; driving home from the hospital with a tiny new life, triple-checking the car seat at every stoplight.
Topics: Helpful Tips
Combatting the Loss of Appetite in Older Adults
Good nutrition is vital in promoting health and wellness at any age but is especially important for older adults, whose weaker immune systems make them more vulnerable to certain illnesses and conditions. And while this is true, malnutrition remains a common concern for many older adults—whether it’s due to physical changes that hinder their ability to eat or simply a loss of appetite.
Topics: Helpful Tips, Nutrition
5 Tips for Managing Spring & Seasonal Allergies
Springtime means longer days, warmer weather, and flowers blooming. And if you’re one of the over 50 million Americans who suffer from seasonal allergies each year, it also means runny noses, watery eyes, and headaches.
Topics: Helpful Tips, Health
Preparing for a Successful Outing with an Elderly Family Member
Everyone likes to go on fun outings. Not only are they entertaining, but there’s research that shows getting out of the house more often can increase a senior’s quality of life. Even though this is true, a recent study found that more than 2 million older adults (about 5.6% of the senior demographic) are homebound, making them more at risk for depression, anxiety, and physical health concerns due to lack of exercise.
Topics: Helpful Tips, Caregiving