Hey readers, put down that candy bar. Researchers at Tufts University have just solved the mystery of the Pyramid – the Food Pyramid, that is. Seniors puzzled by nutritional requirements can relax and peruse the graphically enhanced pyramid so “all shall be revealed.”
The new Tufts version for elders complements the USDA food pyramid called MyPyramid. […]

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by Emme Levine
Filed under: AGIS, Baby Boomers, Caregiving, Elder Issues, Eldercare, Health & Safety | 1 Comment »

February is American Heart Month, so let’s all take a moment to talk about strokes and the simple things you can do to save a life. Yes, you. Every year in the U.S., 700,000 people suffer a stroke. A whooping 75% of them occur in people age 65 and older. It is the third leading […]

Posted on February 27th, 2008 by Emme Levine
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Ministers in England are supporting new measures that would enable an aging population to stay in their homes longer. These new standards include 16 features which will allow for aging in place.
In addition to designing features such as ground-floor toilets, wide stairways that could be adapted to take a stair-lift, room for wheelchairs to turn […]

Posted on February 26th, 2008 by Stephen Fox
Filed under: Elder Issues, Eldercare, Health & Safety, Housing, Uncategorized | No Comments »