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The Grass Really Is Greener: Golf And Retirement Living The starter at Wintergreen announced the next tee time, including four generations of men from the Lewis family, including the 75-year old patriarch. Last year, this septuagenarian golfer recorded his fourth hole-in-one, this time on Wintergreen’s exceptional Stoney Creek Course, a ...

Type 2 Diabetes In Seniors By Jeannette Franks, PhD My career working with older people began twenty-five years ago at Community Services for the Blind where friends, staff, volunteers, and clients had lost their sight due to complications from diabetes. Some died at an early age. Today we know much more about the prevention, diagnosis, ...

Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Known as a “warning stroke,” a transient ischemic attack (TIA) often comes and goes so quickly that the affected person may not even be aware they’ve had one. Yet medical experts stress it is vitally important for a person who has suffered a TIA to get immediate medical attention, because a TIA is a sign that ...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest “The heart is a very resilient muscle,” says Woody Allen in his film Hannah and Her Sisters. And indeed it is. Charged with pumping blood throughout the entire circulatory system, the heart is also a muscle that reflects the treatment by its host more than any other muscle in the human body. Treat the heart well with ...

Shoulder Injury (Rotator Cuff Tears) By Jeannette Franks, PhD Sometimes I wish I could take my body in for repairs just like I take my car to a mechanic to get new parts. “New battery or headlights—no problem!” But while we can replace more and more parts of the human body, some areas are less amenable to repairs and yet more subject to ...

Seniors With COPD Although COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, many Americans are not familiar with this acronym. Standing for “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,” COPD is characterized by chronic airflow limitation in the lungs. Most often a combination of two diseases—chronic bronchitis and emphysema—this ...

Senior GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) Whether it is labeled as acid reflux, heartburn, or gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), this burning sensation occurs when contents from the stomach travel back up the esophagus, and it affects more than 15 million American on a daily basis. Due to physiological changes that occur with aging, ...

Pacemakers For Seniors It’s only about the size of a matchbook, but the life-altering effects of a pacemaker can’t be overstated. Whether a patient’s heart rate is erratic because of a heart attack, illness, or disease, a pacemaker implanted into the chest can greatly increase one’s quality of life. After feeling lightheaded and dizzy at ...

Living With Chronic Pain, Finding Real Relief Diane Slomkowski knows about living with chronic pain. For years, she has suffered from fibromyalgia. Then her husband was diagnosed with colon cancer, and her own illness receded to the background as she became his caretaker. “I have to take care of him now,” says Slomkowski, 64, who lives in ...