Healthy Seniors Features
- How to Talk a Family Member Into a Hearing Aid
Persuading a loved one to wear hearing aids is sometimes difficult, but it’s often necessary for the health of the whole family. Experts offer up some tips to help convince your loved one to take the plunge.
- Best Foods for Your Anti-Aging Diet
You can’t stop aging, but what you can make the trip a little easier. Here are 10 foods that will help older adults stay healthy and happy.
- How Aging Affects Your Immune System
How does getting older affect your immune system? How can you keep those effects to a minimum? Your answers are here.
- Home Care: Is It the Right Thing to Do?
Hiring someone to help with caregiving can be one of the most important decisions you make. Our experts offer advice on what to consider and look for.
- How to Save Money on Prescription Drugs
Be smart about keeping your costs low without risking your health. Our experts have suggestions.
- Sex and Aging: Easy Ways to Solve Common Problems
Getting older doesn’t mean sex is over. You can enjoy a great sex life at any age and stage.
- Can My Hearing Loss Be Reversed?
Many types of hearing loss are reversible. Is yours?
- Don’t Go Through Tough Times Alone
If tough times have you tied up, going through them alone isn’t the best thing you can do for yourself. The support of others can have far-reaching effects.
- Use Social Media to Help Mental Health, Relationships
Social media use is not all bad. Use it to enrich -- rather than weaken -- your social connections.
- Keeping in Touch With Family Can Help Keep You Healthy
Wait, staying connected to your family has real health benefits? It’s true, and here’s what keeping in touch can do for you.
- Mistakes After Surgery That Slow Your Recovery
You'll recover from an operation faster if you avoid some common errors, like going back to work too soon or skipping your physical therapy exercises.
- How to Support Your Loved One's Physical Therapy
Find out how to set realistic goals if you're the caregiver for someone who is getting rehab after surgery, illness, or injury.
- Bells and Whistles: The Latest in Hearing Aid Tech
An overview that includes latest findings about hearing, digital and wireless hearing aids that interact with smart phones and apps, miniaturized hearing aids, and more.
- How to Handle the Emotions of Hearing Loss
Losing your hearing, or learning a loved one is, can bring about a range of uncomfortable emotions. Here’s how you can deal with this tough transition.
- What to Expect When You're Sent Home After Surgery
Know what to expect on the day you get sent home from the hospital after surgery.
- 7 Tips to Help Decide if Surgery Is Right for You
Here's what you need to consider if you're trying to figure out if surgery is the right treatment for you.
- What to Ask Your Surgeon Before an Operation
Get advice on how to get tips from your surgeon about how to prepare for your operation.
- How to Plan for Recovery at Home After Surgery
Learn how to prepare your house so that you can have a smooth recovery from surgery when you return from the hospital.
- How to Choose Long-Term Care
WebMD has tips on how to choose long-term care for your loved one.
- How to Get Emotional Strength for Caregiving
WebMD has tips on how to keep up your emotional strength when you are a caregiver to a loved one.
- What You Need to Know About Nursing Homes
Learn what nursing home care does and how you can choose the facility that's right for your loved one.
- How to Choose Assisted Living for Your Loved One
Here's what to look for when you're choosing an assisted living residence for your friend or relative.
- 9 Brain Boosters to Prevent Memory Loss
How can you keep your brain sharp as you age? Here are nine ways.
- 6 Low-Impact Exercises as You Age
Low-impact exercises that work for people of all ages
- Dieting After 60: 4 Things You Need to Know
If you're 60 or older, you need to keep these four things in mind when you're working on losing weight.
- 6 Yoga Poses That Age Well
Yoga ages well -- just work within your abilities.
- Fitness for Life
Exercise may not be the fountain of youth, but it’s the most powerful tool you have for a long, healthy life.
- Live Healthy on a Retirement Budget
How do you live healthy and keep costs low at the same time? We give you the secrets.
- Healthy Aging: What Can You Control?
Genetics isn't the only factor in aging. Your lifestyle can help you break the mold.
- Exercises to Lower Your Blood Sugar
Control your diabetes and blood sugar with these simple and fun moves. Just a little exercise makes a difference. See how to get started.
- Help a Loved One Eat Right to Recover From Illness
Help a loved one get the strength and energy they need to recover from illness by eating well.
- Take Care of Yourself When You're the Caregiver
Get tips on how to get keep yourself healthy and get the support you need if you're a caregiver.
- How to Ease the Financial Pain of Sports Injuries
Sports injuries account for more than 4.3 million emergency room visits a year. Are you covered if you're disabled by a sports injury?
- Myths About Exercise and Older Adults
Here are common myths that stop older people from exercising -- along with expert advice on why you need to start working out.
- How to Eat as You Age
Your dietary needs change as you age. Do you know what should be on your grocery list?
- Is This Normal Aging or Not?
Curious if your body’s aging is normal? WebMD discusses healthy and normal signs of aging.
- How Nutritional Needs Change as You Age
We look at some of the most common misconceptions about the dietary needs of older people. How much do you know?
- Improve Your Odds for a Long and Healthy Life
These healthy lifestyle steps may forestall illnesses like heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and cancer. They can also improve your quality of life and your chances of recovery if you develop a health problem.
- How to Keep Your Bones Strong as You Age
It’s never too late to start eating foods that help keep your bones strong as you age. This article covers important nutrients for bone health, and the risks of thinning bones.
- Getting Help: Meals Delivered at Home
Home delivery of meals is a booming business, for seniors and adults of all ages. Here are a few of the home meal delivery services to consider.
- What to Do If It's Hard to Chew or Swallow
Trouble chewing and swallowing? These six strategies make everything go down a little easier.
- Older Adults: 9 Nutrients You May Be Missing
With age, your body doesn’t absorb nutrients well, so every calorie you consume must be packed with nutrition. Here are 9 nutrients older adults often need more of.
- Healthy Living Is the Real Fountain of Youth
While there's no magic bullet to guarantee aging beautifully, you can take simple steps to keep you looking and feeling younger.
- Keeping Seniors Safe in Their Own Homes
Worried about the safety of an elderly friend or relative? We've got expert tips for home modifications that keep seniors mobile and independent.
- Spices and Herbs That Can Help You Stay Healthy
Herbs and spices not only add flavor to your food, but they can help you stay healthy, too.
- Top 10 Causes of Death Worldwide
WebMD explains what to do when your doctor doesn’t listen to your concerns and how to find a new doctor for you and your family.
- Senior Fitness: Why It's Never Too Late to Start
Even people in their 70s and 80s gain benefit when they start to exercise -- as long as they do it safely.
- 7 Signs Your Nutrition Isn't On Track
Many Americans, young and old, fall short on vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. But the challenge of getting adequate nutrition may be trickiest for seniors. Research shows that older people may need more of certain key nutrients, such as B vitamins and calcium.
- Nutrition Challenges When You're Older or Sick
Loss of appetite can make it difficult to get adequate nutrition, especially when you’re sick or not feeling well. What can you do to be sure you’re getting the nutrients you need? Experts recommend these 10 strategies for getting nutrients and calories.
- Foods for a Strong Heart, Brain, and Bones
Staying healthy as you enter your golden years has a lot to do with your diet. Here are some foods that are good for your heart, your brain, your bones, and your muscles.