Healthy Seniors
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Normal Aging Process: Changes, Memory, Eyesight, Hearing, and More
Curious if your body’s aging is normal? WebMD discusses healthy and normal signs of aging.
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What to Eat as You Age
Your dietary needs change as you age. WebMD advises what should be on your grocery list.
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8 Mistakes After Surgery That Slow Your Recovery
WebMD explains how 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.
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Dieting After 60: What You Need to Know
If you're 60 or older, keep in mind these four tips from WebMD when you're working on losing weight.
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Foods to Keep You Healthy as You Age
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.
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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.
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Nutrition and Aging: 7 Signs of Inadequate Nutrition
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.
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What Helps When It’s Hard to Chew and Swallow?
Trouble chewing and swallowing? WebMD shares six ways to make everything go down a little easier.
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Dealing With 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.
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Can You Reverse Hearing Loss?
Many types of hearing loss are reversible. Is yours? WebMD explains.
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How Keeping In Touch With Family Helps Keep You Healthy
Wait, staying connected to your family has real health benefits? It’s true, and WebMD shares what keeping in touch can do for you.
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The Immunity Challenge: 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.
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Get the Care You Need in a COVID-19 World
COVID-19 has changed the way we do everything -- especially when it comes to doctor visits. But sometimes you need to see the doctor in person or go to the ER. We asked experts how to get the care you need with the lowest risk.
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Recibe los cuidados de salud que necesitas en un mundo atento a COVID-19
COVID-19 ha cambiado la manera en que hacemos todo —especialmente cuando vamos al doctor. Pero a veces necesitas ir al doctor en persona o ir a la sala de urgencias. Les preguntamos a peritos en salud qué puedes hacer para recibir el cuidado que necesitas y limitar lo más que puedas tu riesgo de exposición.
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What’s Next in Health Care for Older Adults: Questions and Answers With John Whyte, MD
As WebMD’s chief medical officer, John Whyte, MD, is in a unique position to see both the current state of medical care for America’s older adults and the way things are trending for the future. We asked him to share his insight on a few topics, along with a bit of advice.
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Tendencias en cuidados de la salud de adultos mayores: Sesión de preguntas y respuestas con John Whyte, MD
Como director médico ejecutivo de WebMD, John Whyte, MD, tiene un puesto singular en el que puede observar lo que ofrece actualmente el sistema de cuidados médicos a adultos mayores en Estados Unidos, y también las tendencias del futuro. Le hemos pedido que comparta sus observaciones sobre algunos temas, y que también nos de consejos.
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Age-Friendly Health Care: A New Approach
A new Hartford Foundation study shows age-friendly health care should center on memory, mobility, medications, and what matters to older adults.
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Me and My Heart: A Personal Story
How do you keep your heart healthy after you turn 50? Here's one person's plan.
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Diet Changes That Work
It can be hard to give up the not-so-healthy stuff you really enjoy. One expert says you may not have to.
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Heart Health and Aging
Your risk of heart disease rises as you get older, but there are things you can do to slow or stop the process.
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Slow and Steady
You don’t have to run a marathon to keep your heart healthy. Learn a few less-ambitious ways that you can make your heart healthy.
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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.
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Should Your Aging Parent Move In With You?
Learn about different considerations to make when thinking about if your aging parent should move in with you.
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Talking With Your Aging Parent About Housing Options
Learn about how to discuss housing options with your elderly parent gracefully.
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How Do I Know if My Aging Parent Is Safe to Drive?
Talking to your aging parent about reducing their driving can be difficult. Here are some tips to help start the conversation.
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