Keeping Healthy

It’s quite natural to expect that as we get older we become more susceptible to illnesses and injuries and, as a result, we’re more likely to need to...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of a group of related illnesses categorised as ‘dementia’. It’s basically a degenerative condition which...

Retirement Spectacles You'll almost certainly have noticed that as you age, your vision isn't as acute as it once was. It could be difficult...

Some of the reasons why people who have retired and/or who are elderly can be at risk of suffering from anxiety or depression. Ways in which your own...

Many of us would often only associate the cold weather with causing harm to the elderly but they can be equally vulnerable during extremes of hot...

How osteoporosis can be extremely dangerous especially when you’re older and in relation to falls. The primary causes of osteoporosis and steps you...

How falls and their related injuries are one of the biggest causes of accidents in the elderly. Reasons why the elderly can be so vulnerable to falls...

Despite attempts to eradicate ageism it does still exist within certain areas of the health care system. Older people who feel they have been...

Have you lately been more forgetful than normal? Have you chalked it up to the natural process of ageing? To decipher if your forgetfulness is just...

Living a healthy lifestyle and making smart choices can add years to your life. While this is not news, many people underestimate the impact that...

Private health or medical insurance policies provide cover for the costs accured for private medical treatment for curable, short-term medical...

As we grow older, many of us experience hearing loss. It often begins when we're in our forties with a lowered ability to hear the high end of music...

If you are retired or disabled and find it hard to get around or find it difficult to cope with household tasks you may be able to get help and...

As we get older we all suffer from memory ‘lapses’ occasionally. Whether it’s forgetting our keys, trouble remembering certain people’s names or...

The fundamentals of MS and the symptoms and how they manifest themselves. How to cope with both the physical and emotional aspects of the illness and...

None of us are able to turn the clock back and it’s pointless to hold on to any belief that we can look as young as we did in our 60s and 70s, or be...

There are many different types of mobility equipment and aids on the market today designed to give a better quality of life to disabled people and...

Diabetes has two types – Type 1 diabetes more commonly diagnosed in younger children and Type 2 diabetes more commonly associated with later life....

Ten percent of the UK population fail to get a good night’s rest due to a variety of sleeping problems. There are many different remedies that...

An outline of the types of illnesses and ailments you are more likely to suffer if you are overweight in later life and why it’s important that you...

Whilst we should all look after our health when we are younger if we want to try to remain fit and healthy beyond our retirement there is no escaping...