Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
NJ Senior Health Americans 60 and older have the highest rate of type 2 diabetes among all age groups. However, before type 2 diabetes occurs, the body develops pre-diabetes, a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet at the level for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. With pre-diabetes, […]
Best Senior Activities – Gardening Keeps You Young!
New Jersey Senior Living Gardening can do wonders for an elderly person. The benefits are endless. Gardening involves walking, bending, pulling and lifting, which is a great workout. When we work on a garden, we burn calories and increase flexibility, relieve stress and lower blood pressure. Fresh nutrition is also a benefit. A garden can […]
Diabetic Seniors Face Serious Health Problems
Many seniors suffer from type 2 diabetes (which affects about 95% of those with diabetes) and battle to keep it under control. Diabetes is characterized by hyperglycemia (excess blood sugar) and insulin resistance (which prevents glucose from entering the cells and, instead, builds it up in the blood). A diabetic may not show any symptoms […]
It’s Never Too Late To Exercise
NJ Senior Living & Lifestyle: Senior Exercise If a senior has lived to the ripe old age of, say 80, or even 90, why worry about exercise? Well, in addition to making you look and feel good, regular exercise lowers the risk for heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, high blood pressure and obesity. It maintains […]
