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Gentle Exercises For Elderly Parents

Exercise and physical activity are good for just about everyone, including older adults. There are four main types and each type is different. Doing them all will give you more benefits. Endurance or aerobic, activities increase your breathing and heart rate. Brisk walking or jogging, dancing, swimming, and biking are examples. Strength exercises make your muscles stronger. Lifting weights or using a resistance band can build strength. Balance exercises help prevent falls Flexibility exercises stretch your muscles and can help your body stay limber If you have not been active, you can start slowly and work up to your goal. How much exercise you need depends on your age and health. Check with your health care provider on what is right for you. For older adults, pregnant women, and people with chronic health problems: Older adults, pregnant women, and people who have special health needs should check with their health care provider on how much physical activit...
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How to Improve Your Memory with Natural Ways

How is your memory ? Is your cognitive function as strong as you’d like it to be? If not, then you’re definitely going to be interested in the memory improvement tips I’ll be sharing with you in this article. Despite what you might think – or have been told – improving your ability to recall information is certainly possible. You just need to know the right ways to do it. (Don’t worry, as you won’t need to make any significant lifestyle changes.) So how to improve memory? Let’s dive straight into the first of seven easy ways to improve your memory significantly. 1. Meditate We live in a world of non-stop, 24/7 information. It’s like a waterfall that’s endlessly pouring news, data, facts and figures into our conscious minds. Unfortunately, our brains are not designed to absorb this tremendous amount of information. It’s no wonder then, that most people struggle to remember information and recall things. Even if you believe you have a good memory and are comfortable w...

Exercises for Lower Back Pain Relief

You feel it each time you bend over or stand up. It’s that groan-inspiring ache that shoots through your lower back and never seems to fully go away. Sometimes called lumbago or spondylosis, lower back pain is one of the most common forms of chronic pain among adults. Maybe you’ve been resting, hoping the back pain just needs time to heal. But most doctors now encourage lower back pain sufferers to get active and move their backs and related muscles as a better pain relief treatment. can help relieve back pain, but only the right kind; avoid workouts that put too much stress and strain on the back. So which exercises should you choose? That partly depends on how intense your pain is, and what causes it. So, you should always get the recommendation of your doctor before doing any heavy exertion for lower back pain. The following slides present several simple exercises that can help relieve lower back pain, and also highlight a few activities to avoid. With your do...

Simple habits that can Save our Environment for a Longer Life

Tips on How to Protect the Environment Go organic: This means to use food and other substance made by organic methods. Going organic is one of the best ways to save the earth. It has many ways like Improves health : Organic food consumption is said to be healthier than other foodstuffs from the market. They tend to reduce the chances of diseases and thereby the use of drugs. Drugs are made by the use of many chemicals and high amount of electric energy. So one can save the environment in terms of chemical spillage on land and polluting the environment in terms of energy usage. Save the birds & other animals : When crops are grown using artificial fertilizers, the chances of getting infected with pests and diseases is high. So farmers use highly toxic pesticides to control them. In doing so, the pesticides from the plant are consumed by insects, larvae which become prey to birds. These birds on consuming them get killed by the poison. Minimize water and land pollut...

Tips and Tricks for Oily and Dry Skin Types

Yesterday we covered “normal” skin, but since not all of us are blessed with such straightforward skin types, let’s talk about what’s going on with skin types that are a bit more complicated. Oily Skin Skin that produces high levels of sebum is considered oily. People with oily skin tend to have enlarged pores and, due to the bacteria oil attracts, are prone to breakouts. Stress, hormone levels and certain medications can cause oily skin, but genetics play big role in your skin type too. Thanks parents! Insert picture description What to do: Daily You know that crazy method where people with oily skin use oil cleansers to help calm sebum production? It works. Oil cleansers break down the sebum on your face like no other. Try cleansing with sweet almond oil to help clear your pores. Take toning down to a few times a week, rather than every day. Most toners can be harsh and dehydrating for your oily skin. Toners are meant to shrink pores, restore the skin’s pH an...

Healthy Lifestyle Facts

Being healthy involves more than eating an occasional salad or going for a short walk once every few weeks, but while you’ll need to put in some effort, your health is well worth it. To live a healthy lifestyle , consistently choose healthy foods, fit more exercise and physical activity into your daily routine, and practice good hygiene. You’ll also need to avoid unhealthy habits, like fad dieting and neglecting sleep. Making lifestyle improvements may require some gradual adjustment, but improved health is readily accessible once you commit to it. Choose food that contains minimal amounts of unhealthy fats. Unhealthy fats include both trans fats and saturated fats. These fats will raise your LDL cholesterol, and elevated LDL cholesterol often correlates with an increased risk for heart disease. Eat healthy fats in moderation Poly-unsaturated, mono-unsaturated and omega-3 fats are all good lifestyle choices. These good fats lower your LDL cholesterol and raise your HDL ch...

Five Reasons Why You Should Never Skip Breakfast

Do you often skip your breakfast because you wake up late or you are too lazy to have it? Breakfast is the first meal of the day and should not be avoided because breakfast helps in breaking your overnight fast that you may experience while you’re asleep. Just imagine, if you sleep around at 11 pm and wake up around 11 am and then without having breakfast you leave home empty stomach, will your body be active and energetic enough to do the daily chores? No, because just like your car requires fuel to run, your body needs food to generate energy and get rid of lethargy. Having a healthy breakfast restores the glucose levels in the body and lowers stress levels. Instead of focusing on a heavy, breakfast, one should focus more on having cereals, milk, nuts, poha, idli, dalia, upma, cornflakes, eggs, fruits and all the other protein-rich foods. It is advisable to take breakfast within an hour of waking up. Health experts usually recommend eating something every two hours. Skipp...