Healthy Living

Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach, I feel it in the air, the summer's out of reach: The Boys of Summer - Don Henley

A retirement group in Essen, Germany has redefined the image of seniors in a 2014 calendar showing residents can be stars when outfitted in silver screen get-ups.

But for many seniors, Thanksgiving is a day of loneliness and sadness. According to a 2008 study from Dr. Carla Perissinotto, an assistant clinical professor at the University of California at San Francisco, nearly half of all seniors – 43 per cent – said they felt lonely at least sometimes.

Identifying Depression

Doctors and nurses specializing in gastrointestinal (GI) problems agree that constipation is a leading hardship for older adults.