Extra-Depth Shoes Make a Difference Older people who have foot pain associated with aging, diabetes, or changes to the structure of the foot can get relief from wearing the right kind of shoes. A new study based in Australia compared…
The “sandwich generation” is the generation of people currently faced with caring for both their children and their elderly parents. As baby boomers quickly become more needful of elder care in Leucadia and throughout the country in order to live…
What did you eat today? If you have to stop and think for longer than a minute before you answer that question, you probably didn’t do a good job with nutrition today. You may have eaten too much (and don’t…
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Woman sitting on bench October of 2021 will be World Blindness Month, and that is a time when increased focus will be on visually impaired individuals, and how visual impairment impacts the world community in general. It isn’t hard to…
Photo by Philippe Leone on Unsplash Active Aging Week for 2021 will be held from October 4th through October 8th, so now is a good time to think about what it really is and how you or your loved one…
September is World Alzheimer Month, and there are some ways that everyone can be involved in helping to learn more about this dread disease, so it can be managed better and someday eradicated. Anyone in Olive Branch and elsewhere can make…
Caregivers Make All the Difference During a Hospital Stay When loved ones require a hospital stay, we expect the hospital to provide the best medical care possible to take care of their needs. What we don’t always consider, however, is how…
Photo by Fakurian Design on Unsplash National Traumatic Brain Injury Month is coming soon, and that means we should all take a few moments to consider how our lives can be affected by a really serious brain injury. This knowledge…
Photo by krakenimages on Unsplash August 6th has been dedicated as National Fresh Breath Day, and if that sounds a bit frivolous to you, keep in mind that persistent bad breath may be a sign of something much more serious.…