Category: Health & Fitness
Should you check your blood pressure at home?
Blood-pressure readings taken at doctors’ offices are important, but a series of regular readings taken over time at home can help medical providers better understand what is going on with a patient. For one thing, regular readings may help determine how well your blood-pressure medicine is working.
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Hemp Hype: Facts About CBD
Health journalists, researchers and pharmacists admit confusion about its efficacy and misunderstood name, making today’s CBD conversations livelier than ever. CBD is an essential component of medical marijuana, but only when it’s above 0.3% in potency. Although industrial hemp and marijuana are both varieties of cannabis, they have been bred for different uses and can be distinguished by their chemical and genetic compositions.
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The Ever-Expanding Middle Age: Healthy Aging Month
Adding years can result in an extended middle age—and those years can become a double-edged sword, medical experts say. Increased longevity is a huge blessing for many. But with more years, there is an increased chance to develop chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer and forms of dementia. The gift of more middle age years might be changing our lifespans and adding a more productive and creative period. Just don’t let it lead to an expanded waistline and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle.
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Brain Health Boot Camp Keeps Seniors’ Minds Sharp
With age serving as the greatest risk factor for cognitive impairment or memory loss, Jewish Family & Career Services (JF&CS) launched a new program, called Brain Health Bootcamp, last year. The first of its kind in Atlanta, the program is designed to provide a cognitive and physical exercise program to individuals who may be experiencing a decline in cognitive functioning due to MCI or early stage Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) or other Related Dementias.
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Travel Tips to Help You Stay Well
Here are some travel tips to help your trip go more smoothly.
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De-Stress with a Walk Among the Trees
Living in an urban setting in the Southeast can include traffic, noise and chaos. This stress might not feel chronic, but city dwellers have a 40 percent higher risk of mood disorders and a 20 percent higher risk of anxiety disorders when compared to people living in rural areas.
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Finding Common Ground: Decatur Walking Group
The group was led by Cheryl Burnette, assistant director of Decatur Active Living. “Walking is great exercise. It’s low impact, and helps us live longer, in a healthy way,” Burnette said. “I think another really important part of it is the socialization.”
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Pickleball Brings Together Players of All Ages
A recent pickleball tournament at Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA) drew families from across Georgia.
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Ask Rusty: Father Seeks Benefits for Disabled Adult Son
AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor gives information and advice on Social Security issues.
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Four Easy Lifestyle Tips to Reduce Your Cancer Risk
Here are four simple tips to dramatically reduce your risk of cancer.
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Millennial Medical Students Learn as They Teach ‘Seasoned Adults’
Millennial medical students get help from older adults through an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute class.
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A Focus on Eyes: The effects of blue light
The effects of blue light from digital devices on our eyes is under scrutiny. Here’s some information to help you understand and prevent the concerns.
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