Elderly Problems by Boomeryearbook.com

In a study conducted by the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, it was found that though the elderly are most likely to suffer a stroke, they most often fail to correctly recognize the symptoms.

The same health problems that are responsible for a heart attack are also responsible for a stroke, and elderly people are more susceptible because of the elderly problems of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arteriosclerosis and diabetes.
One of the major conditions that increase the risk of a stroke is Arteriosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. Arteriosclerosis can narrow or block the carotid arteries, which are large arteries in the neck, and cause a stroke. Elderly problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes, cause arteriosclerosis of the small blood vessels inside the brain, thus escalating the risk of a stroke. However, psychological articles on elderly problems have also said that there are cases of persons who experience a stroke for no identifiable reason.
Basically a stroke occurs when an area of the brain is deprived of its blood supply; either due to a blockage or a burst blood vessel. If deprived of oxygen long enough, vital brain tissue can die, and it is essential to take immediate action. Detecting the symptoms of stroke is therefore critical, and although at times some strokes seem almost asymptomatic, (without symptoms) being able to identify stroke symptoms, as with most health related elderly problems, can help save your life!

Stroke is a major concern for anyone dealing with elderly problems. Understanding the early symptoms of the onset of a stroke can help to prevent loss of life. At Boomer Yearbook, the website for baby boomers, we are trying to assist people in understanding problems faced by our generation in the hope that it may help them better understand our aging bodies and needs.

Amongst the manifested symptoms of a stroke is paralysis or loss in sensation in one side of the body, such as the arm or leg. Loss in verbal lucidity, slurred or nonsensical speech is also a symptom. Some people are unable to swallow, have unexplained memory loss and double vision. Drooping on one side of the face is known to occur as is unexplained memory loss, severe headache and sudden mental confusion.

Although some disabilities caused by strokes are irreversible a new treatment, called thrombolysis, can reduce disability from stroke. However, it must be given within three hours of the onset of symptoms, so time is of the essence. Other common elderly problems related to medical conditions such as high blood sugar, dehydration, and hazardously elevated blood pressure may also require immediate attention. Even if the damage done by the stroke is not recoverable, it is very important to understand the cause of the stroke so future incidences can be prevented. Psychological articles and studies have shown that the sooner patients receive physical therapy and rehabilitation, the better the chances of recovery.
If a person has already suffered a stroke, more strokes can be prevented only if the cause of the previous stroke is understood. There are many treatments and preventive measures available depending upon the nature of the stroke. If it was the blockage of the carotid arteries that caused the stroke, surgery can help increase blood flow through the veins. Blood thinning medicines (anticoagulants) can help if the blockage is less severe or if blood clots have formed that might break off and travel to the brain. If high blood pressure is the cause, which tops the list of elderly problems related to health, than it should be kept in control. Also, alcoholic beverages are hazardous to those who have already suffered a stroke and should be avoided.
Strokes can be successfully treated and can also be prevented. Following a healthy diet, monitoring your blood pressure, getting regular exercise, controlling alcohol intake, and not smoking, can dramatically decrease the chances of suffering a stroke.

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Healthy Foods to Prevent Elderly Problems

Elderly Problems

By Boomeryearbook.com

Improvements in medicine, science and healthcare have enabled today’s citizens to live a longer healthier life. The elderly want to retain an independent, active lifestyle and society wants to reduce the economic costs associated with the elderly problems of chronic disease and age related disability. The science of aging suggests that these elderly problems can be overcome in a great way by healthy eating.

Though healthy eating is a smart lifestyle choice for all ages it is almost essential to the well being of us aging boomers. As psychological articles explain there are a number of reasons for this, the prime ones being that as our body’s age we experience a weakening of muscle tone and increases in arthritic related conditions and bone loss. A number of basic health tips can promote healthy living and are recommended to young as well as the aging boomers.

Water

As we age, one of the most common elderly problems encountered is the body’s reduced ability to retain water. To avoid dehydration we at Boomer Yearbook, the social network website for baby boomers, recommend that you daily drink 6 glasses of water per 100 pounds of weight.

Energy

Elderly people have a lot less energy than a young person and need to supplement their daily diets with high protein, low fat foods to avoid the elderly problems of low energy levels and muscle wasting.

Carbohydrate and Fiber

Eating foods high in carbohydrates and fibers helps regulate bowel movement and prevents chronic constipation and associated diseases.

Fat

Though not entirely removed from the diet, aging boomers should reduce their processed fat intake and substitute olive oil and omega fats. Alternate cooking techniques can lessen the fat content and help avoid the elderly problems of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.

Iron

As we age, we also exhibit a decrease in the body’s reserves of iron. Aging boomers should not use iron supplements, particularly not menopausal baby boomer women, unless instructed by their doctors to do so, but the aging boomer generation should eat three servings or iron rich food such as liver per week to help strengthen the body.

Zinc

As we age, our bodies lessen in our ability to retain zinc. Therefore, aging boomers should supplement our diets with chicken, liver, and tuna as they provide excellent natural sources of this needed mineral.

Calcium

Since bone density decreases with age, having a source of calcium or a supplement is highly recommended in order to avoid the elderly problems of osteoporosis (especially women) and fractures due to bone weakening.

Vitamin B12

Psychological articles have reported that deficiencies of the vitamin Cobalamin is linked to memory loss, a frequent elderly problem found in 90% of the elderly population! The vitamin is naturally found in mollusks and clams and is also present, though to a lesser degree in liver.

Healthy eating now is a smart choice as caring for oneself in the present, can prevent many future elderly problems.

That’s what we at BoomerYearbook believe. What do you think?
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Elderly Problems: Abuse and Neglect

Elderly Problems: By Boomeryearbook.com

Psychological articles reviewed by Boomer Yearbook inform us that as one’s quality of life increases, so does one’s life expectancy. Our population is aging rapidly and by the year 2030, the elderly population will be twice its present number. A fair amount of this growth is due to the fact that the baby boomers generation is aging, and 61 million of us will be between 64 and 86 years old by the year 2030! With the increase in the aging boomer population it is no surprise that reports of elderly problems such as abuse and neglect, have become far more prevalent, and are an incoming risk to the large aging baby boomer generation.

Types:

While there is a wide scope of issues under the umbrella term of abuse, the main categories can be summarized as follows:

Physical abuse: consists of all acts of physical violence i.e. acts carried out with the intention to inflict physical pain or injury. This includes assault, confinement, and administration of an improper type or amount of drugs.

Psychological/emotional abuse: consists of any verbal aggression that causes emotional distress. Most common are insults, humiliating comments, and threats-in elderly cases, especially those of institutionalization or abandonment.

Neglect- one of the most common of the elderly problems, consists of the failure of the caretaker to meet the needs of the elderly dependant; whether intentional or otherwise.

Financial exploitation- consists of the embezzlement of money or property. This includes the use of credit cards without consent, theft of pension checks, and the forceful changing of legal documents.

Detection:

One of the basic needs for the prevention of the abusive type of elderly problems is the ability to detect them. However, it is not easy to detect as it is usually confused with other conditions such as dementia or frailty and can be a combination of international abuse along with some natural causality.

Signs of physical abuse: usually bruises, abrasions, sprains and in severe cases fractures and burns. Also, medication taken at irregular time intervals should be carefully assessed to see if it is a symptom of an abusive situation.

Signs of psychological abuse: talking to oneself, wetting oneself, rocking, pulling or picking at one’s hair or face.

Signs of neglect- poor hygiene, soiled clothing, malnutrition or dehydration.

Signs of financial exploitation: sudden change of wills or legal documents, significant withdrawal from accounts etc.

Causes of the elderly problem of abuse

Although many caretakers have the best intentions for the care of an elderly dependant, the additional burden, stress and other factors may cause the elderly problems of abuse and neglect to arise. Similarly, the employees of health care institutions might be over worked and exhausted. The anxiety of elderly care is a significant contributor to the stemming of the elderly problems of abuse and neglect and leads to exhaustion, irritability, impatience, and the failure to resist from doing harm.

Care takers who are more susceptible to the mental and physical health problems that elderly care entails usually have anxiety, depression, substance abuse problems, and are in a bad financial situation. Likewise, certain elderly persons are more likely to be abused. These include individuals who are already timid, have dementias or the like, and have a prior history of domestic violence.

Educate yourself:

Abuse and neglect are amongst the elderly problems that the baby boomers generation should face head on as prevention is vital to the well being of the global baby boomers generation. A pro-active strategy entails education regarding the symptoms of abuse and encouraging the abused elderly to come forward and let others know what is happening. Additionally, seniors should be encouraged to develop a social network either in their neighborhoods or through an online network such as ones provided by Boomer Yearbook’s website for baby boomers.

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Elderly Problems: Alzheimer's Disease

Elderly Problems: By Boomeryearbook.com

According to psychological articles reviewed by Boomer Yearbook, a website for baby boomers, almost 4 million Americans (born between 1946-1964) suffer from the debilitating elderly problems of Alzheimer’s disease. The severity of this disease is that it strikes the brain; significantly changing who we are. Alzheimer’s usually strikes after the age of 55, (early onset), and snatches away our most important functions and pleasures; at the very time when the baby boomers should be harvesting the fruits of our well deserved labors.

It has been confirmed that Alzheimer develops quickly after the age of 55 and has a slightly slower progression when symptoms begin later in life, in the late 60s and early 70s. While in the past, memory was regarded as untreatable elderly problems, today’s modern advancements have changed this misunderstanding of memory and the aging disease process, so that we now have the ability to treat and improve the quality of life of Alzheimer’s patients. (Please check Boomer Yearbook’s section on mental and medical health updates for articles on new research and Alzheimer’s treatments.)

According to homeopathy, a small dose of the toxin, “like treats like”, naturally cures the disease. Psychological articles suggest the remedy alumina is found highly useful in treating the elderly problems of Alzheimer’s.

The homeopaths, but not allopathic physicians, claim that aluminum is the main causative agent for this disease and followers of the holistic healer Edgar Cayce instruct people to limit using aluminum in utensils, pots, pills etc. If not limited, the homeopathic community believes that the elderly problems of Alzheimer’s’ will reach epidemic proportions.

According to a study done on the baby boomers generation, good eating habits can make a big difference in lowering the risk of getting Alzheimer’s. The psychological articles say that drinking fruit and vegetable juices might be a big step forward toward avoiding elderly problems. The normal understanding of how fresh fruit might help with Alzheimer’s is that anti-oxidants helps rid the body of free charged particles, (i.e. free radicals) that form in body and damage cells .The fruit and vegetable vitamins cleans the free radical toxins and is said to stop them from doing damage. Being a fellow boomer, I strongly advise we all stay on top of this disease, and sign up, follow and comment on the series of Alzheimer related articles in Boomeryearbook, our website for baby boomers.

To treat this elderly problems, a homeopath first asks about the medical history of the patient .Then he performs mental evaluation tests by screening memory, problem-solving abilities, the persons attention span, counting skills and language. For example, homeopaths might test latest and long-term memory by asking: What day was yesterday? Or: When was World War I? Homeopaths may list familiar objects and then ask a patient to repeat them at immediately and then again after a ten minute time lapse.

The homeopath might recommend a traditional allopathic physician for Neuropsychological tests and brain scans to confirm the diagnosis; such as (CT) scans, (MR)scans and (PET) scans .By looking at a picture of the brain the doctors have an added tool to the complications of elderly problems, such as Alzheimer’s.

However, a definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s can only be made post mortem; using a microscopic examination of the person’s brain cells after death.
According to homeopathic experts on this most crippling of elderly problems, baby boomers should develop good eating habits, eliminate aluminum utensils and products, and should be stimulating our brains with psychological games and brain teasers to ward off the possibility of this awful disease.

If you are interested in more information on Alzheimer’s, please check Boomer Yearbook’s other two articles “Accicental Discovery Gives Hope to Alzheimer’s Treatment” and “When Alzheimer’s Beats Boomer” at:

http://boomeryearbook.com/blog/2008/12/23/accidental-discovery-gives-hope-to-alzheimers-treatment/

http://boomeryearbook.com/blog/2008/12/11/when-alzheimer-beats-boomer/

And tune into Boomeryearbook’s Medical and Mental Health blog for weekly updates.

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Baby Boomer getting acupuncture face lift

Elderly Problems:

By Boomeryearbook.com

Acupuncture is based on the belief that living beings have an important energy called “chi” that passes through twelve imaginary energy lines which circle around the body. Each line is linked with different parts of the body. Elderly problems can occur when there is a disruption in the flow of ‘chi”.
Acupuncturists insert needles into special points along specific relevant lines in order to bring back balance to the flow of “chi” and thus treat the elderly problem. There are more than 1000 acupuncture points in the body. This article on our website for baby boomers will summarize some advantages and disadvantages of acupuncture.
Some of the most common elderly problems include sleeplessness, persistent low back pain and osteoarthritis of the knee. Boomer Yearbook, our website for baby boomers suggests that the proportion of having back pain is significantly greater in the aging baby boomers generation than younger adults; And degenerative knee disease with the back spinal collapse is invariably one of the most common elderly problems.

One of the most important advantages of acupuncture is that as long as performed by a recognized and well trained expert, there are no contraindications or side effects. It can be easily performed on the baby boomers generation as there are no age specific restrictions to the practice of acupuncture. It can treat all elderly problems without inflicting pain; or with minimal discomfort (i.e. the soles of the feet can be quite sensitive). Psychological articles have reported that acupuncture helps improve memory and enhances the body’s resistance against infections. It can give immediate relief to the most common elderly problems like back pain, knee pain, sleeplessness and low energy. The NIH (National Institute of Health) has reported that acupuncture has reduced severe effects without negative side effects, which cannot be said for traditional allopathic medications and other medical methods adopted for treatment of these conditions. Thus, acupuncture does not pose negative risk factors for the treatment of common elderly problems.

Acupuncture needles are safe as long as they are sterilized, used once on only the one person, free of any infection, and administered by a qualified professional. Certain standards are set for acupuncture needles especially while treating elderly problems as the baby boomers generation, due to our aging, are at higher risk of catching infections.

According to the research done by Boomer Yearbook, our website for baby boomers, each session costs roughly between $ 60 to $ 80 which can be quite expensive for the retirement boomer as it is usually non-insurance “out of pocket” money. Since bone loss, arthritis, and pain conditions are common elderly problems, we feel that before embarking on a treatment of acupuncture, that we warn the baby boomers generation that it is costly and in some cases, even if performed by an licensed well trained expert, that there can be soreness and bleeding and irritation around the entry sites.

Every person reacts differently to acupuncture; And in the vast majority of well performed service, it can bring significant benefits. However, Boomer Yearbook wants to caution all baby boomers to seek a licensed practitioner, carefully observe that the needles the practitioner is using are from a sterilized “sealed” package, and be on the lookout for bleeding and bruising. The biggest negative Boomer Yearbook website for baby boomers uncovered in the psychological articles warned that improperly treating elderly problems with acupuncture could cause series infections and even organ perforation.

Have you had a negative or positive experience with acupuncture? Come tell us at BoomerYearbook.

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Elderly Problems Resolved: Happy Senior Couple

Solving Elderly Problems:

By Boomeryearbook.com

We all know who the baby boomers are. Just to get you started in case you are new to the term, a baby boomer is someone born anywhere between the years 1946 and 1964. It is easy to see that the estimated 35 million people who were born during this time have now aging and entering their senior years. With this has come a rise in elderly problems. The US is trying hard to find some course of action to handle this enormous rise in the over 60 population the elderly problems facing the baby boomers generation.

Now I don’t know if this is going to be seen as a challenge by you or a blessing but, it is a fact that we baby boomers are going to live longer than generations before us. Thanks to technological and scientific developments, the life expectancy has risen upwards to an average of 100 years for some women baby boomers, and 80 plus years for male baby boomers. Some psychological articles suggest that some of today’s baby boomers generation will live to be 120 years of age!
Now this calls for some major planning. Surviving for so long will call for some action and here are some tips that should see us safely through the line:

Be very careful who you choose as a mate. To be stuck with someone after retirement at the age of 65 to 70 will still mean spending at least 35 years with him/her. Now you don’t want to make a mistake there to add to your growing list of elderly problems.

Statistics show that the baby boomers have not been very good at saving. We are notorious for our ‘extravagant” spending habits and this may pose serious elderly problems. But, we baby boomers still have time. Let’s try and save up and invest wisely so we are not caught unaware. Generations before us had the luxury of quietly retiring with secure nest eggs that provided for their senior years. The baby boomers generation is not as fortunate. With the current economic crisis, we may need to continue to work well past typical boomer retirement years, or even start a new career of private business. Boomers, let’s start looking out for options now.

The above is especially true for women baby boomers. The financial security most traditional women born prior to the baby boomers, thanks to husband and/or family providers and substantial inheritances and bank balances, has eluded many of our baby boomers generation. A word to the wise boomer. There is time still. Start spending less and saving more.

Sadly, psychological articles inform us that Americans are a society of people who have forgotten to cherish and look after their elderly. This is another of our major elderly problems. We need to start looking around at the attitudes of the older generations and learn from their habits. This way we may bring about an attitude change in ourselves beginning with genuine respect for those in the senior years of life.

The baby boomers have the advantage of having lived to enter an age where staying connected with fellow boomers is not as difficult as it used to be for generations before us. Staying in touch via the Internet and cell phones is going to be a piece of cake.

The baby boomers may have some challenges but we also have many more opportunities. The question remains: will we rise to the task as we always have?

We at Boomeryearbook believe we will. What do you think?

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