Stop Adding Salt to Meals and Food Preparation Sodium is an essential nutrient that regulates blood volume, blood pressure, and pH levels. Our body uses the sodium to help control blood pressure and blood volume. Sodium is also needed for...

Metabolism Changes in Elderly Iron : Recommended Intake: Men and Women: 8 milligrams a day Iron is best known for its role in the formation of healthy red blood cells, which are responsible for carrying oxygen through the blood. It is...

Incidence Increases with Age People with Type 2 diabetes produce insulin; however, either their pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body cannot use the insulin adequately.  Glucose comes from carboydrate foods, and is the main source of the...

Elderly Parents at Risk Diabetes is an insidious disease that preys on older people, including our elderly parents. Type 2 diabetes, once known as "adult onset diabetes," affects 90 – 95 percent of the more than 20 million Americans affected...

Lessons from Hurricane Sandy Given the overwhelming news of the day, that is - the storm track and effects of Hurricane Sandy, I thought it best to look into some helpful advice on safety. Some is common sense; much is...

Flu Vaccination is Most Effective It must be that time of year.  Halloween is approaching...we are losing more and more of our day light (not to mention daylight savings time is ending soon)...and I got my annual flu shot last...

Seniors Need to Prepare and Plan for Aging Too often, the elders in our communities allow themselves to believe a very common misconception. They mistakenly believe that the Medicare program will take care of their health care costs as they...

October 30th  -- Information for Elders Abington - While we can't stop getting older, we can do many things to plan for retirement and the inevitable aging process. On Tuesday, October 30th, the Abington Council on Aging will host the...

Who is eligible? If you have Medicare, you can use your home health benefits if you meet all the following conditions: 1.) You must be under the care of a doctor; 2.) You must be receiving services under a care plan...

Summary of Medicare Part A Navigating the healthcare system is confusing and frustrating.  In an effort to simplify some pertinent information, I have referenced the medicare website for definition and summary. Medicare is currently defined under two classifications, Medicare Part A...