Today most of us can live longer, better lives because of the many new medicines that keep jumpy hearts in line, arteries unclogged, aging bones from breaking, and eyesight from diminishing....Along with better nutrition and low cholesterol, low salt diets, the development of drugs that help us as we age has reduced death rates from heart attacks, strokes, and suicides significantly in the past few decades. But medications used by any aging person are truly the proverbial double-edged sword, since as many as 80 percent of the elderly are on confusing multiple-drug regimens. Indeed, some studies show that less than 30 percent of the aged use their drugs properly.
What Do We Mean By Aging?
Aging isn't just "getting old." It's a process that involves biological, emotional, social, and even financial changes that affect a person's overall health. Disease and mental attitude are the wild cards that affect the speed of the aging process... more
How Does Aging Affect Medication Use?
The drugs used by the elderly are the same as those that a younger person might take--yet they can have a far different effect... more
Aging, Mental Health and Medications
Among the first signs that a drug may not be working properly in an older person is a change in mood, energy, attitude, or memory. Too often, these alterations are overlooked, ignored, or chalked off to "old age" or senility. more
Diet and Health:
Eating a well-balanced healthy diet really can be a life-saver. But deciding what's healthy is no easy task when we're faced with an almost daily onslaught of often controversial, sometimes even contradictory, nutritional information. To help sort through the conflicting claims, here's a quick review of the basic facts we know today... more
Cosmetic "Plastic" Surgery:
Is safe and available, and can make a tremendous difference in the way you see yourself and how you face the world. You have to remember, though, that plastic surgery is a clinical procedure, not a panacea. It must be approached with realistic expectations... more
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