Tag: aging

Why does your body ache and how can you age better?  Ask your chiropractor first.

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Why does your body ache and how can you age better?  Ask your chiropractor first. A common thing I have discussed with patients is achiness especially as we age.   Most of us can relate to the idea that we wake up in the morning and our body has a discussion with us, only we don’t always like what it has to say.   The band Little Feat had a song called Old Folks Boogie that has the lyric I love that says “Oh you know, that you’re over the hill when your mind makes a promise that your body can’t fill; Read More »

Is aging a disease that needs medical treatment?

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Is aging a disease that needs medical treatment? I have often told patients humorously; I walk into the bathroom in the morning and look up and say “who that old guy is and what he is doing in my bathroom?”  For the record, I am 63. For many who are in their ’60s and up, visiting the doctor is what we do to make sure we are healthy.  We get our blood taken, follow the suggestions and in many cases, we are advised about things such as blood pressure, and cholesterol and we may be given medication to manage it Read More »

Physical activity can protect your brain as you age according to the NY Times.

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Physical activity can protect your brain as you age according to the NY Times. Reducing your risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other mental impairments due to aging may be as easy as gout out for regular walks according to the NY Times. Physical activuty can keep you mentally fit in your later years. A new study of Octogenarians from Chicago offers some clues to why movement and walking rather than sitting improve the way our immune cells work.  The study involved autopsies of people and found that when we move our bodies, we enhance how our minds work. While it Read More »

Age-appropriate fitness; a decade by decade guide to better aging through exercise.

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Age-appropriate fitness; a decade by decade guide to better aging through exercise. Cross fit is very popular and creates many chiropractic patients due to injuries using their one size fits all protocols. For those in their 60’s and 70’s, we understand the effect aging has on our bodies either by experience or through injury or both. Each decade of life has changes our physiology. If used properly, we can extend and enhance our lives and our health naturally.   I found this decade by decade guide which discusses the benefits of exercising and other health benefits. When we are in our Read More »

If you want a better memory as you age, lifting weights may be the answer according to the NY Times

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If you want a better memory as you age, lifting weights may be the answer according to the NY Times Many of us find that their memory is not as good as it used to be when we were young.   There may be a number of reasons for this although, the physiology of the brain may be part of the reason. Regular exercise is important for our cardio vascular health, and the health of our muscles which will degenerate and weaken over time. A recent study according to the NY Times shows that a recent study done on rodents suggests Read More »