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Eight Common Ailments We Develop As We Age

By Lynn Sloneker

Bette Davis said it well: "Getting old is not for sissies." No matter who we are - man, woman, rich or poor - we all grow old. But the pace and precise way it happens varies from person to person, depending on genetic and environmental factors. While someone's genetic makeup plays a huge part in determining his life expectancy, the quality of health care received and a healthy lifestyle are significant contributors ...

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Four Types of Exercise to Stay Young at Heart

By Debbie Hauss

Whether we like it or not, we know that exercise is important. Exercise becomes even more valuable as we age and our heart and bones may weaken. In women, for example, bone density drops sharply at the time of menopause - exercise can work to reverse that...

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Put it in Writing!

Three legal documents your parents must have

By Lynn Sloneker

If you are able, take the time before your parents need help and while they are still functioning comfortably to ask about the "big" things. Solicit their preferences for managing financial matters or real property. Find out what treatment efforts, such as resuscitation and life support, they want and expect in the event they become incapacitated...

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