Know your blood pressure High blood pressure is just one of the risk factors for older people in developing...

There are many problems that can occur as eyes age.  Your ageing parent may not be...

While fuel poverty in this country is now reaching alarming proportions, what is often forgotten is...

What is elderly anorexia? Anorexia is a medical term that means lack of appetite, but sometimes...

Our bones contain collagen (protein), calcium salts and other minerals. Each bone is made up of...

We have all become much more sedentary since the 1950s. Eight out of ten adults used...

When your ageing parent is bereaved, whether their partner’s death was sudden, or prolonged, it takes...

Before I started tai chi, I had been a couch potato for many years. I had...

The human body, regardless of age, is designed for movement, but without an active lifestyle, our...

Changing nutritional needs: what’s the best diet to follow? As we age, our ability to digest,...

We know that encouraging our older parents to eat a balanced diet is important in keeping...

Watching what we eat becomes even more important as we enter our older years. Maintaining a...

Arthritis Care is our Charity of the Month for April Around 10 million people suffer with...

It’s been a long winter, but, but now we’ve hit the hot weather and this can...

Gardening is a great hobby and your older relative doesn’t even need a garden to be able...

If you want to feel fitter and look younger, try putting some of these foods on...

Sleep patterns change as you age, because the body produces lower levels of growth hormone, which...