Articles Related To Health & Wellness
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There is a Need to Create Large Number of Geriatric Counselors
Backdrop: We are all aware that India needs a large number of trained and skilled caregivers to provide comfort and basic support to the ailing elderly whose number can be as high as around 27 million by any conservative estimate. In addition to caregivers, we also need many trained “geriatric counselors”. These are educated and…
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Balanced Diet is Necessary to Have a Healthy Life
Backdrop: For elderly people, it is extremely crucial to have a healthy as well as balanced diet. Various organs of the body are over-used and some of these start degenerating as age progresses. Hence, a balanced diet, to some extent, helps in preventing or slowing down process of erosion and maintaining a healthy life. At…
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Caregiving is Extremely Important for Needy Elderly
Backdrop: With increasing number of elderly, there is a societal need to take care of the elders particularly those who are comparatively weaker in either or both physical / mental states. It is estimated that around 20 per cent of Indian elderly population needs some type of physical / mental support. In absolute terms, it…
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Elders Must Take All Steps to Prevent from Falls
Backdrop: At old age, one of the biggest risks faced by people is that of “physical falls”. These often happen accidentally and suddenly; before one realizes, one has a fall. The statistics is indeed scary as it is reported that more than one (1) out of four (4) persons above the age of 65 years…
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Active Aging Leads to Healthy Aging
Backdrop: The decade of 2021 to 2030 has been declared by the UN as the one of “healthy aging”. The idea is to promote global consciousness about importance of “healthy aging” for about one billion of elderly population across the globe. The more important aspect is that majority of the older people are living in…
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One Needs to be Careful about Risks of Polypharmacy
Backdrop: Polypharmacy is a common problem among elderly people in India. It implies “multiple medications” used by elderly population for various types of comorbidities. As age grows, so do number of ailments; these include common issues like blood pressure, sugar, joint pains, occasional weakness and may extend to severe ailments including cancer or mental impairment.…