Mediterranean Diet Linked To Lower Risk Of Cognitive Impairment
By: Catharine Paddock, PhD, 10 Feb 2009

Researchers in the US found that people whose diet is closer to a Mediterranean diet are at lower risk of developing MCI or Mild Cognitive Impairment (a stage between normal aging and dementia) and also have a reduced risk of MCI turning into Alzheimer's disease.

The study was the work of Dr Nikolaos Scarmeas and colleagues at Columbia University Medical Center, New York and is published in the February issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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Eye Care Concerns for Seniors - Cataracts
By: Wally Singer, 10 Feb 2009

Cataracts can cause severe visual impairment and even blindness, and they often arise due to the aging process. The eyes cloud up due to the cataract and cause the person's vision to degrade as the eyes become more clouded. The good news is that there are procedures that can help with this.

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How to Obtain Optimal Health
By: Monique Hawkins

You should already know that nutrition is very important to your quality of life. If you want to have a healthy life and lifestyle, you will need to have a healthy diet with proper nutrition. You might hear all the time that your nutrition greatly affects the way you live and your quality of life but have you ever really thought about why? Do you really understand why it is so important?

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When Is The Right Time?

The only thing constant in this world is change. Everything changes, everything either depreciates or improves. Plants wither, seasons change. Just like everything else, people also grow old and their health deteriorates. No matter what preventive measures people take and apply to stop aging, they will get old eventually. Remember, those vitamins, creams and treatments that offer anti-aging benefits do not have the power to stop the effects of aging; they just slow it down. So how will you know that your parents are in the stage where they can no longer function properly?

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