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Senior Citizens Is a Growing Segment of the Population

Saturday, October 15, 2011

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Senior Citizens Is a Growing Segment of the Population

It is only very recently that Pakistani SENIOR citizens can be seen around. They had a very limited life span of not even 60 years till around 20 to 30 years ago. Earlier, they were showered with affection, care and respect by their young ones. Their families ensured that all their needs were taken care [...]

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New Research Suggests That Elders Are Wiser Than The Young

Monday, September 26, 2011

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New Research Suggests That Elders Are Wiser Than The Young

There is a general opinion that elder people lose their thinking and decision capacity, but scientists demonstrated the contrary. Two studies were conducted by the University of Texas and Texas A&M University on two groups of 50 individuals of in the age range 67-82 years old and 20-36 years-old subjects. The research was intended to [...]

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Beauty At Old Age is Rather Function Than Appearence

Sunday, September 25, 2011

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Beauty At Old Age is Rather Function Than Appearence

A new study finds that exercise is essential for enhanced abilities and healthiness for elders. A new study has discovered that enhanced physical abilities and health is more important than appearance for older Americans taking up exercise. The study, which was published in the online journal of Annals of Behavioral Medicine, examined more than 1800 [...]

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Want To Be Healthy and Lead a Long Life? BE HAPPY – says a review

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

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Want To Be Healthy and Lead a Long Life? BE HAPPY – says a review

Over 160 human and animal subjects were studied, leading to undisputable and clear evidence that – given the same circumstances and living conditions – people who are happy live a longer and much healthier life as compared to their peers who are unhappy. The journal Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being contain this study which, so [...]

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Turkish Citizen Aged 121 Years

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

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Turkish Citizen Aged 121 Years

121 year old Turkish citizen, Gaışhıkaan Sıhıkaan, immigrated to Turkey in 1953 It may have taken awhile, but 121-year-old Gaışhıkaan Sıhıkaan finally became a Turkish citizen. On September 16, 2011, Habermonitor.com produced a news report that summarized this event. In 1890, in the town of Manisa Salihli, Sıhıkaan was born. After 58 years of living [...]

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The More You Help, The Longer You live.

Monday, September 19, 2011

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The More You Help, The Longer You live.

People who volunteer to help others rather than for their selves live longer than people who don’t do things for others. This was revealed in a new researched study. It is also said that people who volunteer for their personal contentment do on average have the same lifespan as those who don’t volunteers at all. [...]

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Are Seniors Learning From Their Mistakes?

Sunday, September 18, 2011

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Are Seniors Learning From Their Mistakes?

We all know that kids learn from their mistakes. However, new research is suggesting that this principle applies to seniors as well. This research finding was developed at a research center based in Toronto, called Baycrest. Baycrest’s research is contradicting previous research that proposed that seniors had a barrier in their learning process when it [...]

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Aged People In Trouble

Sunday, September 18, 2011

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Aged People In Trouble

Life in a country facing explosions of capricious pecuniary state is facing the ignorance of a snubbed community traditionally called as Senior Citizens. This deprived community is not only facing social issues but health, economic and lack in public services are supplementing their loneliness. In the view of ripened people, they are encountering the foremost [...]

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AGRAD – Working On Senior Citizens’ Welfare

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

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AGRAD – Working On Senior Citizens’ Welfare

It will need efforts of all the Nigerians to provide rights to the senior citizens of the country. It is simply impossible for the country to progress and prosper without including the senior citizen welfare in its agenda. This request was raised by Dr. Abiodun Oduwole, who has served as Health State Commissioner of Ogun [...]

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Longevity: 15 Minutes of Exercise Is All You Need

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

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Longevity: 15 Minutes of Exercise Is All You Need

Experts say that 15 minutes of exercise per day is all you need to increase your longevity by three years. So you might no longer be able to say that you are too busy to enjoy exercise. A relatively new study, released in the Lancet Medical Journal, highlighted that 1 in 9 cancer-related deaths could [...]

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