27 July 2010
Sarcopenia, or “wasting away of the muscles,” has been considered a normal part of the aging process. But experts are finding that doesn’t have to be the case.
“It’s not going to happen to everybody, and it’s not...
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20 July 2010
Erickson health and wellness experts can be found at Erickson Living communities all over the U.S. This month our expert is Shaveta Kotwal, M.D., medical director at Ashby Ponds in Ashburn, Virginia.
Dr. Kotwal received her medical degree from Jammu...
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How ozone affects the air you breathe
Inhale . . . exhale . . . inhale . . . exhale. Do you know what you’re breathing? In 2006, almost a quarter of people age 65-plus lived in counties with unhealthy ozone levels, and 21% lived in counties where fine particle matter exceeded national standards. That’s a concern because, “As people age, their bodies are less...
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Who says that hand has to shake?
Essential tremor (ET) tends to run in families; if one parent had it, you have a 50% chance of inheriting it, and the likelihood of ET increases with age, though we don’t know why. Its telltale sign—shaking—is usually most noticeable in the hands but can also affect the head, voice, and legs. Not all shaking is...
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Don’t let your bladder get you down
The majority of car accidents occur within miles of one’s home, so it’s not surprising that when people fall, they usually do it where they live. More specifically, “falls tend to occur in the middle of the night when people get up to go to the bathroom,” says Dimitri Cefalu, M.D. The design of your home...
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