Tag: The elderly
Anxiety in the elderly: how to help them? Advice from a psychologist: Femme Actuelle Le MAG
Anxiety is a natural adaptation phenomenon: in response to danger our body will change its functioning to prepare itself to react in the event of danger. But when the danger…
Why do we move more slowly as we get older? A study provides answers: Femme Actuelle Le MAG
The years that pass by have inevitable effects on our body. The skin becomes less elastic and firm, the hair turns white, eyesight diminishes and can give rise to problems…
How can I go on vacation if I am no longer independent? : Current Woman Le MAG
Loss of autonomy has an impact on all aspects of everyday life. Shopping and cooking, carrying out daily hygiene procedures, going to the doctor, preparing medication, so many tasks which…
Frontotemporal dementia: symptoms, diagnosis and treatments: Femme Actuelle Le MAG
Representing nearly 20% of degenerative dementias, frontotemporal dementia is one of the neurodegenerative pathologies related to Alzheimer’s disease. Essentially characterized by a progressive impairment of cognitive faculties, this form of…
Towards a better life for the elderly? The measures of the law on “Aging well” dissected: Femme Actuelle Le MAG
The bill has been on the table for many months. Tabled in December 2022 in Parliament by the Minister of Solidarity and Families, Aurore Bergé, then paused several times subsequently,…
This reason which would slow down some seniors from using emojis on a daily basis: Femme Actuelle Le MAG
Smileys were created in the 1970s thanks to a French journalist, Franklin Loufrani. Fifty years later, they took the form ofvirtual emojis which are now at the heart of our…
Depression: this diet would reduce the risk in elderly women: Femme Actuelle Le MAG
Depression can affect anyone. According to estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), around 280 million people suffer from it worldwide. More common in women, this mental illness is characterized…
Donation of days off for caregivers: how to benefit from it? : Current Woman Le MAG
9.3 million people say they provide regular help to a loved one with a disability or loss of autonomy in 2021, according to figures from the Ministry of Solidarity. Carers…
Scams: here’s why older people are more vulnerable to lies, according to a study: Femme Actuelle Le MAG
The elderly constitute a prime target for scammers. At a time when scams are proliferating on the Internet and social networks, seniors often remain the target of all kinds of…
Mistakes among the elderly: how to prevent them and how to react properly? : Current Woman Le MAG
We speak of aspiration when a solid or liquid food goes, instead of going down into the esophagus then the stomach, to pass into the airways: the larynx, the trachea,…
Energy, memory, joy: this leisure activity would be beneficial for the elderly: Femme Actuelle Le MAG
Music soothes the soul… but to what extent ? This is the question asked by scientists at the University of Michigan. Through a new study, American researchers wanted to know…
Do you exercise with your other half? Here’s why it wouldn’t be such a good idea, according to a study: Femme Actuelle Le MAG
With sport, everyone has their own preferences and little habits. For some, practicing physical activity can seem boring or strenuous when you are alone, while being together can change the…