Tag Archives: exercise for chronic illness

Exercise for Pain Relief

Joint pain can make life, well, a pain — instead of looking forward to taking a walk, gardening, or playing with your grandchildren, you know that these once enjoyable activities will be less than fun. Worse yet, the chores you must tackle become almost unbearable. Joint pain can be caused by many things, some [...]
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Caring for Parents with Alzheimers

A daughter’s newfound love when Lisa Hirsch found out her mother, Ruth, had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, her love, appreciation, and caring for her mother was transformed.
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Which Diseases Will Exercise help to Prevent

We have said for years that exercise can prevent over half of the chronic illness for those over the age of 65, according to the Center for Disease Control. Let's be more specific- what are these chronic illnesses?
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Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region

Very happy to learn that the Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region is using the Stronger Seniors Program to keep patients active! http://www.alzheimer.ca/niagara
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Exercise for Fibromyalgia

Yoga for Fibromyalgia I highly recommend this program by Anne Burnell for anyone with fibromyalgia. It is not advertised for FMS, but it should be – it has worked an absolute miracle on me. I’ve tried a couple of other DVDs and both made the pain much worse. 19 years of “fibro-fog” disappeared during the very first [...]
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New iPhone and Android App for Diabetes Nutrition

Control your carbs, lose weight, eat real food. Fooducate grades your groceries, explains what’s really inside each product, and offers healthier alternatives for people living with diabetes. This app has information on over 200,000 unique products! Check it out… basic version is free. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/diabetes-nutrition-by-fooducate/id545282286?mt=8 https://play.google.com/store/search?q=fooducate&c=apps Whether you are diabetic or not, definately worth a look! Stay strong, Anne
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Reducing Risk of Alzheimers

New report form the Journal of Neurology links physical activity to reduced risk of Alzeimer’s disease. The report is part of the ongoing Memory and Aging Project at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20120420/APC0101/204200577/Research-All-physical-activity-reduces-chance-Alzheimer-s Source: Appleton (WI) Post-Crescent
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Can stress can make us overeat?

I think we all know the answer to that. If you’ve had hectic day, you may grab a big muffin during your afternoon break. You’re only going eat half  but before you know it, you’ve finished off the entire serving of fat and sugar — and, at least temporarily, you may feel better. You’re not alone. Turns [...]
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Exercise for High Blood Pressure

Exercise for High Blood Pressure High Blood pressure or hypertension may have no symptoms that you can see or feel.  It is sometimes called the silent killer.  It can lead to stroke, heart disease, eye problems, or kidney failure.  The first number is your systolic pressure.  This tells you how much the blood flowing through your [...]
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Exercise can help Arthritis Patients

Doctors are beginning to prescribe exercise as therapy for Arthritis.  If you suffer the pain and stiffness of arthritis, you may not be enthusiastic about exercising. But arthritis specialists say that’s exactly what you need to do.  A recent study from Northwestern University looked at physical activity among 1,000 adults, between 49 and 84 years old, [...]
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