Adapting Homes To Seniors’ Changing Needs
Valerie Takahashi
Courtesy: Ho‘okele Healthy Living
More Americans are choosing to “age in place,” meaning they are opting to stay in their own home rather than move into alternative retirement settings. But that decision often means...
Benefits of Excercise and Physical Activity
Valerie Takahashi
Courtesy: Ho‘okele Care at Home
KEEPING STRONG, FIT AND
INDEPENDENT
Exercise and physical activity are great ways to have fun, enjoy the outdoors, and spend time with family and friends. Whether joining friends for a walk...
Your Stress-Relief Road Map
W e all experience stress in our lives, but too many of us continue living with it without trying to find ways to reduce our stress levels. We push it aside, bottle it up and,...
Health Information – Glucose, The Brain’s Sole Energy Source (Part 2)
In addition to vitamins and minerals, proteins, lipids and many other nutrients are essential to the brain. The most important among these, according to Dr. Oshima are choline and glucose.
“Choline, found in egg yolks,...
Health News From Around The World (Part 2)
Bread — It’s All About the Crusts
Bread crusts are a rich source of antioxidants that combat diseases, according to a study by the German Research Center of Food Chemistry. The study discovered that the...
Health Information – Sayonara to the Raw Vegetable Myth (Final)
Eat More Vegetables by Cooking Them
Everyone should try to eat 300 grams of vegetables each day — 100 grams of green and yellow vegetables and 200 grams of non-green/yellow vegetables. “Three hundred grams is...
Heath Information – More Health News From Around the World (Part 2, final)
Oranges Prevent Cancer
Eating one orange every day can decrease the risk of stroke 19 percent and reduce the risk of stomach, mouth and larynx cancer by 40-50 percent, according to a study conducted by...
Health Information
A DELICIOUS BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER HEALTH PLAN (Part 3/Final)
Broccoli, a member of the mustard family, was accepted early on in the United States as a vegetable with cancer-preventing benefits. More recently, broccoli sprouts, with...
“Health Information – Secrets of the Avocado (Part 2)”
Avocados are evergreens belonging to the laurel family, and are native to Central America (Columbia and Ecuador) and the southern regions of Mexico. Literally translated, avocado means “testicle,” an unlikely name for a fruit,...
Health News From Around The World (Part 1)
Can Wine Prevent Dementia?
People who drink wine in moderation are less likely to develop dementia, according to research conducted by the Institute of Preventive Medicine in Copenhagen, Denmark. Weekly and monthly wine drinkers of...