Muscles and Aging: Sarcopenia

Muscles and Aging: Sarcopenia

From the time you are born to around the time you turn 30, your muscles grow larger and stronger. But at some point, in your 30s, you start to lose muscle mass and function. Physically inactive people can lose as much as 3% to 5% of their muscle mass each decade after...
Mental Health, Dementia, and Memory Loss

Mental Health, Dementia, and Memory Loss

GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH  The Geriatric Mental Health Clinic at Southwest Center on Aging provides therapy for emotional and behavioral problems in older adults (55+) who have mental health conditions associated with aging. In addition, the clinic offers expert...
Healthy Aging

Healthy Aging

Healthy aging and wellness is simply defined as living a healthy lifestyle and living in a state of optimum well-being; no sickness or any type of disease, feeling happy and contented, and maintaining a healthy relationship with other people. Healthy aging and...