A brilliant article published on www.expathealth.org gives us more reason to dust off our Learning Spanish books and CD’s. Being bilingual it seems can have, among other benefits, the ability to delay Alzheimer’s by up to 5 years. The study, from Ghent University in Belgium, found a link between being bilingual and […]
Only one in four of English voters have faith in the current system in place to care for them in old age. Major polling shows care is a top priority for voters and indicated that among middle aged voters concern about how they will cope in their older years is something that […]
People with worries about their health, especially those over 60, should seek help quickly, according to NHS England.A new eight-week campaign – called The Earlier, The Better – is aimed at reducing “unnecessary” hospital stays. Last year a review warned of a rise in avoidable emergency hospital admissions and NHS […]
The number of people living with dementia worldwide is set to treble by 2050, according to a new analysis reported by www.bbc.co.uk. Alzheimer’s Disease International says 44 million people live with the disease, but that figure will increase to 135 million by 2050. In the UK, dementia research receives one […]
Today’s 90-somethings are the sharpest there have ever been as older people’s health improves dramatically. Research, published on www.dailymail.co.uk contradicts the notion that a longer old age brings more ill health. Danish scientists looked at test groups born in 1905 and 1915, those born in 1915 were sharper and also […]
At Mediterranean Quality Care Sevices we like to keep up to date with all the new news about health in different countries, not just Spain. This enables us to understand our clients different cultures, perspective and individual concerns as well as educating us and informing us on new advances in […]
This article on the Zen Habits website about the super healthy community on the little Greek island of Ikaria is enlightening. Ikarians are living much older than most other Westerners, and are healthy, active, purposeful and happy well into old age. What’s their secret? Is it diet, or exercise, or no smoking, […]
A diet rich in fruits and vegetables, high in nutrients and low in calories, are your best bet for a long life. Additions of some healthy food into our diets make a huge difference to our health. Try adding some of these great superfoods, as snacks or part of a […]
People with HIV are living into old age – something that was inconceivable a few years ago. But while longer lives are of course welcome, it brings new challenges. Hailed as the medical miracle of our lifetime, early HIV drugs got people off their death beds and back to lives […]
It is well known that poor lifestyle choices can create or worsen diabetes, but normally when we think of the causes of this illness we are likely to connect it to being obese or having a very poor diet. However, new findings show that poor sleep habits can have a […]
