Discussing a senior’s continuing ability to drive safely is right up there with religion and politics as topics to avoid at dinner time. On the one side, seniors value independence and driving is the ultimate get away that represents freedom….
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1. Most Common Cause: Untreated Depression Most (66 to 90 percent) of elderly suicide victims had at least one psychiatric diagnosis. The most common (two-thirds of the diagnosed individuals) diagnosis was clinical depression. It is estimated that over 75 percent…
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1. Rehabilitate Your Heart Once diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, it’s important to gather all of the information you can about your condition, and start to work towards a healthier lifestyle. Cardiac rehabilitation usually begins in the hospital after a heart…
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1. Passing Like a Pro For best results in ball passing in water polo, the player lines up their hips with the target. Ball handling in water polo is very important to game strategy. For accurate passing, the entire upper…
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1. Where it All Started While people have always found ways to get on a piece of board and slide down hills, the sport of snowboarding really came into its own in 1929 when Jack Burchett tied his feet to…
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1. Catch a Freestyle Match While motocross tricks are practiced on tracks all over the country, you can see the tricksters in action at freestyle motocross events. There, riders are sent across a course that could be last anywhere from…
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1. Paddleboarding–An Original Watersport Paddleboarding has its roots in the paddling techniques of the Hawaiian “watermen” who used larger, thicker boards to get around the water under their own power. As a sport, paddleboarding emerged alongside surfing as a way…
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1. Red Line Rules Icing occurs when a hockey player dumps the puck from the defensive side of the blue line and into the opponent’s zone. The puck must pass at least two red lines on the ice to qualify…
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1. Understand What Hospice Care Entails Hospice care is not for everybody. Even elderly people who can no longer care for themselves may not make good candidates for hospice care if they have special medical issues or lack the funds…
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