Five Ways to Futureproof Your Vegan or Vegetarian Diet From Dementia September 2020 is World Alzheimer’s Month and a chance to reflect on two things that most of us do not like to think about at all: Where will I be in older age? What will happen to me should I develop cognitive impairment? Alzheimer’s
New research shows that Vitamin C can help older people retain muscle mass in later life. As we age, we lose muscle mass and this, in turn, can lead to sarcopenia (a condition characterised by loss of skeletal muscle mass and function), frailty and other poor outcomes such as physical disability, type-2 diabetes, reduced quality
Easy Lifestyle Changes To Improve Your Wellbeing As You Age As you get older, your body changes, be it small developments like greying hair or more serious issues and health conditions such as arthritis, poor eyesight and more. After the age of 40, many individuals experience small changes, and by the time they reach their
Livewell Southend is a new web portal designed to provide a broad range of information to people living and working in Southend. Healthy Life Essex, which has its base in Southend, is delighted to be working closely with Livewell Southend and is, of course, featured on the portal. The infographic below is the Livewell Southend
How to support a loved one after a dementia diagnosis Being diagnosed with any degenerative disease is a frightening and daunting experience, and dementia is no exception. However, in today’s society, dementia doesn’t have to ruin anyone’s life. Many patients with the condition are able to live independently and enjoy fulfilling lives for many years
Healthy Life Essex is proud to be a Fund Ambassador supporting the Southend Emergency Fund. As a Fund Ambassador, our role is to promote the fund through our networks and social media platforms which, naturally, we are more than happy to do. If you have Southend-based networks through which you can share the information, please
Resources: helping people with learning difficulties cope with Coronavirus Coping with the constraints of coronavirus is challenging and stressful for most of us. For those with learning difficulties, this is even more challenging. Even as we may try to shield them, they will sense our concerns and fears. Here are a few resources that you
Is the End of Life care provided by external agencies adequate? Many of us will have witnessed the death of loved ones who have passed away after a life-limiting illness. Such occasions are always sad, but the End of Life care and services available and received can make so much difference not to just the
How to Reduce the Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer’s in seniors According to research carried out in 2019, there are around 50 million people across the globe living with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Dementia is a condition in which an individual has symptoms that depict a loss in memory. Alzheimer’s, on the other hand, is a
Thurrock Well Homes helps keep residents safe, warm and well at home Thurrock Council’s Private Housing Service would like to introduce Well Homes. Well Homes has been set up in order to keep residents of Thurrock safe, warm and well at home. Our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of our clients. The