March 7, 2018
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International and national geriatric demographics

Launched in 2009, ANCIEN is a research project financed under the 7th EU Research Framework Programme. It ran for a 44-month period and involved 20 partners […]
June 28, 2017

Why Japan’s longest-lived women hold the key to better health

Okinawa is sort of a Japanese Hawaii — an exotic, laid-back group of islands with warm weather, palm trees, and sugar-sand beaches. For almost a thousand […]
May 29, 2017

Old people are happier than people in their 20s

Despite the physical ravages of age, older people are actually happier than younger adults. So finds a new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, […]
May 29, 2017

Stress and aging

Because the immune system’s defence mechanisms become impaired as we grow older, our ability to resist infection progressively declines. So does our ability to respond effectively […]
May 29, 2017

Huis Hoëveld

Huis Hoëveld is a Retirement Village and a Non-Profit Organisation located in Albertsville in the West of Johannesburg. We currently manage a 133 bed frail care […]
May 2, 2017

A nation of whingers

The better life in the UK objectively gets, the more we seem to complain that things seem to beIt ought to be a cause of national […]
May 2, 2017

St Michaels Village

St Michaels Village offers a tranquil balance between independent living and the assurance of total care if and when needed. Our Frail Care operator is Totalcare […]
May 2, 2017

Trend two on aging healthily: Why is life purpose important?

Perhaps you have experienced moments when you felt truly connected, like you were performing a task you were made for – maybe when you were organizing […]
April 25, 2017
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Five dementia prevention tips

Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States and there are more than 5 million people currently suffer from the mental disintegration […]
April 25, 2017
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Urgent action needed to prevent an African dementia crisis

South Africa and other African countries need to urgently address their approach to nutrition, exercise and mental health to minimise the looming risk of widespread dementia.  […]
April 25, 2017
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Belle Rio Lifestyle Retirement Estate

Belle Rio is a beautiful retirement facility on the banks of the Orange River.  We have Independent Living houses, a Frail Care facility, Assisted Living homes, […]
April 25, 2017

Trend one on aging healthily – Natural movement

To be active without having to think about it. The Blue Zones centennials incorporate a lot of incidental activity in their day rather than scheduled exercise […]