Exercise and Older Adults
Exercise is good for people of all ages. It helps lower blood pressure, reduces the risks for falls and serious injuries, and slows the body’s loss of muscle and bone mass.
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Exercise is good for people of all ages. It helps lower blood pressure, reduces the risks for falls and serious injuries, and slows the body’s loss of muscle and bone mass.
A lumbar strain is an injury to the lower back. This results in damaged tendons and muscles that spasm and feel sore.
This often severe, throbbing type of headache is different from other types of headaches in that symptoms other than pain occur with the headache. Nausea and vomiting, lightheadedness, sensitivity to light (photophobia), and other visual disturbances are common migraine symptoms.
Nearly everyone has suffered from a headache. This article discusses several types of headache, how they are diagnosed and treated.
Good nutrition and regular exercise can help you stay healthy and youthful at this stage of life.
Yeast is a fungus normally found inside your body and on your skin. When too much yeast grows, it can cause an infection. Antifungal creams or medicines taken by mouth are used to treat it.