Healthy Aging

For the latest information on issues related to seniors, read these Healthy Aging columns written by members of the Colorado State University Extension gerontology team.

• Consumer Fraud
• Health, Safety, and Wellness
• Living Independently

• Lifestyle
• Relationships

Latest Columns

• Avoid some of the pain of downsizing
• Adult Friendships
• Watch your step!
• Laws governing elder financial fraud in Colorado

Consumer Fraud

• Beware of Telemarketing Fraud
• Elder Abuse
• Elder Abuse Prevention
• Don't fall for a (phone) line
• Laws governing elder financial fraud in Colorado
• Safe Cyber-Shopping
• Shopping for Long Term Care Insurance
• The Truth About Elder Fraud

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Health, Safety, and Wellness

• Advances in Alzheimer's Research
• Aging Successfully
• Alzheimer's Disease - The Basics
• Better Taste for the Older Years
• Beware of Look-a-likes
• Cataracts
• Chronic Disease and Neuropathy
• Cold Weather Safety
• Dental Care and Older Adults
• Depression in Older Persons
• Diabetes . What You Need to Know
• Diabetes and foot care
• Dietary Supplements - Be An Informed Consumer
• Dressing for Cold Weather
• Driving Smart as You Age
• Eat Better - Age Better
• Exercising in the Winter Months
• Fat Intake May Affect Vision
• Getting Your Zzzzzs
• Glaucoma
• Got milk: Non-dairy sources of calcium
• Grieving for Pets
• Health and Your Home's Indoor Air Quality
• Healthy Eating Alone
• How Does Your Plate Rate?
• Incontinence and Healthy Aging
• Know Your Medicines
• Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
• Memory and Aging
• "Modifying Recipes for Healthy Aging
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• New guidelines released for water, sodium and potassium intake
• Oh, My Aching Feet!
• Preventing Falls
• Starting an Exercise Program
• Stress and Older Adults
• Strokes - Major Health Concern of Aging
• Strong bones need more than calcium
• Talking to Your Doctor
• Talking with your doctor
• That All-Important Eye Exam
• Too Old to Exercise? Think Again!
• Watch your step!
• Water Exercise for Seniors

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Living Independently

• Gadgets and Gimmicks Ease Everyday Chores
• Home Modifications for Older Coloradans
• Retirement Living in Colorado
• Reverse Mortgages
• Talking With and Assisting Elderly Parents with Finances

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Lifestyle

• Avoid some of the pain of downsizing
• Benefits of Gardening
• Capture the Memories
• Caregivers Need Care as Well
• Clothing and the Elderly
• Easier Living Through Your House
• Enjoying Retirement: How Will You Cope Financially?
• Enjoying Retirement: Who Copes Well?
• Family Caregivers: Taking Care of Yourself
• Gifts for the Elderly
• Long Term Care Insurance
• May Be the Second Time Around, But Parenting Grandchildren Comes with Changes
• Optimize your capability to age healthy and happy
• Recording Family Memories of Your Home
• Selecting the Best Retirement Housing
• Volunteering When Retired

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Relationships

• Adult Friendships
• Give the Gift of Communication
• Grandchildren Caregivers: Helpful Hints Providing Care to Grandparents
• Grandparenting - Recording Memories
• Grandparenting from a distance
• Grandparents - the Fun Generation
• Grandparents Parenting
• Here Kitty, Kitty, Robo Kitty
• Tips for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
• When a Loved One Dies

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