If you think your ears are just for hearing, it might surprise you to know that they aid in balance as well. Several structures in the inner ear, together called the vestibular system, send messages to the brain that help you orient to your environment and aid in balance. "We know that falls impact our seniors," says Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Choice Health Care. Falls are a major of [...]

"If you forgot where you put your keys, or can't remember a new friend's name, you may think your losing your mind," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Helath Care in Melbourne FL. "Turns out, you're human. Everyone has a laundry list of ways their memory has failed them." And when it fails, people react in a variety of ways. Some seniors stop driving. A common problem with memory [...]

"If you forgot where you put your keys, or can't remember a new friend's name, you may think your losing your mind," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Helath Care in Melbourne FL. "Turns out, you're human. Everyone has a laundry list of ways their memory has failed them." And when it fails, people react in a variety of ways. Some seniors stop driving. A common problem with memory [...]

"There's a large difference between how we should workout in our 20s and how we should workout when we're much older," says Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care in Melbourne FL. "You can't push it like before, and age brings conditions to overcome," says Cleveland. Jeff believes that seniors require specialized equipment that is made specifically for their needs. Walk into any gym and you will likely see [...]

As an airborne sergeant for the Army during the 1980s, Jose Lopez-Rivera's responsibilities were to train young recruits how to safely repel out of a helicopter. Training involves a rigorous and also multi-phase procedure for those that are not faint of heart. For many who stand in the open door of an in-flight helicopter, it's an eye-opening experience. As you look down for the very first time repelling to the [...]

More than 795,000 Americans suffer a stroke every year. Although the occurrence of stroke has declined significantly given that the 1960s, the strokes that do occur are equally as severe. As a matter of fact, stroke is a leading cause of long-lasting handicap in the United States. Thinking about the above truth, research does offer good information. The largest U.S. research of stroke rehabilitation to date, reveals 52 percent of [...]

"The COVID pandemic has actually been damaging to our area," states Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Choice Health Care, "due to the fact that isolation leaves many senior citizens more prone." " We know the research study," claims Fraser. Over the last 60 years, studies have actually shown that those lacking in social partnerships have greater wellness risks than those connected with physical inactivity and also excessive weight. And other [...]

"The COVID pandemic has been detrimental to our community," claims Geoff Fraser, partner of Clear Selection Health Care, "because isolation leaves a lot of elders a lot more at risk." " We understand the study," states Fraser. Over the last 60 years, research studies have shown that those doing not have in social partnerships have higher health dangers than those associated with physical lack of exercise and also weight problems. [...]

Home is the location where you feel in control and correctly oriented in space and time. It is a protected and predictable location. Yet more mishaps occur in our houses than any other location. For individuals over age 65, house is the most likely place for an injury to occur from a fall. Falling is the single leading reason for home accidents in older adults. According to AARP, "Approximately one [...]

If you're one of 92 million American adults that are living with some type of cardiovascular disease, you've most likely heard your doctor inform you to change your lifestyle. Minimizing high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and reducing body weight can be the gold requirement of heart-healthy modification. Now, specialists state, you can include meditation to that list of recommendations. According to a brand-new evaluation from the American Heart Association [...]

Jeff Cleveland understands a thing or 2 about treatment and meditation and how they can help you and if you're one of 92 million American grownups that are coping with some form of heart disease, you've most likely heard your doctor tell you to change your way of life. Decreasing high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and reducing body weight can be the gold requirement of heart-healthy change. Now, experts [...]

" You wouldn't think that chewing on a piece of bread is cause for concern," states Jeff Cleveland, president of Clear Choice Health Care. " But it can be," confesses Cleveland. He states there is a great balance in between chewing and breathing. When a medical or neurologic condition hinders the equilibrium in between the two, breathing and swallowing can end up being precariously out of sync. Parkinson illness, for [...]