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Happy National Safety Month! A good tip to keep in mind when thinking of safety in your home is to make sure your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are up to date. Rule of thumb is that if your detectors are over 10 years old, it is time for them to be replaced. Too much carbon monoxide absorbed can be very fatal.

The single biggest reason why people invest in one of our life-changing Acorn Stairlifts is to help cope with and manage the effects of arthritis — especially fatigue.

Exercise is important for your overall well-being, doing so will release endorphins that improves positive emotion and self-esteem along with a string of long term health benefits. But using the stairs as a tool for working out can be very dangerous. 

It is said that yoga has many benefits, especially for those with arthritis. Yoga can ease certain pains in your joints and help boosts your overall flexibility, but a recent study has shown that almost 11% of people doing yoga are doing it wrong, causing them to experience some pain when they shouldn’t. Here are some quick tips to help you stay safe while doing yoga.

Summer is approaching and now that winter will be officially over, plans to be out in the sun will be in place. Summertime can call for treats we might not usually indulge in, more physical activities than we had in the winter and summer vacations. But what does that mean or those with diabetes? According to DiabetesSelfManagement.com, the warm weather is the perfect time to pay close attention to your diabetes.

One of the single most important factors in maintaining good health, both physical and mental, is being able to get a good night’s sleep. Sleep is the body’s way of recharging for the day ahead. If you have a difficult time getting to sleep, try these 5 tips to try at home to help you rest.

Happy National Safety Month! As we get older, the potential of falling increases. Being aware of potential dangers in and out of the home means you can better prepare. Today’s tip involves the safety of you and your loved ones outside of the home. Keeping your yard well-maintained will help reduce any risks of falling.

As we age, the potential of falling increases and being aware of potential dangers in and out of the home means you can better prepare for any emergencies that may occur. June is National Safety Month and for the entire month of June we will be sharing tips on how to keep you and your loved ones safe in and outside of the home. Today’s tip involves the safety of you and your stairs.

Caring for someone you love can be difficult, especially when you have a life of your own. You have to worry about making time to attend to their needs, which can include going to doctor appointments with them.  The National Institute on Aging provides 8 tips for caregivers when dealing with doctor appointments.

Having arthritis can make life more challenging due to the aches and pains from the arthritis and the lack of ability to do the things that were once easy to do — especially if what you love to do involves your hands, like photography. Arthritis.org partnered with Wendy Sacks, a fine art photographer who has both arthritis and gout, to share 5 arthritis-friendly ways to keep taking photos even while suffering from arthritis.