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5 Home Safety Tips For Seniors
For older adults living alone, safety needs to be a top priority. Learn how to age in place safely in this comprehensive guide. - Health Conditions, Lifestyle
8 Lifestyle Changes to Help you Manage Diabetes
Self-managing diabetes includes a range of lifestyle choices that help reduce symptoms and lead to an overall higher quality of living. - Health Conditions, Lifestyle
Common Skin Issues & Skin Health Tips for Seniors
Read our guide to skin health for seniors, with common skin issues for seniors, tips for protecting aging skin, cancer and skin disease prevention, skin products for seniors and more. - Lifestyle
8 Tips for Better Sleep
Read our guide to getting better sleep, with these 8 helpful tips to a better night’s sleep including the root problems that cause sleep loss, good sleep habits, how diet affects sleep and more. - Health Conditions, Lifestyle
Safe Spaces & Activities for Seniors with Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting millions of people every year. In 2020 alone, about 5.8 million Americans were diagnosed with the disease. This number is expected... - Lifestyle
The winter blues: reach out and touch someone
For some of us, winter means celebrating the big holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. - Lifestyle
13 Tips on How to Lower Health Care Costs
Many of the tips included in this article refer to proactive ways patients can take charge of their health and avoid unnecessary medical spending down the line. - Lifestyle
Importance of Voting on Items That May Impact Your Health Care
Learn the ways in which voting and healthcare intersect and how patients can become more involved in the politics that affect their wellbeing. - Fitness & Nutrition, Lifestyle
Lifestyle tips to help you lower your cholesterol
Every one of us wants to be healthy, but doing the things that keep us healthy is hard work. - Lifestyle
How to Stay Safe During the Holidays
The holidays are meant to be fun and festive: marked by delicious and hearty meals, good cheer and most of all, family and friends. If there’s any time of year when clans big or small reunite, it’s... - Lifestyle, Preventive Care
Adult Care: 9 Ways to Prevent Trips and Falls
Read about ways to prevent trips and falls on the Oak Street Health blog, where you can find information and advice on Primary Care, Wellness and Health Insurance. - Lifestyle, Preventive Care
Healthy lungs — tips to help quit smoking
There's no question that smoking is bad, but why is that? Despite all the commercials, billboards, and other information about the serious effects smoking has on the body, why is it that millions... - Fitness & Nutrition, Lifestyle
Healthy Holiday Eating
When we think of healthy eating, holiday meals don’t necessarily come to mind. Treats like pumpkin pie, gingerbread cookies and eggnog can make it hard to maintain self control, especially when... - Lifestyle
10 Steps to Staying Safe on the Road - Senior Care
Everyone should make sure to follow car safety precautions before getting on the road, especially older adults (65+) who make up one in five drivers in the United States. - Lifestyle
Fun in the Sun: Safe Activities to Enjoy the Summer
When you think of summer, does it make you want to head outside and bask in the sun — or just stay indoors and turn on the fan? Despite the rising temperatures, there are plenty of fun and safe...
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