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4 Areas where Senior Citizens Need to Change with Time

4 Areas where Senior Citizens Need to Change with Time

There has been dramatic transformation in all facets of life during last couple of decades. Changes have been all pervading including life styles, structure of families, modes of communication, means of living, financial transaction modes and many others. What was relevant about two decades ago is not applicable anymore in today’s world. And therefore, it

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3 Facets of a Strong Belief System, Crucial for Successful Aging

Having a Strong Belief System is Crucial for Successful Aging

It has often been stated that age is just a chronological number and aging is a natural biological process. But successful or happy aging depends on mindset and supporting ecosystem. The main two (2) Psychological theories of aging support this axiom. The Activity Theory of Aging proposes that successful aging happens when elderly people remain

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7 Advantages of Staying at Old Age Homes, The Preferred Option for Aging

Old Age Homes Should be a Preferred Option for Aging

Whenever there is any discussion in our society on preferred aging place, unfortunately old age homes are given last priority. Sadly, there is a social stigma attached to the same. While there is no doubt that Indian society continues to be closely knit compared to many other countries in the world, there are, sometimes, reasons

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7 Attitudes of Happy Elderly

Senior Citizens: Seven Attitudes of Happy Elderly

Three attributes make the total personality of an individual: Knowledge, Skills and Attitude. Knowledge is the starting point and denotes what we learn from various sources about life, its facets and all subjects surrounding us. Skill is the next important aspect that converts theoretical knowledge into practical utilities. Knowledge and skill are complementary to each

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5 Ways to Develop Positive Attitude, The Key to Happiness, in Senior Citizens

Senior Citizens: Positive Attitude is Key to Happiness

For the life journey to be effective as well as happy, three (3) attributes are often considered crucial: knowledge, skills and attitude. Knowledge is what we get from external sources through information crunching; skill is the ability to apply knowledge in solving real-life problems / issues. To be successful, both these are equally important as knowledge & skills supplement

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एक कहानी “बुढ़ापे” की

Story of meeting with old age

उस दिन गाँधी पार्क की बेंच पर मुझे बुढ़ापा मिला। उसके चेहरे पर पड़ी झुर्रियाँ अब मुरझाने लगी थीं, चश्मे की डंडी टूटी हुई थी, बत्तीसी बदलवाने का समय नजदीक था, कुछ याद भी अब कहाँ रहता था, एक दिन तो खाना खाना ही भूल गया। फिर भी ये सबसे प्यार से मिलता, लेकिन इसके

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8 Activities to Generate Happy Hormones for Senior Citizens

8 Activities to Generate Happy Hormones for Senior Citizens

Hormones play an important role in our physical as well as mental well-being. Medically hormones are defined as chemicals produced by glands and these travel across various parts of the body through blood cells as messengers creating various sensations. They impact physical development & growth, metabolism and most importantly cognitive functions & moods. Therefore, hormones

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