Gerontology

A few things that stuck out to me while reading Being Mortal were social changes, the role of geriatricians, and societies perception of old people. At the very beginning of the book Gawande talks about an Indian family. When the eldest in the family continues to grow older and older the family centers their lives on him. This isn’t true just for this family but for many families. The goal is to allow the grandparents or the great-grandparents and so on to live their most productive and…

Potential benefit of developing senior tourism in Hong Kong Introduction： Thanks to improved health conditions and medical advancement, our people live longer and get older. Thus, the senior population is increasing rapidly.Seniors made up 1/5 of the world population in 2012, and will reach 1/3 of total population in 2050.Population aging is a profound issue in the world. Hong Kong is no exception. The proportion of population aged 65 and over will increase to 26.8% in 2033. Obviously, aging…

We know that longevity occurs when people live more than one hundred years. For this, we ask ourselves, what is longevity?, what are the factors that influence longevity? and how do factors influence longevity? In the following paragraphs, we go to answer these questions and introduce more information about this. Many authors define longevity as "long life" or "a life of great duration", generally they are people who live longer than the promised faith of the people. For biologists, the word…

Societies are aging which means that the population of the older increases which let the portion of them out of total population rises. According to WHO elderly people are usually referred the people who are above 65. Especially, Korea is catching up the near country Japan which is stable aging society that has become stabilized with the large portion of elderly people. Besides, the United States also experiencing the aging society between 2012 and 2050 (Ortman). Older population that is greater…

At first glance I assumed the documentary “ The Passage of Time” was only about people who are sixty year old or older. As I watched the film, and saw that the people interviewed where of all ages, I began to really take the documentary in. I watched and listened to the people tell their stories realizing that I too had already had those experiences or dreamed of having those experiences. Most of the stories I could relate to such as the single parent house hold (did have a stepfather), the not…

1. What are the issues that arrive at the end of life? One end of life issue is making sure there is will set in place for whomever the individual wishes to pass down to. It is important to make sure a will is set in place because if not, it may cause disputes between members of the family. Often times people avoid setting wills because it causes feelings of anxiety about death. Preparing for death is not something most people want to do. The term Cavanaugh and Blanchard-Fields (2015) refers…

Could vitamins and herbs boost older adults’ memory and improve cognition? Whether they have Alzheimer’s disease or they just have memory issue, it’s been researched that certain vitamins and herbs could protect older adults from memory loss (Ashpari, 2014). Nutritional supplementation can ply a role in improving our memory. According to Harris, Elizabeth, et al that “Nutritional and vitamin status may be related to cognitive function and decline in older adults”. However, some vitamins are…

Jamie Lancaster Professor Alena Johnson FCHD 3350 – LO1 4 September 2016 The Automatic Millionaire 1. Meeting the Automatic Millionaire David Bach begins by telling the reader about his first experience meeting an automatic millionaire. He delves into his story about Jim and Sue McIntyre, a middle aged couple. Curiously, they act more like a newlywed couple and they joyously announce their up and coming retirement. Now Jim is in his fifties, and most people his age do not have enough money to…

The evolution of modern medicine has dramatically lengthened the life expectancy of human beings. In many cases, the quality of those life years are satisfactory, and elderly individuals enjoy life. However, there are also many people experience terminal diseases or tragic accidents that reduce their quality of life to the point they no longer want to live. In these cases, patients may plead with their doctor to end their life. Naturally, a physician ending the life of her patient is morally…

My mother once said that "The older you get, the faster time will fly. How true that is! Perhaps this is why people try to cram as much into their day as possible. However, when you become too busy and forget to set aside adequate time for yourself, it will take its toll on you physically, mentally, and/or emotionally. Signs that you should slow down can include, but are not limited to, frustration, anger, a short temper, exhaustion, depression, skin rashes, and illnesses. This article provides…