Robert Palmer's Articles in Seniors

Austin Health Care: An Update on Elder Abuse
Elder abuse is a serious problem affecting hundreds of thousands of older persons From Austin to Sacramento to Miami each year. Professionals in the field of aging are in a unique position to recognize and initiate intervention for this problem.
Home Care: What is available for the elderly.
Families face a growing burden of care for elderly and disabled relatives and most people will have to pay for their own support services in old age as the state's role shrinks. This crisis in care services reflects the growing longevity of the elderly and disabled people and their need for assistance at varying levels. An increase of more than 80% of people over the age 65 is projected to increase to almost 17 million in the first half of this century. The number of those 85 and over is expected to double to more than 1.8 million by 2028.
Nutrition for Older Athletes
Research is showing that the capabilities of senior masters athletes are far greater than we expected. One of the inevitable hurdles that every masters athlete must face is it simply takes longer for your body to recover from a hard training session. Some of this may me hormonal. But read on and find out some of the nutritional tips that an older athlete can use especially to help reduce the time needed between hard training sessions.