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Your Shoppers Drug Mart Pharmacist will help you learn how to proactively manage your health as you age.

You’ll receive:
• Longevity assessment
• List of important screening tests
• Information on common conditions and risk factors

It’s part of our ongoing program of health knowledge and advice to help you live well. For more information, talk to your Shoppers Drug Mart Pharmacist today.

Learn more about aging well topics by selecting an article below.

Features
• Andropause: Why age gracefully?
• Menopause: It's only natural

Tools you can use!
• Screening Quiz
• Prescription for Action

Managing grief and coping with a loss
Grief is a natural reaction to the loss of someone dear to us. When the life of a loved one comes to an end, overwhelming feelings of grief and sadness are common.

Looking at eye problems
Considering how much we rely on our vision, we often pay little attention to taking care of our eyes.

Seniors' health: Preventing falls
Are you over 65 years of age? If so, did you know that, for people of your age, falls are a leading cause of injury and injury-related deaths?

Dealing with hair loss
Although a certain amount of daily hair loss is normal, excessive hair loss may be the result of a person's overall health, choice of hair style, medications they take, or stress.

Treating prostate cancer
After a diagnosis of prostate cancer, you'll be faced with decisions about your treatment. Knowledge about the different types of treatment from doctors, people with the condition, and support groups can lead to a more informed decision before treatment begins.

Medication on vacation
If you're on any medications, don't forget to take them with you when you leave home. Find out how to manage your medicines and stay healthy on the road.

Aging with a healthy smile
From the time your first tooth appears, caring for your teeth becomes a daily routine. Once you've learned how to care for your teeth, maintaining good oral health as you age increases your chances of making your smile last a lifetime.

Battling bone loss
While osteoporosis can't be cured yet, there are treatments to help reverse bone loss or prevent further bone thinning. This section brings you up to date on how osteoporosis is diagnosed and what doctors can offer you.

Arthritis: a term for many disorders
Did you know that there are several different types of arthritis? Learn about
the most common forms and their symptoms.

Shopping for supplements
You eat from all four food groups, but you're still not sure if you're getting all your essential nutrients. Not to worry - read on for some tips to help you choose a supplement that's safe, effective and cheap.

Live young, feel younger?
While testosterone replacement therapy can provide major benefits, there are other lifestyle changes you can make that can help you feel years younger.

Not the man you used to be?
Feeling way more tired, fat, and depressed than you did 10 years ago? Low testosterone may be to blame.

Bone-building buddy
We need vitamin D to build and maintain healthy bones. Although the sun's rays can help us make it ourselves, that's turning out to be a risky way to get it. Get the lowdown on vitamin D for all ages.

FAQs

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