Healthy Living
Across
- 3. a test that checks your memory and thinking
- 6. strong muscles help with balance and
- 7. what doctors should do with some medications as we age
- 8. one risk factor for a stroke
- 10. a health system designed to meet the needs of older adults focusing on what matters, mentation, mobility, and medication
- 11. group of diseases that result in high blood sugar levels over prolonged period of time
- 14. modifiable risk factor for dementia
- 17. term for fluid buildup in legs and feet from heart failure
- 18. term for high blood sugar
- 19. something we should not take for granted
Down
- 1. type of fat that clogs arteries
- 2. progressive decline in mental ability that interfers with daily life
- 4. can increase your risk for stroke and heart disease
- 5. when blood flow to part of the brain is interrupted
- 8. most common symptom of heart failure
- 9. as we age, our bodies metabolize this more slowly
- 12. low blood sugar can make you feel this way
- 13. acronym for signs of a stroke (balance, eyes, face, arm, speech, thunderous headache/time)
- 15. condition where the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs
- 16. staying socially connected helps your _____ health