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Have you ever been embarrassed in public? How did you manage the situation? Are you still angry even a little?
Getting older or aging gracefully:
Your eyes don't work as well especially up close
You were born with nine thousand taste buds that work with your sense of smell to detect tastes. As you near 40 or 50, your taste buds decrease, and those that do remain shrink and lose mass. Beyond 60, you may lose your sense of taste entirely or, at the very least, have difficulty differentiating between sweet, salty, sour, and bitter foods.
Age-related hearing loss is one of the most common challenges aging adults face. Nearly one in three individuals in the United States will experience some hearing loss between 65 and 74. That ratio raises to almost half of individuals becoming hearing impaired by age 75.
Memory loss is one of the most worrisome issues aging individuals face. Fortunately, though, forgetfulness is not an automatic indicator of Alzheimer’s disease, which is one of the most aggressive age-related diseases.
