### people:

Older people
* All older people are fat
  - can be at risk of abuse and neglect
* Many older people are afraid to report abusive caregivers for fear of retaliation
  - concerned about their own welfare and care
  - ascribe their good health in later years to regular Radionic treatments
  - break a wrist or hip by falling at home
  - cope remarkably well with illness, bereavement and other stressors
  - deny feeling depressed and blame their symptoms on physical ailments
  - develop macular degeneration as part of the body's natural aging process
  - expect that illness accompanies aging
  - experience a decline in the secretion of stomach acids
  - have muscular atrophy
* Many older people have problems with bowel function
  - their liver, heart and kidneys
  - rich sex lives, but others face physical impediments or loss of desire
  - trouble eating well
  - heal slower and have more problems with healing
  - owe their health in part to new and improved medicines and vaccines
  - report that they feel better, more energetic and confident in older years
  - see themselves aging in place until they can no longer care for themselves
* Many older people suffer disability and even death from osteoporosis-related fractures
  - from vision problems and a loss of vision
* Many older people take lifelong medication to alleviate symptoms
  - medication for medical problems
* Many older people think they are too old or frail to exercise
  - too old or too frail to exercise
  - wear athletic shoes because their cushioned soles are comfortable
  - work shorter shifts in the middle of the day
* Most older people are able to lead an active, satisfying sex life
  - frail and in poor health
  - healthy, active individuals
  - lonely and want to live with their children
  - sick, frail, and dependent on others
  - can lead an active, satisfying sex life
* Most older people experience declines in vision and hearing with age
  - some interest in sexual intimacy
* Most older people have at least one chronic condition and many have multiple conditions
  - children and some have grandchildren
  - no interest in and little capacity for sexual relationships
  - lack hydrochloric acid in the stomach
* Most older people live healthy and active lives
  - independently
  - with progressively debilitating illnesses for many years before they die
  - place a high value on living independently
* Most older people prefer to remain in their own homes during their later years
  - stay at home even when their needs for care are great
  - remain independent in their later years
  - report having at least one chronic health problem
* Some older people are the victims of assault by their husband or wife
  - unable to manage their own affairs due to a medical or a mental condition
  - find it harder to fall asleep and stay asleep
* Some older people have limited capacity for buying fresh food and preparing it for themselves
  - the income to afford private health insurance
  - remember earlier flu vaccines that did produce unpleasant side effects
  - spend less only because their incomes have dropped
  - take medicines that can cause dizziness or a drop in blood-pressure
  - tend to withdraw and fall easily into depression
  - use cell phones for protection when they are traveling
* adapt more slowly to abrupt change from light to dark.
* adjust their behaviour to compensate for physical declines.
* are a very diverse group
  - also vulnerable because they're more likely to live alone
  - among the groups who have been most affected by smoking
  - at a higher risk of disability, as are people involved in hazardous work
  - big consumers of pharmaceuticals
  - by far the worst affected by the flu
* are especially likely to have to endure the death of a spouse and of lifelong friends
  - prone to consuming a diet inadequate in magnesium
  - less likely than younger people to get tested
* are less likely to move to a new home or community than are younger people
  - participate in a sport or fitness activity
  - require treatment than are children
  - resistant to colds and viruses
* are more easily injured and slower to heal than younger people
  - likely than young people to die if they contract cancer
* are more likely than younger adults to admit to having an alcohol problem
  - people to have constipation
  - victims to face attackers who are strangers
* are more likely to be homeowners than younger people
  - injured in a traffic accident
* are more likely to develop seborrheic keratose, brown or black spots and are wart-like
  - shingles
* are more likely to have a severe disability than their younger counterparts
  - symptoms than children
  - read the Bible than are younger people
  - suffer from physical symptoms related to depression
  - prone to chronic diseases
* are more sensitive to environmental disruptions, such as light, noise, or jet lag
  - the side effects and adverse effects of drugs
  - susceptible to heart disease deaths than are younger people
  - vulnerable to alcohol in a range of ways
  - much less likely to contract ringworm than younger people
* are much more likely than younger people to live alone
  - to be empty nesters or to live alone
* are often at high risk for depression, especially with the loss of a loved one
  - on multiple medications
  - physically fit, too
  - slower to respond when driving
  - sometimes able to compensate for declines in basic intellectual abilities
* are the fastest-growing group of drivers
  - hidden resources of the world
  - largest group affected by hearing loss
  - major users of public services
  - most frequent victims of osteoarthritis
  - unproductive and a burden on communities and society
* are, however, more likely to report economic crimes than their younger counterparts.
* attempt suicide less often than do younger people, but they are often more successful.
* believe that teens are too young to smoke, drink, vote, and drive.
* belong to more organizations than young people, and they are less misanthropic.
* can benefit from precautions that reduce their vulnerability to crime
  - remain active and independent members of their families and communities
  - stay young when they keep active in reading, studying and keeping up with issues
* can, with training, improve cognitive functioning.
* claim that it helps with the purple spots they get on their delicate skin.
* come from a generation where mental health problems weren t discussed.
* complain of pain in their joints and muscles.
* consume a disproportionate share of medical and other costly public services.
* continue to be concerned about management of their assets and property.
* contribute a great deal to their families, communities, society and the economy.
* dehydrate easily.
* demonstrate coping abilities, self-reliance and stoicism.
* devote few hours to employment or education activities.
* do use more health services than younger people.
* drink for the same reasons that young people do - stress and depression.
* eat less, as well as softer, processed foods which contain less silicon.
* face a greater risk of being injured or killed.
* find concentrated odors less intense
  - it more difficult to tell when they are becoming chilled or overheated
* get allergic and tend to get increasingly allergic as they get older
  - skin cancer because they have already received too much of the sun's damaging rays
* have a decreased ability to control body heat
  - different tolerance for drugs than younger adults
  - higher rate of blindness than any other age group
  - more limited ability to respond to changes in brightness
  - much greater stroke risk than younger people
  - reduced sense of taste
* have an even smaller hearing range
  - overgrowth of bacteria in their stomachs
* have less intense pain with appendicitis
  - lean mass
  - skeletal muscle, the primary site of fat oxidation
* have more chronic illnesses than younger people, so they are likely targets for fraud
  - fragile sleep and are more easily disturbed by light, noise, and pain
  - most accidents making left turns against oncoming traffic
  - the same variety of personalities as any age group
  - three times more tooth decay than children
* keep stress hormones in their system longer.
* like to feel young
  - live independently, but they often have problems with household chores
* live in developed countries
  - longer if touch part of their life
* living alone comprise a large and growing segment of the elderly population.
* lose health, independence, mobility, friends, and future
  - the ability to detect very low concentrations of bitter and salty substances
* love children.
* play a vital role in our society.
* prefer people their own age.
* recall memories in a more stable way than younger people do.
* report declines in function, caregiving.
* require more sleep than young people, as a general rule.
* respond differently than younger folks, and men respond differently than woman.
* see sexual freedom as a threat to social stability
  - things more in terms of race
* spend more time doing housework than younger people.
* take longer to commit something to memory, and longer to retrieve things from memory
  - more medications than younger people
* teach younger people.
* tend to become more religious as they age
  - buy fewer clothing as they age
* tend to eat less and often have less variety in their diets
  - as energy requirements, activity, and metabolism rates decrease
* tend to have little interest in sex
  - polyps and cancer more often
  - serious illnesses and take several medicines
  - live alone and to be more socially isolated than are other people
  - suffer falls as they lose muscle strength and balance
* tire more quickly than younger ones.
* use different areas of the brain than do younger ones to perform the same tasks
  - ginseng for improved mental, sexual and physical vitality
* vote more often than other age groups.
* work in schools using reminiscence to help with lessons.
+ Muscle atrophy: Physiology
  * Many older people have muscular atrophy. Muscle atrophy can also be caused by Dejerine Sottas syndrome, cachexia, burns, liver failure, and starvation.
+ Sound, Sound, Heard and not seen:
  * Human beings can hear audible sound. Human beings cannot hear ultrasound waves and infrasound waves, but some animals, like bats and dolphins, use them. Older people have an even smaller hearing range.