Middle Adulthood
Ages 40-65
Health Factors
- Sensory functions such as hearing loss (men have twice loss rate than women) and vision declines
- motor functions such as strength decline losing muscle mass
- Men have reduced fertility with a decline in ability to have children
- Decline in sex hormones an women experience menopause
- Women have low levels of estrogen which leads to a risk of osteoporosis and/or heart disease
- Hypertension increases which leads to heart attack/stroke
Health/ Wellness
- Cognitive development
- Intelligence/ Crystallized intelligence
- Post formal thought
Supportive Agencies & Stress Relievers
Visit local doctors such as obstetricians, gynecologists, dermatologists,optometrists,dentists,internists, and urologists.
How to reduce stress:
- Light yoga
- Meditation
- Deep breathing
- Sex
- Exercise
- Listen to music
- Chew gum
- Drink black tea
- Take walks