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Please suggest some good questions i can ask my doctor about aging gracefully.

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Be: Be sure to let your doc know what herbals and supplements you are using.

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If: If you notice a new or changing skin lesion, always visit your dermatologist to check for cancer.

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Ask: Ask dentist to evaluate saliva flow if you take medications. Ask for recommendations for oral care.

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Dr. Reid Blackwelder answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

The: The first thing i would do as your doctor is to ask you what aging gracefully means to you!

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Ask: Ask your doctor to check your blood pressure, bmi, cholesterol panel, and quitting bad habits!

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Advice: Advice regarding prevention of alzheimer's, heart disease, strokes, osteoporosis, and injuries.

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Doctor:: Please review my medication list. Can i drop doses or eliminate drugs i may no longer need?

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Yearly: Yearly checks for prevention, ask for routine check ups, make your md your friend.

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Ask: Ask about proton pump inhibitors which cause osteoporosis & also magnesium deficiency. You may need meds!

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Dr. Tal Raviv answered

Ask: Ask your cataract surgeon if they offer the newest lens implants for astigmatism and presbyopia?

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Ask: Ask your doctor with the single most important thing you can do to age gracefully.

Answered 3/31/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

How: How can I stop the aging process or slow it down?

Answered 7/26/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

What: What type of vitamins and supplements should I take, if I'm in my 80s to keep living longer?

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Dr. Celia Dominguez answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Ask: Ask about supplements like co q 10/uniquinol , vitamin D, omega fatty acids and other minerals.

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