Natalie Faunce
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Aging Untold: How inactivity after a fall increases the chance of falling again (opens the original)
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SALEM, Va. — Fear of falling again can keep seniors from moving after an initial fall, according to a fitness instructor who teaches balance classes at the Salem Y. That inactivity can then make seniors weaker, increasing the likelihood of another fall. A fall for a senior can be detrimental to their overall health and can mean a loss of independence. Fitness experts recommend getting up and moving to prevent another fall. Click here for more Aging Untold segments. Liesebet Tausch, a fitness ins
Aging Untold: Balance class aims to prevent senior falls (opens the original)
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SALEM, Va. — More than 1 in 4 adults age 65 and older falls each year, according to estimates. Falls can be detrimental to a senior’s overall health and can mean a loss of independence. September is National Fall Prevention Awareness Month. Older adults often have lower bone density, and a fall can break hips, wrists, arms or ribs. Keeping bones strong and working on balance exercises can help prevent a fall. The Salem YMCA offers a class called Find Your Balance that teaches seniors practical e
Chris’s Coffee & Custard is ready for next chapter (opens the original)
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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - April of 2025, a three-alarm fire destroyed the Noke Van Company in Roanoke. A van inside that building that was destroyed was the food truck for nearby Chris’s Coffee and Custard. Here @ Home welcomes owner Beth Woodrum, along with Chris Woodrum, to talk about their new beginnings and an upcoming Open House to welcome the public into their brand new space. Watch our conversation and be sure to visit them when doors open. You can also catch them this weekend at the 11th ann
Aging Untold: Social isolation and longevity (opens the original)
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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Social isolation may shorten a person’s life by up to 15 years. That’s according to one study that showed loneliness can be deadly: and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, among others, who has stressed the significant health threat. Rates of anxiety and depression rose worldwide during peak lockdown and isolation periods of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here for other Aging Untold segments, and watch “Aging Untold” weekdays at 3PM on WDBJ7. For many people with children an
Aging Untold: Nonprofit trains K9 teams to locate people with dementia who wander (opens the original)
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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Black Diamond Search and Rescue Council is a nonprofit organization made up of specially trained professionals who locate people in wilderness and disaster environments. Volunteer Mark Whitley is part of the K9 team. He and his dog train to find those who have wandered off. Scout is a four-year-old Belgian Malinois who has been training with her handler, Mark Whitley, in search and rescue for the past four years. “It took about 18 months to get her where she was certifi
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