Coronavirus

For some, 2020 will become known as “A Lost Year” when it comes to travel. Whether you’ve experienced vacations canceled or itineraries put on hold, many of us have had to cool our jets and coast in our backyards while we await an effective vaccine that will allow us to…

If you’re having trouble remembering what day it is or whether you’ve showered today, you might easily chalk it up to the blur that defines many of our lives right now. Especially if you’re home all the time and not interacting much with others, it’s likely that your brain is…

Now that we’re so many months into the pandemic, with widespread recommendations to wear masks for our own protection as well as for others, we’re beginning to see the impact of those masks on the skin that’s been covered up. There’s even a new term for the acne and eruptions…

While our knowledge of the coronavirus and its impact are still evolving, there’s much we know at this point to practically keep ourselves safe. We know with some certainty, according to Dr. Lydia Bourouiba, Director of the fluid dynamics of disease transmission lab at MIT, that COVID-19 is transmitted mostly through…

We’re all looking for ways to stay strong during these challenging times- and not just emotionally. Turns out physical strength is also valuable, certainly for balance and mobility, but perhaps more importantly right now, for your immune system. In previous agebuzz posts, we’ve touted the benefits of strength training for…

We won’t ask you to step on the scale, but many of us have experienced an altered state of eating since the pandemic began, including admission into the “quarantine 15” weight gain club. In a recent post in Forbes, writer Randi Mazzella cites a new study reporting that 76% of…