New Year, New You? Healthy Aging Essentials For 2022
January 5, 2022
With the new year upon us (but many of the old stressors remaining), you may be hesitant to receive advice about “new beginnings.” After all, the current state of affairs has enough curveballs and challenges to leave most of us unwilling to rock our personal boats right now. Yet, as…
Brain Power: Better Cognition Through Physical Exercise
January 5, 2022
Over the years we’ve explored the connection between exercise and building brain health. The evidence has been building for a while that keeping your body moving and physically fit not only supports better physical aging but can also keep your mind robust and functioning despite advancing age. Now we can…
Diet Decisions: Food As Friend Or Foe Of Healthy Aging
December 1, 2021
You already know it: The food you eat can have a direct impact on your physical and cognitive health as you age. Certainly, you’ve seen prior posts on agebuzz linking diet to cognition, healthy aging, and even sleep. And you’ve also been made aware of the health harms from a…
What’s To Drink? More Evidence On Why You Should Rethink Alcohol
December 1, 2021
Before you toast to the New Year (or to ridding ourselves of the year that’s about to pass), it would be useful to consider what you should drink to celebrate the toast. In previous agebuzz posts, we’ve explored the various health concerns related to drinking alcohol, especially as you get…
Don’t Stop: Now Is The Time To Keep Moving
November 17, 2021
So you’re getting older and the weather’s getting colder: seems like the perfect combination to cause you to start slowing down or even stop exercising. That would be an unfortunate response, however. It’s true, as the weather turns, you may need to smartly button up when going outside, and it’s…
State Of Play: What’s Going On With Alzheimer’s Treatments?
November 10, 2021
So it’s been several months since the new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm was introduced, in a hopeful sign that a treatment for Alzheimer’s might finally be available. As you may recall, in June we reported on the FDA approval of Aduhelm, a medication that targets the build-up of amyloid plaques in…