Food / Nutrition

What’s the first thing you think about when you open your eyes each morning? You’re in good company if it’s going for that first cup of coffee. If you haven’t gotten 7 hours of sleep the night before, you’ll probably look to your first cup to help power you through…

Despite being classified as one of the 4 most dangerous health issues facing us today, and despite the fact that each year, 2 million broken bones are attributable to it, there’s still a lot of mystery and misunderstanding among older adults about osteoporosis. In fact, in a recent study of…

If there are days you wish you could tell your body’s aging process just to slow down, or times you wish you could capture some of the energy and vitality you felt as a younger person, you’re not alone. Most of us would relish feeling more youthful and extending our…

For most of us, maintaining and even strengthening our memory as we get older becomes almost an obsession. Forgetting a name or an event becomes a moment of panic. Not recognizing someone you’ve previously met causes a crisis of confidence in your brain.  Wondering about what day of the week…

It’s a perennial problem that seems to only get worse with aging. Constipation is considered the most frequent gastrointestinal complaint, and while older adults are not the only ones who suffer, they are afflicted with more frequency. About 16% of adults have chronic constipation, but for adults aged 60 and…

If you’ve harbored any doubts about the value of a healthy diet for healthier aging, it’s time to put those aside. Having built the case with all of our previous posts, and now with even more new evidence reported, it’s clear that diet is one of the primary determinants of…