Healthy Aging

Whether it’s the summer heat or the summer doldrums, you may be having trouble motivating yourself to go on daily walks these days. While we’ve certainly touted the benefits of a walking routine to support healthy aging, after a while the same routine may get a little dull and won’t…

Have you been firing up the grill this summer with the usual summer fare? Burgers and hotdogs, along with the chips, sodas, and ice cream that signal it’s truly a summertime meal? Well, going forward, you may want to make some healthy substitutions, as two new studies report that the…

In a summer already burdened with extreme heat worldwide, you can never get too much information on how to protect yourself and look for the signs and symptoms of heat distress. Along with serious illness that can come from overheating is the threat of dehydration, something already of concern for…

The Roman statesman Cicero once said, “Life is nothing without friendship.” For most of us, that statement rings true, even if we may not always live up to its promise. There are so many “involuntary” (yet important) relationships in our lives: our family, and our work colleagues, for example, and…

While we’ve previously described both the pros and cons of supplementing your nutritional intake with various vitamins and supplements, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recently released a systematic review and set of recommendations regarding the use of multivitamins that should have all of us sitting up and taking…

Experts tell us that once we hit our mid-50s, our balance begins to diminish somewhat quickly. While we may joke about becoming wobbly, losing our stability and becoming unsteady are no joke: Falls are the second leading cause of unintentional injury-based deaths worldwide. Each year, it’s estimated that globally over…