Healthy Aging

As you enter your later years, the risk of being diagnosed with cancer goes up. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, and your risk of being diagnosed doubles between the ages of 50 and 60, and then again, from ages 60-80. Upon reaching age…

Do you feel grateful for anything or anyone in your life? As you’ve gotten older, have you become more appreciative and thankful for the relationships you have or the good fortune you may have received? According to a new research study in JAMA Psychiatry, if you’ve got that “attitude of…

So does your current life resemble your pre-pandemic life? Have you resumed all of your old routines, and visited all of your previously cherished places and groups? Resumed an active social life? If so, consider yourself fortunate. Because many of your peers have not been able or willing to recreate…

So, have you joined the yoga bandwagon yet? If not, you may want to try- if there’s room. According to a new report from the CDC, 1 out of every 6 adults say they are practicing yoga, with 80% reporting that they are doing so to improve their health, and…

In the evolving landscape of the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s, updates and insights are regularly advancing. We’ve previously reported on the introduction and demise of the first breakthrough “treatment”- Aduhelm- and then on the introduction of Leqembi, the IV-administered antibody intended to slow down the pace of cognitive decline…

Have you started your iced coffee routine yet this summer? For many, a nice iced coffee or cold brew (check out the difference between the two here) is just what it takes to get going on a summer morning. But that raises the perennial question: Is it okay to start…