Heart Health

Are you celebrating? It’s National Women’s Blood Pressure Awareness Week and to mark the occasion, we want to underscore how important it is for you to be aware of your blood pressure and take appropriate actions to keep your pressure in check and under control. As we highlighted in the…

Did you celebrate National Coffee Day yesterday (September 29th) and get your free cup of coffee from the many outlets participating in the celebration? If not, International Coffee Day is tomorrow (October 1st) and you can raise a cup of Joe in celebration. For a bit of perspective, consider this:…

With all the talk and attention on staying healthy these days, you may be tempted to ingest whatever you think can boost your vitamin and nutrient intake to the max. After all, if a small amount of vitamin C or calcium is good for you, isn’t more better? And isn’t…

Chances are if you’re an older adult, you’re either taking a Statin medication to lower your cholesterol or you’ve been advised to alter your diet to eliminate foods that may exacerbate the build-up of cholesterol in your bloodstream. It’s almost a right of passage as you enter your later years…

We’ve certainly posted articles in agebuzz over the years about strategies for extending both your health span and life span. While there are innumerable ideas about diet, exercise, brain engagement, and stress reduction, it can be overwhelming in your daily life to remember what you can do to improve your…

While it may be true that money can’t buy you love, two new studies seem to confirm that it can buy you a longer life- that, in fact, there’s a direct correlation between your wealth and your health, so that if you aspire to a long life, you may want…