Heart Health

For many years, we’ve highlighted the important connection between the food you eat and how you age. There’s strong evidence that eating in a way that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and whole grains, among other foods (including adherence to the Mediterranean diet), and limiting your intake of red…

Last summer, we wondered if we were all experiencing the hottest summer on record. Well, as it turns out, we were. New research published in the journal Nature confirmed that in the Northern Hemisphere, the temperatures reached last summer were the highest experienced in 2000 years. Of course, record-keeping on…

No doubt you know that we’ve frequently touted the importance of physical activity for healthy aging. We’ve also praised the value of mindfulness and meditation to lower stress and anxiety and help put you in a calm, present state of mind (which can also benefit your physical health). If there’s…

You probably take them for granted, and give little thought to the health of your feet, until a problem arises. Maybe you’re suddenly experiencing some bumps on your feet or curls in your toes that make your shoes less comfortable (did you know it’s estimated that 3 out of 4…

We’ve previously cited expert advice about the value of stair climbing as a way to sneak in exercise without really trying. Now comes new research presented at the 2024 European Preventive Cardiology Conference that provides further evidence of the value of stair climbing, as a way to lower your risk…

The trends are worrisome. Even before the start of the pandemic in 2020, data showed that alcohol use among adults 65 and over was on the rise. Then the pandemic exacerbated this trend. According to data from the CDC, from 2020-2021 deaths due to alcohol were greater than 178,000, and…