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While the lazy days of summer are still here, some of us dream of nothing better than sitting on the lawn chair or laying on the beach blanket with a good book. And while your list of summer reads may already be long, there’s been a spate of recent recommendations…

If you’re in the process of planning that summer getaway or strategizing about a staycation, then you’re likely looking for some good reading material- and lucky for you, there are some new titles that seem worthy of your time and attention.   First up, for self-improvement: You may not know…

They’re ordinary and intimate moments between a grandparent and a grandchild, like a child sitting on a lap or a grandmother reading to her grandchild. Yet, in the hands of photographer Sujata Setia, these images are captured in the most extraordinary way. The London-based Setia is on a mission to…

We’ve now seen sufficient research and information to make it clear: Regular exercise is essential to healthier aging, and even taking up exercise later in life will give you that extra benefit crucial to extending your health span along with your life span. But as recently pointed out in The…

Does this sound familiar? Someone invites you to take a seat- on the floor- and you stop to think: Will I be able to gracefully sit on the floor and then get back up without a helping hand? If that sounds like you, then you may feel some real worry…

It’s been said that grandmothers “are wonderful mothers with lots of practice.” But since most species don’t live long beyond their reproductive years, it’s curious that older women often live decades beyond menopause. Now, two new studies out of Finland lend credence to the evolutionary purpose of older women for the well-being…