For many of us, looking in the mirror is the surest sign we are getting older. Some of us accept facial changes, and even embrace them as badges of honor. On the other extreme, some of us hightail it to the closest plastic surgeon to try to inject and interrupt…

Good morning and welcome to agebuzz… Headlining today’s topics:   Green Light: Adding Greens To Your Diet May Keep Your Memory and Thinking Stronger A Bone To Pick: You May Not Need Those Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements The Silver Screen: Are We Unnecessarily Screening Seniors For Too Many Diseases? Seniors…

You may know her as the world-renowned science fiction writer you or your kids adore. But Ursula Le Guin is also a prolific writer of non-fiction, and at the age of 81, she started a non-fiction blog that vividly displays her insights and wit. Now, many of those blog posts…

It’s the new year and you’re probably looking for ways to keep yourself healthy and vibrant. One easy option? It seems that adding a salad to your menu every day may keep your memory strong and cognition sharp. In a new study published in Neurology, researchers found that older people who…

No matter our age, most of us are always concerned about a fall or bone fracture. Bone breaks can lead to serious problems as we grow older, so doing all we can to prevent them makes sense. What may not make sense, however, is taking calcium and vitamin D supplements to…

An old philosophic debate: Just because we can do something, should we? For older people that translates into: just because we can test for a condition or disease, is it always necessary to do so? According to a recent piece in Kaiser Health News, the answer may be decidedly no. While…