No doubt you know the benefits of eating a healthy diet by now. We’ve sung the praises of the Mediterranean diet on numerous occasions, as a way to help maintain your heart health, tamp down inflammation and even allow you to live a longer, healthier life. But what about your…

Okay, we admit it. Sometimes we can sound like a broken record when it comes to getting a flu shot. Everyone older than 6 months should get the flu shot this year, both because predictions of a looming bad flu season are now popping up everywhere and hospital systems, overwhelmed…

Every year around this time, there’s the annual right of passage known as Medicare Open Enrollment. For those not yet on Medicare or without interest in the whole Medicare selection process, read no further. But for those of us on Medicare, new to Medicare, or with health conditions that are…

Why do you get up in the morning? What keeps you going when the world becomes kind of tough? Is there something you devote yourself to or financially support that gives your life meaning or purpose? It turns out the concept of having a “purpose” in life is valuable for…

Most people never break a record of any sort in their lives to qualify for the Guinness World Records. But to have that accomplishment, and achieve it at the age of 95, certainly suggests an extraordinary person. In this case, the extraordinary person is none other than renowned musician Tony…

It’s a mixed message for sure, but one to which we need to pay careful attention. In a new study out of the Center For Retirement Research at Boston College, experts found that the percentage of older adults needing long-term care services is a more nuanced picture than the media…