Active Aging

If you or a loved one are approaching your 80s, congratulations- you’re part of a growing trend. The 85+ age range is the fastest-growing group of older adults in our country, and estimates are that by 2050, ¼ of all older adults will be over 85- nearly 19 million Americans….

“Where will you go?” If you’re newly retired, it may be a frequent question you face, given that many of us assume retirement means the start of a new life in a new location. But actually, data from the Census Bureau suggests that only a small percentage of retirees move,…

Food writer Craig Claiborne once said, “Cooking is at once child’s play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.” For many older adults, cooking is their connection to family traditions, to social engagement and to sharing love and affection with those in their lives….

For those of us in good health, it’s no big deal to hop in the car, jump on a bike or walk outside, either for pleasure or to perform a specific task. But like your five senses, your ability to be mobile (technically defined as the ability to move independently…

Few of us escape this discovery: the older we get, the weaker our muscles seem to be. Long-time agebuzz readers will remember that sarcopenia (the progressive loss of skeletal muscle) can leave you frail and dependent, and at greater risk for falls and other life-limiting conditions. So the key is…

You may remember when she first came on the modeling scene in the early 1970s- a beautiful picture of “imperfection” with her gap-toothed smile and earthy sensibility. Lauren Hutton, now 75-years-old and the new global ambassador for the skincare company StriVectin has had a five-decade modeling career with only a brief…