Eat Better, Age Better: More Evidence That You Are What You Eat
August 7, 2024
If you’re fortunate, you have many choices to cook and eat daily. And you likely have some favorites regularly featured on your dinner plates. The question is, what are these choices doing to help you feel better and age healthier? Are you satisfying your taste buds at the expense of…
Day Drinking: Staying Hydrated Throughout The Day
June 19, 2024
Over the last several weeks we’ve spotlighted the concern about excessive sun exposure (causing skin cancer and requiring cautionary behavior) along with the dangers posed by excessive heat. This is all in anticipation of the extreme heat many of us are likely to face this summer (and some of us…
Genetics As Destiny? Why Your Lifestyle Is Key To Healthy Aging
June 5, 2024
Most of us have probably had a concern like this: My mom had dementia so I’m likely at risk, or cancer runs in my family so I may develop cancer, or my Dad had a heart attack at a relatively young age, so I’m likely going to have one. No…
Health Nut: More Evidence That Plant-Based Eating Supports Healthy Aging
May 21, 2024
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…
Accelerated Aging: New Research Points To Factors That May Accelerate Brain Aging
April 10, 2024
It appears that everything is connected when it comes to aging. If you’re worried about keeping yourself physically fit and aging healthily, that’s also inextricably tied to your brain health and cognitive functioning. What affects your body’s aging will also affect your brain’s aging. While genetics plays a role in…
Gut Factor: New Research Ties Fiber Prebiotics To Improved Cognition
March 13, 2024
We’ve touted the benefits of upping your fiber intake for several years. While your immediate thoughts about fiber may veer toward the relief of constipation, in fact, that’s only one of many benefits that fiber in your diet brings about. Dietary fiber is associated with a host of health benefits,…