Healthy Aging

Whether you embrace or reject the role of being a grandparent, research has emerged that might influence your perspective: A new study from Berlin has documented that grandparents, or really any older people, who provide occasional caregiving help for their grandchildren have a 1/3 lower risk of dying than those…

Regular readers of agebuzz already know about the terrific info available on Leslie Kernisan’s Better Health While Aging website. For the new year, Dr. Kernisan has published a helpful “Top 10” list of activities to make 2017 a happy and healthy one for you and your aging loved ones. Mindful of both…

Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, a distinguished professor of psychology at Northeastern University, has some new year’s advice for those of you who want to stay as healthy and sharp as possible while aging: Do “it” until it hurts. What does that mean? Dr. Barrett and her research colleagues have studied…

When you’re tired or feeling down, it might be easy to dismiss your symptoms as just normal “aging.” But feeling fatigued or weak, especially if these symptoms come on suddenly, may not just be the result of getting older. Writing for Kaiser Health News, journalist Judith Graham provides useful information about…

It could be the serene and stunning beauty of the place. Or the fact that fresh cold water fish is a major diet staple. Or maybe that according to the Global Peace Index, it’s the least violent place on earth. Or, it could be a host of other reasons. But…

You hear it every year: the reminders to get your annual flu shot. Inoculation against seasonal flu is essential for older persons, who are particularly vulnerable to the perils of being afflicted with influenza. But there are also a range of other shots that seniors need to consider so as…