Heart Health

So, how did you mark the occasion of World Heart Day this past week? Did you eat a healthier meal? Go for a longer walk? How about checking your blood pressure? A new research study published in BMJ Public Health suggests that a great many of us not only fail…

We’re entering the time of year when you can grab a warm sweater, put on some comfortable walking shoes, and get outside to walk among the awe-inspiring fall leaves. Hopefully, most of the heat and humidity from the summer is behind us, and the cold and inclement weather hasn’t yet…

As we noted in an earlier post, exercise is one of the most valuable activities you can undertake for your heart health. And while you might think cardio exercise is the most important physical activity for heart health, it turns out that a combination of cardio, strength training, and even…

By Kathleen Murphy New research challenges the idea that age alone should determine when women stop hormone therapy   For years, many women were led to believe that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was something they could use for a limited time in midlife – but something they should certainly reconsider…

While we’re still a couple of months away from the start of this year’s flu season, it’s good to plan ahead to know what your options are and how to keep yourself as healthy as possible. Older adults who become sick with the flu are at heightened risk for serious…

For most of us, our daily coffee routine is not optional but rather essential. It would likely take definitive scientific evidence of negative health consequences to get us to reconsider how much coffee we drink. However, there are occasional rumblings in the literature about whether coffee- especially caffeinated coffee- might…