Lay Off The Bottle: Worrisome Drinking Trends Among Older Adults
April 10, 2024
The trends are worrisome. Even before the start of the pandemic in 2020, data showed that alcohol use among adults 65 and over was on the rise. Then the pandemic exacerbated this trend. According to data from the CDC, from 2020-2021 deaths due to alcohol were greater than 178,000, and…
By All Appearances: Accepting Your Appearance As You Age
April 10, 2024
How do you think you look compared to your peers? Do you all look about the same age? Would someone think you’re younger than your same-aged friends? Do you think you look younger than your chronological age? Does it even matter one way or another about whether you look young…
No Slouching: Be Aware Of Your Posture As You Move On In Years
June 28, 2023
It’s clear that for agebuzz readers- really for anyone getting on in years- maintaining balance and preventing falls is an important topic. And while we regularly address balance and strength-building exercises, clutter clearance, and other fall prevention strategies, perhaps one of the more undiscussed but important areas of consideration is…
Hair Hope: Research Is Bringing Us Closer to Managing Aging Hair Problems
June 21, 2023
Whether you are going gray, or suffering hair loss, many of us become unhappy with the state of our hair as we get older. The texture changes, density changes, and what was once considered “normal” may now be a distant memory in terms of how your hair “behaves.” While the…
Bare Bones: Do You Know The Essentials About Osteoporosis?
June 21, 2023
Despite being classified as one of the 4 most dangerous health issues facing us today, and despite the fact that each year, 2 million broken bones are attributable to it, there’s still a lot of mystery and misunderstanding among older adults about osteoporosis. In fact, in a recent study of…
Potty Perils: New Research On Urinary Tract Infections
April 26, 2023
No doubt you know what the symptoms can be if you’ve ever had one: the constant feeling of needing to urinate, the burning sensation when you finally do, and perhaps pain on your side or lower back. A urinary tract infection (UTI) can be a real source of stress and…