Addiction

The debate about drinking alcohol appears to be continuing unabated. On one side, we have evidence that drinking alcohol continues to be a popular activity among older adults. According to a recent analysis of credit card spending by The Bank of America Institute, Baby Boomers’ spending at bars was up…

Time to put down your glass of bubbly, because there’s nothing to celebrate in the latest news about alcohol and aging. As we’ve written in previous posts, there is mounting evidence that even small amounts of alcohol can be harmful to your health. That’s coupled with data that shows drinking…

If you’re hoping for a reason to raise a glass and celebrate when it comes to alcohol and your health, you’d be best off substituting seltzer for that chardonnay. When it comes to alcohol and aging, despite the occasional study that suggests there may be some possible health benefits to…

With the holidays approaching, the days becoming shorter, and the weather more conducive to indoor activities, food can take on outsize importance. Thus it’s a good time to review and reinforce the notion that as you age, you are what you eat. What you eat and drink, the quantities you…

Before you toast to the New Year (or to ridding ourselves of the year that’s about to pass), it would be useful to consider what you should drink to celebrate the toast. In previous agebuzz posts, we’ve explored the various health concerns related to drinking alcohol, especially as you get…

As the most common reason why individuals seek out medical care, pain represents a complex combination of factors, some concretely understood and recognizable with others more subjective, depending upon your own complex history. How you feel pain, how you withstand pain, and what you can do to address and manage…