Smart Mouth: Good Dental Health Is Critical For Healthy Aging
April 7, 2021
For some of us, this past year has given us a pass on visiting one of our more dreaded health care providers: the dentist. But it turns out that, like other aspects of your health and well-being, the attention paid to your oral care rewards you not only with fewer…
Muscle Memory: Preventing The Loss Of Muscle Mass
February 24, 2021
Many of us right now are probably good living examples of what happens when you become physically inactive and begin to lose muscle mass (called sarcopenia when the loss becomes serious and accelerated). Because of the pandemic, activity levels have plummeted, time on the couch has expanded, and as a…
Resilience And Resistance: Defying The Presumption Of Inevitable Mental Decline
January 27, 2021
For some of us, every birthday that passes and every memory lapse instills a fear of what may come: that is, many of us worry about an inevitable slip in our mental capacity or a slide into the world of dementia. Maybe it “runs in our family” or maybe we’ve…
Feeding Frenzy: How We Eat Is Harming Our Health
November 11, 2020
Let’s face it: assuming you’ve been able to maintain your health and financial resources, one of the few sources of pleasure you likely have these days is food. While eating at a restaurant continues to be a potential source of risk during COVID, deciding what to eat at home, either…
Hale And Hearty: Now More Than Ever You Need To Be Eating Well
October 14, 2020
As we move back inside and prepare to hunker down during the coming winter months, we will continue to face threats to our health. In so many places, COVID is still raging strong and case numbers continue to rise. That means none of us can afford to let down our…
The Gut-Brain Axis: How Your Gut Microbiome Affects Your Brain Health
October 7, 2020
You may have heard the old adage, “You are what you eat,” but the phrase has taken on new meaning in recent years, as we learn more about the connection and interaction between our brain and our gut microbiome. For a while now, researchers have uncovered direct connections between the…