Have you been seduced by the “protein craze” sweeping the country? Did you know that you can now buy “protein-enhanced” soft drinks, popcorn, or even Pop-Tarts? Do you worry, especially as an older adult, that you may not be getting enough protein in your diet? As we’ve previously noted, eating…

We’ve never shied away from highlighting the risk to older adults of being scammed and defrauded. Whether fraudsters are after your personal information or are going directly for your assets, few are safe from a scammer intent on stealing something of value from you. The amount of reported losses in…

As you’re most likely aware, an entire “anti-aging,” bio-hacking culture has erupted in this country, so that thousands of online influencers and billionaire tech entrepreneurs have invested millions, if not billions of dollars, trying to slow down and even reverse the biological aging process. While advances in science have been…

If you were to think about some of the leading ladies in popular culture, the ones who regularly star in movies, television series, or other celebrity venues, who comes to mind? Anne Hathaway? Jennifer Lopez? Reese Witherspoon? And if you were to take a guess as to how old they…

There are many reasons you may feel “off balance” as you get on in years, but if your actual physical balance feels different or less reliable than previously, you’d be advised not to just accept this as another inevitable marker of aging. Good balance is an essential part of maintaining…

So how is your working memory these days? Can you remember events from your childhood yet not recall the reason you’ve gone into your kitchen? Do you remember milestones that happened as a younger adult but now struggle to recall the exact days of birthdays or anniversaries? It’s natural that…