Like a broken record, we continue to assert one essential fact: You are what you eat. The healthier your diet, the healthier you will age in both body and brain. And so, despite some of the controversy (especially when consumed as part of a fish oil supplement), there continues to…

Life is always a series of trade-offs – weighing the risks versus benefits of your decisions. For many, especially those who have retired, choosing a place to spend retirement years may mean prioritizing good weather or leisure activities and a low-cost lifestyle over the risk of occasional bad weather. Retirees…

No doubt this Fall continues to feed a sense of stress and anxiety in many of us. With escalating rhetoric and war in Ukraine, important upcoming elections, and inflation clouding our economic prosperity, it’s no wonder many of us are nervous these days. But as we’ve discussed in previous posts,…

We spend a lot of time and attention focusing on aspects of physical health and how eating a healthy diet, getting sufficient sleep, or keeping your body moving are essential for aging in a healthier way. What may not get enough attention, however, are the psychological factors that can also…

Instinctively, you likely know that it’s important to keep your blood pressure in check. We’ve certainly addressed the topic previously and it’s one of those essential health markers that almost all of us have experienced during a medical exam (ever feel like the cuff on the blood pressure monitor is…

You may remember that more than a year ago, we posted a story on the arrival of a new drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. That drug is Aduhelm, and while it is technically on the market and available, its use has been greatly limited…