Food Fix: The Latest Advice On Foods For Healthy Aging
October 10, 2018
As the saying goes, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. And now, new research has shown there is verified truth in that old saying. Just published in EBioMedicine, a publication of The Lancet, researchers from the University of Minnesota and The Mayo Clinic have discovered that fisetin, a…
Photo Op: New Photography Reveals The Hidden Loves And Lives Of Seniors
October 3, 2018
Let’s face it. Older people are not often the subject of choice for photographers, especially when they’re engaging in love or intimacy. But in a number of new publications and exhibits, several photographers have taken what’s usually hidden or invisible and instead, publicly presented seniors in surprising and unexpected ways….
No Bones About It: New Study Supports Earlier Treatment For Fracture Prevention
October 3, 2018
In a just-released study in the New England Journal of Medicine, New Zealand researchers published a provocative conclusion: For older women who have moderate bone loss (known as osteopenia), as opposed to full-blown osteoporosis, treatment with an osteoporosis drug (zoledronate) can sharply reduce the risk of bone fractures. Previously, there…
Back Off: Advice and Exercises For Lessening Back Pain
October 3, 2018
Sometimes you can just feel it creeping up: the gradual tightening and pulling that alerts you trouble is brewing in your lower back. While few of us avoid back pain as we get older, it’s also true that many of us aren’t as vigilant as we should be in doing…
Break Your Fall: Up-To-Date Advice On How To Avoid Falling
September 26, 2018
Once you reach a “certain age” you’re at risk no matter how careful you are. And the statistics are scary. One in four older adults falls each year, and falls are the #1 cause of accidental deaths for those over 65. In fact, estimates are that every 19 minutes an…
Hair Raising: What Happens To Hair As You Age
September 26, 2018
For almost all of us, when we look in the mirror, we realize that as the years pile on, the hair on top of our heads (and elsewhere) is changing. It’s thinning, or graying, or disappearing or even newly arising on some parts of our body. Why is that? Your…