The evidence keeps mounting and by now, you know the drill: Movement is essential to help us age in a healthier way, and yet many of us still don’t include sufficient movement and exercise in our daily routines. A recent study published in JAMA Network Open further confirms this: despite…

Some startling statistics to consider: Adults over age 65 make up 16% of the US population yet account for 33% of all out-patient surgeries and 40% of all in-patient surgeries. That’s a lot of older people going under the knife, and not always with successful outcomes. As Paula Span recently…

Let’s face it: summertime is likely the time of year you think most about your facial skin. There’s no getting around the enormous damage that can happen to your face due to sun exposure (and are you wearing sufficient sunscreen?). But even if you’re good about slathering on the SPF…

You may not spend much time worrying about your heart but for almost half of the adults in the United States, cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure, is a real threat, putting us at risk for heart attacks, heart failure or stroke. And along with cardiac disease, it’s not just…

Like a broken record (albeit one you might not be able to hear), you can’t get away from the professional advice that hearing loss should not be ignored. Joining this chorus of advice is the always informative geriatrician, Dr. Leslie Kernisan, founder of Better Health While Aging, who recently described…

By now, you probably have your favorite foods as well as those you hope never cross your tongue again. We all know what we love and what we don’t, but the question is, do you eat the right foods to sustain yourself for the long run? Particularly as we get…