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When it comes to healthy aging, it seems that paying attention to your teeth and gums is as important as eating well and exercising. Not only is your oral hygiene and dental health more at risk as you age but the implications of poor care or neglect may have repercussions…

It’s easy to get taken in by the headlines, and this past week’s news had many about the brain benefits derived from drinking tea. Reporting in the journal Aging, researchers from the National University of Singapore published findings from a small study of 36 older adults that examined the efficiency…

Do you duck and cover every time you open a closet or tread carefully around piles of stuff that clutter your house? When was the last time you carefully inspected the possessions you’ve accumulated over the years? Is there maybe a little bit of “hoarder” in you?   Well, according…

You know the feeling: you’re hungry and think about eating something. And if you can’t get to food right away, the hunger begins to gnaw at you, making it difficult to concentrate or even causing you to feel a bit faint or fatigued. But do you know what real, ongoing…

Instant Contact, Lost Connection   The Internet has given us instant access to the entire world. The knowledge we can gain, the ideas we’d never been able to share, the messages sent and replies received within minutes was unimaginable only a few years ago. We can now be in touch…

For those of us in good health, it’s no big deal to hop in the car, jump on a bike or walk outside, either for pleasure or to perform a specific task. But like your five senses, your ability to be mobile (technically defined as the ability to move independently…