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There’s just no getting around the fact that as an older adult, you are at risk of falling and potentially causing serious injury to yourself. The reasons for falling are numerous and complex (everything from balance problems to vision or hearing issues, to weak muscles or problematic medications), but the…

Raise your hand if you have trouble getting in and out of a chair. Or how about reaching down to the ground to pick up something you’ve dropped? Or do you ever have difficulty getting on or off the toilet? If any of these daily movements give you trouble, then…

Here’s a sobering statistic: The number of deaths caused by alcohol-associated diseases more than doubled during the years 1999-2020. According to a study published in The American Journal of Medicine, in 2020, nearly 50,000 people, aged 25-85, died in the United States as a result of such alcohol-caused illnesses as…

You’ve likely started this new year renewing promises from past years: commitments to eat better, exercise more, stress less, and take care of yourself. And there’s plenty of available information and insights to remind us that the older we get, the more important it is to keep these commitments if…

By Susanna P. Barton   A perfectly executed Grand Plan will never have legs unless it’s grounded in a healthy mind, body, and soul. Exercising these strengths is essential to aging successfully, and we must all dedicate ourselves to it during life’s second half—whether we like it or not!  …

We may sound like a broken record, but we’ll continue to make the case: It’s essential that you regularly engage in strength training as an older adult. There’s simply no better way to keep your muscles activated, your body balanced and your brain robust. In particular, we know that your…