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If you’ve been fortunate enough to live well into your later years, you may have a few bits of wisdom to share or ideas to suggest on how you’ve managed to live so long and prosper. Well, a new survey released by United Healthcare offers an in-depth look at some…

On your mark, get ready, get shopping! For many of us, Thanksgiving was always the prelude to the really important occasion: that of Black Friday. How many of you remember bundling up and into the car in the evening hours of Thanksgiving, or the early hours of the following day,…

While aging itself is not a reason you’re at risk for falling, so many of the health and medical circumstances you face as an older adult do raise your risk. Consider some of these basic facts: From 1990-2021, there was a 182% increase in falls globally, with projections that the…

No doubt you’re well aware that exercise is an essential aspect of staying healthy and functional as you get older. Of course, knowing that fact and acting upon it are two different matters. If your body doesn’t act upon what your brain knows to be true, then despite your knowledge…

As we come to the close of “Healthy Aging Month” (marked every September), it’s a good time to remember that it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out how to support your physical and cognitive health as you get older (though there is an entire entrepreneurial, science-based industry focused…

You may remember that back in February of this year, we highlighted some supplements recommended by Dr. Erik Verdin, CEO and President of the Buck Institute For Research on Aging. Among the suggestions he made was the supplement creatine. Long known as a safe and effective supplement used by bodybuilders…