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Instinctively, you likely know that it’s important to keep your blood pressure in check. We’ve certainly addressed the topic previously and it’s one of those essential health markers that almost all of us have experienced during a medical exam (ever feel like the cuff on the blood pressure monitor is…

Now that it’s officially Fall and there’s a chill in the air, our thoughts may drift toward warmer beverages (pumpkin latte anyone?). So it’s a good time to catch up on the latest reports and guidance regarding the health effects of coffee and caffeine. It’s a topic we’ve covered frequently…

By Louise Applebome (photography by Roger Winstead)   I’d been feeling a little logy lately. And my brain has been a bit foggy. Earlier in the summer, I could blame it on the beastly, depleting Dallas heat. But after nearly a month in Maine, and no significant reduction in my…

By Kathleen M. Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus   A triple whammy sent me crashing.   My husband died. A month afterward my mother passed. And I had said farewell to my father less than two years before.    But before their deaths, they each gave me a gift that…

There’s no doubt that prior evidence has been mixed at best. While some assessments come down on the side that, generally speaking, adults do not need to rely on vitamin supplementation for healthy aging, other studies have shown that in certain cases, for certain health problems, some additional supplementation (either…

As you likely know, failing to remember an event or person doesn’t automatically mean you are on your way to a dementia diagnosis. There can be a lot of reasons that you experience a memory lapse, and it’s certainly worth investigating a worrisome memory incident before you assume it’s your…