Essential But Underutilized: Why Your Doctor Should Prescribe Exercise
February 19, 2025
Typically when you see your doctor, you might leave with a prescription for medication to address a specific problem. Or, you might receive a prescription for physical therapy to get you a limited number of sessions to help with some physical discomfort. But what you’re not likely to receive- but…
Figuring Out Falls: More Insights Into Why We Fall And What Can Be Done
February 5, 2025
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…
Fix Your Fitness: Develop An Exercise Routine You Can Stick To This Year
January 15, 2025
So how’s it going for you halfway through January? Have you started going to a gym? Is your exercise routine in full force? Are you now stronger and steadier on your feet? Few of us (if any) could answer positively to these questions. In fact, experts suggest that plunging into…
Reduce Your Risk: New Research Findings Can Help Lower Your Dementia Risk
December 11, 2024
It’s no secret that an array of lifestyle factors- factors largely within your control- seem to play an important part in whether you are at risk for developing dementia. For a while, we’ve presented you with evidence from the Lancet Commission that links certain lifestyle and health factors, including diet,…
The Rookie Retiree By Renee Langmuir: Adaptations: If Giraffes And Penguins Can Do It, So Can We!
December 11, 2024
By Renee Langmuir I never thought I would be old. No – I didn’t think my life would end at an early age. I just couldn’t picture myself as an old person. Dr. Hal Hershfield, a professor of Marketing and Behavioral Decision Making at UCLA, has spent a decade…
Mind, Body, And Soul: The Foundation Of A Healthy Second-Half By Susanna P. Barton
December 11, 2024
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! …