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Take a seat- or maybe not, according to several new research studies. While it’s no secret that exercise is crucial for healthy aging, what you may not realize is that too much sitting can also have serious health consequences. Longtime agebuzz readers may recall last spring’s post “Stand Up: Too…

We’ve all been there: embarrassed by a moment of forgetfulness and left wondering if this is the beginning of more permanent memory problems. There’s no doubt that with aging may come disease or brain disturbances that can cause irrevocable memory loss. But it’s also true that several new studies report…

Does this sound familiar? Someone invites you to take a seat- on the floor- and you stop to think: Will I be able to gracefully sit on the floor and then get back up without a helping hand? If that sounds like you, then you may feel some real worry…

For those of you who follow fashion, you know that the various shows in the fashion capitals of the world have just ended, and on display were the latest trends in hemlines, colors, shapes, and fabrics. But what was also on display, and increasingly so, were models who reflect real…

In recognition of Heart Health Month, it’s a good time to take stock of what you’re doing to help ensure a healthy heart as you age. Heart disease remains the number one killer in our country and in women, a diagnosis of heart disease means you’re more likely to die…

It’s a perennial problem for many of us: how to get rid of those pesky pounds we’ve put on in recent years and then how to maintain the weight loss after we’ve successfully lost it. The typical advice of burning more calories through exercise and cutting the number of calories…