Gather Together: Social Activity Is Critical For Healthy Aging
May 28, 2025
It’s that time of year when social gatherings pick up, and casual, happenstance meetups occur as everyone is back outside walking, or gardening, or engaging in other leisure activities. Not only do these connections and gatherings brighten our day or fill us with pleasure, but according to recent research, they…
Still Going Strong: Strength Training No Matter Your Age Or Condition
May 21, 2025
As you’ve gotten older, have you shied away from lifting weights or challenging your ability to improve your strength? Are you afraid your muscles have gotten weaker, or that you might injure yourself if you lift heavy weights? Well, if you haven’t done much to work on your muscles in…
Read The Season: New Books This Spring
April 23, 2025
So what’s currently on your nightstand (or your Kindle)? Are you plowing through a new book or meandering your way through several different works, picking and choosing to start and stop depending on your mood? Well, according to a new NPR/Ipsos Poll, most of us enjoy reading and would like…
Strength And Stability: The Importance Of Leg Exercises
April 2, 2025
There is no question that being able to move is critical to maintaining the quality of your life and longevity as you enter your later years. Your mobility- the ability to move purposefully as you carry on your daily activities- allows you to be independent and active, pursue your interests,…
Your Aging Brain LOVES The Visual & Performing Arts! By Dr. Marc Rothman
March 19, 2025
Incorporate art into daily activities to increase mood, decrease stress, and care for your brain By Marc Rothman, MD Believe it or not, parts of your brain are in constant contact with the outside world: your eyes process photons and wavelengths of light, your ears interpret vibrations, your nose…
After the Fall: Embracing the Benefits of Proprioception to Keep My Balance By Nancy Peckenham
March 12, 2025
By Nancy Peckenham It happened quickly, as all falls do. One second, I was talking merrily with two friends as we walked along the notoriously shoddy sidewalks of New Orleans, and the next second, I was on the ground. My mistake, I knew immediately, was allowing myself to…