Driving to my first aqua yoga class, I wonder how we’ll manage a “downward dog” in the water. A short time later, with our backsides against the pool wall, feet out in front of us, a deep bend from the waist and arms stretched forward, we do. The instr… Continue reading
The basics of heart health have been drilled into our brains: Eat less saturated fat. Keep moving. Know your “numbers” for cholesterol, blood pressure and BMI. But what about that brain itself? Although life expectancy has more than doubled since 1900,… Continue reading
(This article appeared previously on the Kaiser Health News site.) Pauline Jeffery had let things slide since her husband died. Her bedroom was a mess. Her bathroom was disorganized. She often tripped over rugs in her living and dining room. “I was dep… Continue reading
Post-Its had become an essential tool for Dale Rivard. As a veteran assistant state’s attorney in Grand Forks, N.D., Rivard found that he was increasingly relying on the sticky notes to track the multiple details associated with his job as a prosecutor… Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This podcast is from The Not Old – Better Show.) Today’s show is another great one in our Fitness Friday series. We hear from returning guest, Sabrena Jo, director of science and research content for the American Council on Exercise (AC… Continue reading
Who do you picture when you think about food insecurity? A child relying on the free breakfast and lunch her school provides? A family using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (aka, food stamps) at the grocery store? A homeless m… Continue reading
(This post is sponsored and developed, in part, by Pfizer; however, the opinions are my own.) As winter approaches, those of us who are 65 or older are often encouraged by health care providers to get vaccinated against seasonal illnesses, such as the … Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This article is part of an editorial partnership between Next Avenue and the American Federation for Aging Research, a national nonprofit with a mission to support and advance healthy aging through biomedical research.) The year 2018 ma… Continue reading
If you’re looking for ways to help people in your community, one of the best things you can do is donate blood. And if this is a way you’d like to do your part, you’ll will be happy to know there’s no upper age limit on donating blood. But are there ot… Continue reading
It can be the bane of existence for those at midlife: the need to have reading glasses at the ready, particularly in darkened conditions like a dimly lit restaurant with a menu that lists dishes in type too small to decipher. “Usually at around (age) 4… Continue reading