(Editor’s note: This podcast is from The Not Old – Better show.) Today’s show is part of our Fitness Friday series. We hear from returning guest, Sabrena Jo, a favorite with our Not Old – Better audience. She is the director of science and research con… Continue reading
After a stroke, only about 10 percent of people recover almost completely without intervention. For everyone else, therapy is a crucial part of the recovery process. Whether you need physical, occupational and/or speech therapy following a stroke depen… Continue reading
In 2006, S. Jay Olshansky, a leading researcher on aging, and his colleagues coined the term “the longevity dividend.” It describes the health and economic benefits individuals and societies could enjoy by slowing biological aging and extending people’… Continue reading
(This piece was originally published by the Association of Health Care Journalists and is being republished with permission.) Despite the partial government shutdown, some wheels in Congress keep turning. Among them, the bipartisan BOLD Act (Building O… Continue reading
A former professional tennis player and NCAA All-Southeastern Conference student athlete, Elizabeth Moorman was trying to conceive her second child when she began suffering from severe headaches, chronic pain, congestion and sinus infections so severe … Continue reading
When you look in the mirror and expect to see a younger version of yourself but, instead, someone with worry lines and crow’s feet stares back, it can be disheartening. Because our culture values youth and beauty over age and experience, you may have u… Continue reading
(This article previously appeared in American Heart Association News.) Diabetes, high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol are well-known risk factors for cardiovascular disease. But what about just getting sick? Could picking up some type of bug in… Continue reading
A multimedia program first developed to help calm children with autism is now proving to be of great help to older adults with anxiety or dementia. Called “LifeMoves,” the sensorimotor program incorporates simple, gentle arm movements with soothing mus… Continue reading
It is widely accepted that a healthy diet, exercise and regularly challenging your brain can decrease the odds for developing dementia. A growing body of research also shows that the way we think about aging is just as important. One of the national le… Continue reading
(This article appeared previously in the American Association for Cancer Research’s Cancer Today.) In July 2010, 52-year-old Julie Barthels, a clinical director of a rape crisis center, woke up with a sharp pain in her right breast. When the pain persi… Continue reading