Eating nuts provides an easy — and tasty — way to add more protein, fiber and healthy fat to your diet. And nut consumption is associated with a number of health benefits as long as you eat them in a healthy way. “Nuts are an important part of diets f… Continue reading
(This article appeared previously in Kaiser Health News.) A widely anticipated study has concluded that neither vitamin D nor fish oil supplements prevent cancer or serious heart-related problems in healthy older people, according to research presented… Continue reading
If you think cataracts are an eye ailment only afflicting people 70 or older, think again. More younger patients are getting cataracts and having cataract surgery than ever, according to Dr. Ming Wang, an ophthalmologist in Nashville. Linda Bowman, 54,… Continue reading
About a year and a half ago, my wife, Jules, called me at work to say she needed me to take her to an urgent care clinic. She was recovering from a cold and some minor sinus congestion and was feeling off-balance when she walked. We wondered if that co… Continue reading
The older I get, the more I realize I’m turning into my mother. She’s 75 to my 52, but we have more and more in common. We talk the same. We laugh the same. We tend to like the same books and the same movies. And of late, we have one more thing in comm… Continue reading
(This article appeared previously in Kaiser Health News.) CHICO, Calif. — After barely getting out of Paradise alive before the Camp Fire turned her town to ash, Patty Saunders, 89, now spends her days and nights in a reclining chair inside the shelter… Continue reading
When you were a child, did you worry about monsters hiding under your bed or lurking behind your closet door? It turns out one monster — clostridium difficile, or C. diff — may actually be closer at hand, at least in hospitals and nursing homes. Transm… Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This podcast is from The Not Old – Better show.) Today’s podcast is part of our Fitness Friday series. We’ve got an important story about the value of Tai Chi, which has a profound effect on the brain, balance, well-being and blood pres… Continue reading
Bill Dressler, 54, had no history of colorectal cancer in his family, but when he turned 50, he knew screening was recommended and he planned to get it done. Then, he made a cross-country move from Kansas City, Mo., to Port St. John, Fla., and things l… Continue reading
If you’re an older adult, you may have noticed your skin isn’t the same as when you were younger; you bruise more easily and your skin seems thinner. That’s because as we age, our skin changes. For one thing, it does get thinner. “This is multifactoria… Continue reading