Our modern world seems increasingly obsessed with happiness, and like any fashionable item people are scrambling to obtain it. However, the only thing standing between us and happiness is our own damaging points of view. A whole lot of people learn unhappiness from their family. We are handed a point of view at a young… Continue reading 4 Steps to Get out of Your Own Way and Be Happy
Author: Sondra Forsyth
Sondra Forsyth is Co-Editor-in-Chief of ThirdAge.com. She is a National Magazine Award winner with scores of major magazine bylines and twelve books to her credit. Her most recent book is “Candida Cleanse: The 21-Day Diet to Beat Yeast and Feel Your Best”. Sondra was Executive Editor at “Ladies’ Home Journal,” Features Editor at “Cosmopolitan,” and Articles Editor at “Bride’s”. A former ballerina, she founded Ballet Ambassadors, an arts-in-education company in New York City, and served as Artistic Director for 16 years.
Is Your Doctor Listening?
Analysis of clinical encounters shows that doctors spend little time listening to their patients and interrupt them often, according to a study published by Springer in July 2018 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, the official journal of the Society of General Internal Medicine. On average, patients get about 11 seconds to explain the… Continue reading Is Your Doctor Listening?
Caffeine Affects Food Intake at Breakfast, but Its Effect is Limited and Transient
A study featured in the July 2018 issue of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that after drinking a small amount of caffeine, participants consumed 10 percent less at a breakfast buffet provided by researchers, but this effect did not persist throughout the day and had no impact on participants’ perceptions… Continue reading Caffeine Affects Food Intake at Breakfast, but Its Effect is Limited and Transient
Beer and Baseball at Your Next BBQ? Not so Fast!
If you’re like 90 percent of Americans who are drinkers, you will likely be planning to enjoy your favorite distilled beverage while you are outdoors (especially now that it’s summer). And, according to research, the most popular venue by far for outdoor drinking is, hands down, the barbecue with a favorite vote of some 65 percent. The… Continue reading Beer and Baseball at Your Next BBQ? Not so Fast!
A Safe and Effective Way to Whiten Teeth
In the age of Instagram and Snapchat, everyone wants to have perfect pearly whites. To get a brighter smile, consumers can opt for over the counter teeth-whitening treatments or a trip to the dentist to have their teeth bleached professionally. But both types of treatments can harm teeth. According to an article published in July… Continue reading A Safe and Effective Way to Whiten Teeth
Garden Your Way to Better Health
Break out the tools and garden your way to a healthier mind, body and spirit. Gardeners have always know it, but now research proves that gardening is a great form of exercise. You’ll work out all your major muscle groups when raking, digging and planting for an hour. Include gardening as a major component of… Continue reading Garden Your Way to Better Health
Reversing the Downward Spiral of Aging
Sarcopenia is a relatively new term for one of the most insidious health crises in the world. It is a disease that impacts all of us as we age. Here are the five most important things you need to know. Sarcopenia is the loss of skeletal muscle mass due to aging The functions of skeletal… Continue reading Reversing the Downward Spiral of Aging
After Menopause, “Good Cholesterol” May Not Be Good
Postmenopausal factors may have an impact on the heart-protective qualities of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) – also known as “good cholesterol” – according to a 2018 study led by researchers in the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. The findings, published July 19th in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, a journal of the American… Continue reading After Menopause, “Good Cholesterol” May Not Be Good
Men Lose More Weight on Low-Carb Diets Than Women Do, but Women Show Improved Artery Flexibility
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated one out of three American adults live with higher than normal blood sugar levels known as prediabetes. Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine found in 2018 that while men may lose more weight on low-carb diets than women do, women… Continue reading Men Lose More Weight on Low-Carb Diets Than Women Do, but Women Show Improved Artery Flexibility
Some Acne Treatments “Suck” – Literally
Some acne treatments “suck” – literally. That’s why they are seemingly proving so successful. I use an advanced treatment system that combines suction with broadband light therapy to treat acne, the common skin condition affecting some 17 million Americans, including 85 percent of young people between 12 and 24 years of age. Called the TheraClear™… Continue reading Some Acne Treatments “Suck” – Literally
Dehydration Can Negatively Affect Cognition
Anyone lost in a desert hallucinating mirages knows that extreme dehydration discombobulates the mind. But just two hours of vigorous yard work in the summer sun without drinking fluids could be enough to blunt concentration, according to a 2018 study done at Georgia Institute of Technology and published in the July issue of the journal… Continue reading Dehydration Can Negatively Affect Cognition
Children with Existing Allergies Should Be Screened for an Emerging, Severe Chronic Food Allergy
Children with known skin, food, and respiratory allergies should be screened for an emerging, chronic food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a painful inflammation of the esophagus, the food tube between the mouth and stomach. Pediatric allergists who analyzed a very large group of children from birth to adolescence say that EoE should be considered… Continue reading Children with Existing Allergies Should Be Screened for an Emerging, Severe Chronic Food Allergy
Is It the Blues or Is It Clinical Depression?
We all feel down, or blue, or sad, at times. Sadness is a natural human emotion, usually triggered by a loss, disappointment, or major life change. This sadness is generally short-lived and dissipates over time as we adjust to a new situation. We often casually refer to this situational sadness as depression, but it is… Continue reading Is It the Blues or Is It Clinical Depression?
Can Older, Frail Patients Benefit from “Prehabilitation” Before Heart Surgery?
High risk, frail heart patients might derive benefits from “prehabilitation,” a strategy designed to enhance the recovery process after heart surgery by maintaining or improving the patient’s overall physical and mental status before surgery, according to a group of eminent cardiac specialists writing in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology in June of 2018. The authors… Continue reading Can Older, Frail Patients Benefit from “Prehabilitation” Before Heart Surgery?
Four Prediabetes Predicaments and the Solutions
If you have prediabetes or have been told that you’re at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes, you probably know that now is the best time to take action to improve your health. And hopefully you are already working on developing some habits and setting goals to get your health under control. But new… Continue reading Four Prediabetes Predicaments and the Solutions
The Odds of Living to 110-Plus Level Out — Once You Hit 105
Want to be a supercentenarian? The chances of getting to the ripe old age of 110 are within reach – if you survive the perilous 90s and make it to 105 when death rates level out, according to a 2018 study of extremely old Italians led by the University of California, Berkeley, and Sapienza University… Continue reading The Odds of Living to 110-Plus Level Out — Once You Hit 105
Study Debunks the Notion That Large Chunks of Medicare Go to Lost Causes
Around 25 percent of Medicare spending in the U.S. occurs in the last year of people’s lives. This is sometimes discussed as a questionable use of resources: Is society throwing large amounts of medical treatment at some patients in a futile, if noble, effort to extend lives that are bound to end soon? A 2018… Continue reading Study Debunks the Notion That Large Chunks of Medicare Go to Lost Causes
When One Good Ear Isn’t Enough
Millions of Americans have single-sided hearing loss, and another 60,000 acquire the condition each year. These individuals experience either total hearing loss or diminished hearing in one ear, while maintaining normal hearing in the other. Because they still have one “good” ear, many people with single-sided hearing loss simply ignore the issue. However, putting off… Continue reading When One Good Ear Isn’t Enough