Keeping your garden looking its best throughout the growing season and into fall is possible with the help of low maintenance spring planted bulbs. Plant them in spring among other annuals or perennials and watch as these bulbs brighten the garden, adding new life to your late season gardens. Whether your gardens and containers are… Continue reading Extend the Garden Season with Spring Planted Bulbs
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.
Cheese Lovers, Rejoice! You May Be Lowering Your Blood Pressure
If you enjoy cheese, you may be lowering your blood pressure – as long as the cheese is Italian. That’s the finding of scientists from the Hypertension Unit of Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital and Catholic University of Piacenza, Italy, who presented their research in New York City in May 2016 at the 31st Annual Scientific… Continue reading Cheese Lovers, Rejoice! You May Be Lowering Your Blood Pressure
How To Have Fun During Retirement (Keep Working!)
What do school kids and retirees have in common during these dog days of summer? For many, it’s having lots of time and not knowing what to do with it. But that comparison begins to breakdown almost immediately, because in a few short weeks, kids go back to school, but retirees have an indefinite amount… Continue reading How To Have Fun During Retirement (Keep Working!)
Migraine Drugs Are Underused
About 38 million Americans suffer from migraines in the United States, according to the Migraine Research Foundation. The most commonly used and effective classes of medication, triptans and DHE (Dihydroergotamine), however, have a black box warning for two subtypes of migraine because of risk of stroke. Yet researchers at Abington-Jefferson Health have shown, as of… Continue reading Migraine Drugs Are Underused
21 Steps to the Best Sleep of Your Life
Sleep deprivation’s consequences include immune system failure, diabetes, cancer, obesity, depression, and memory loss – just to name a few – and most people don’t realize that sleep is the square root of the problem. Studies shown just one night of sleep deprivation can make you as insulin-resistant as a type-2 diabetic. This translates directly… Continue reading 21 Steps to the Best Sleep of Your Life
Has HDL, the “Good” Cholesterol, Been Hyped?
For years, physicians have told patients that HDL (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) helps protect them from cardiovascular disease (CVD). And the higher the number, the more the protection. HDL, often considered an independent predictor of heart disease, has been dubbed the “good” cholesterol, thanks to its protective effects. But a study done at the University of… Continue reading Has HDL, the “Good” Cholesterol, Been Hyped?
Is There a “Fountain of Youth” Gene?
A discovery by researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine raises the tantalizing prospect that doctors could use a gene called Oct4 to prevent or delay at least some of the effects of aging. Scientific dogma has long insisted that the gene is inactive in adults, but a release from the university reports… Continue reading Is There a “Fountain of Youth” Gene?
Low T? No Worries! Therapy Won’t Raise the Risk of Prostate Cancer.
Men with low levels of the male sex hormone testosterone need not fear that testosterone replacement therapy will increase their risk of prostate cancer. This is the finding of an analysis of more than a quarter-million medical records of mostly white men in Sweden. The research was led by investigators at New York University Langone… Continue reading Low T? No Worries! Therapy Won’t Raise the Risk of Prostate Cancer.
Don’t Overlook These Asthma Symptoms!
Why Getting a Hearing Test is a Must-Do in your Sixties
Depending on the life stage you’re entering on your next milestone birthday, your personal physician will present a set of tests they want you to undergo to maintain optimal health. Unfortunately, one important test recommendation some neglect to mention is for your hearing. While you should have your hearing tested regardless of age if you’re… Continue reading Why Getting a Hearing Test is a Must-Do in your Sixties
Could Your OTC Antacid Put You at Risk for Heart Disease, Dementia, and Kidney Failure?
Chronic use of over-the-counter drugs called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) speeds up the aging of blood vessels, according to a paper published early online in May 2016 in Circulation Research, an American Heart Association journal. This accelerated aging in humans could lead to increased cardiovascular disease, vascular dementia, and… Continue reading Could Your OTC Antacid Put You at Risk for Heart Disease, Dementia, and Kidney Failure?
Do You Really Need General Anesthesia for Heart Valve Replacement Surgery?
The largest observational study of percutaneous transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) demonstrated that moderate sedation use is associated with improved patient outcomes, including lower 30-day mortality and shorter hospital stays, as compared to traditional general anesthesia. This STS/ACC TVT Registry™ analysis was presented May 6th as a late-breaking clinical trial at the Society for… Continue reading Do You Really Need General Anesthesia for Heart Valve Replacement Surgery?
The Truth about Hot Peppers
Don’t be afraid to add a little spicy heat to your meals this season by growing a few hot peppers in the garden or containers. It’s easier than you think and many of the hot pepper myths floating around the garden are simply not true. Don’t worry about your hot peppers heating up your sweet… Continue reading The Truth about Hot Peppers
College Grads Moving Back Home Need These Ground Rules
Many young grads will move back in with their parents after getting their degree in May. It’s often not easy on either party. Boomerang kids typically raise a host of financial and family issues. That’s why open communication and setting some basic ground rules are important. Boomerang kids can be adult children of any age… Continue reading College Grads Moving Back Home Need These Ground Rules
The Reason You Need to Wear Your Shades
Three-quarters of Americans are concerned about potential eye problems from the sun’s ultraviolet rays, yet only 31 percent protect their eyes with sunglasses or other UV-protective eyewear every time they go outside, according to a nationwide survey released May 4th 2016. The report by The Vision Council, based on a survey of more than 10,000… Continue reading The Reason You Need to Wear Your Shades
Sleep Tight
Having trouble getting to sleep? If and when you do finally nod off, do you wind up having a fitful, choppy slumber broken up by bathroom trips, glances at the alarm clock, and other external and internal distractions? If it’s any comfort as you toss and turn, valiantly trying to get comfortable so you can (finally)… Continue reading Sleep Tight
Peppermint Tea & the Aroma of Rosemary Can Improve Your Memory
Peppermint tea can improve long-term and working memory and in healthy adults. This is the finding of a study by Dr Mark Moss, Robert Jones and Lucy Moss of Northumbria University who presented their research in April 2016 at the British Psychological Society’s Annual Conference in Nottingham in the UK. At the same conference, Lauren… Continue reading Peppermint Tea & the Aroma of Rosemary Can Improve Your Memory
Adult Siblings Over a Lifetime
Siblings play a central part in our lives. They know us in a way that no one else ever will. They were witnesses to our childhood and share our memories. And for millions of baby-boomers, relationships with siblings will last almost a century. But, unfortunately, adult siblings frequently have relationships that are fraught with conflict… Continue reading Adult Siblings Over a Lifetime