Category: Well-being

10 Ways to Stay Active

Maintaining an active lifestyle is good for people of all ages. . For seniors, staying active can bring a number of benefits. These include better mood and feelings; lowered risk of stroke, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer; enhanced ability to learn, think and make decisions; and enhanced appreciation of one’s… Continue reading 10 Ways to Stay Active

Writing to Preserve and Revive Memory

If you’re old enough to remember the John F. Kennedy assassination or the Cuban missile crisis, you’re probably realizing that your memory isn’t what it used to be. Indeed, the Centers for Disease Control has reported that one in eight Americans over the age of 60 complains of worsening memory loss. The problem may be… Continue reading Writing to Preserve and Revive Memory

Typical Gender Expectations Hurt Men as Well as Women

Gendered expectations in marriage are not just bad for women, they are also bad for men, according to a new study by University of Connecticut (UConn) sociologists. The study, “Relative Income, Psychological Well Being, and Health: Is Breadwinning Hazardous or Protective?” by Christin Munsch, an assistant professor of sociology at UConn, and graduate students Matthew… Continue reading Typical Gender Expectations Hurt Men as Well as Women

The Secrets of Fulfilled People

Are there real tricks to becoming fulfilled in life?  You bet. My research and that of others suggests that there are key street-smart actions that those who are most fulfilled use every day in their professional and personal lives. I interviewed over 100 successful people—some who were fulfilled and others who were not—to understand why… Continue reading The Secrets of Fulfilled People

How Risk Taking Changes with Age

The propensity to take risks does alter over our lifespan, but it is particularly likely to change in people up to age 30 and those older than 65. Researchers reached that conclusion in a study conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in collaboration with the University of Basel, Yale University, and the… Continue reading How Risk Taking Changes with Age

7 Tips to Stop Procrastinating and Make Your New Year Resolutions Happen

It’s that time again — New Year’s resolutions are forming in our minds. Any goal, from losing weight to eating a healthier diet to looking for a new job or starting your own business can get a great boost from that dawn-of-a-new-era optimism. However, resolutions can become a source of anguish when we don’t live… Continue reading 7 Tips to Stop Procrastinating and Make Your New Year Resolutions Happen

Make Your Home Smoke-Free in 2016

It’s not unusual for restaurants or other public buildings to be smoke free – either voluntarily or by state law – to protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke. But the secondhand-smoke problem persists in private homes where each family sets its own rules. While the family smoker sometimes is banished to the patio, that’s not always… Continue reading Make Your Home Smoke-Free in 2016

Home-Delivered Meals Reduce Loneliness

When Congress passed the Older Americans Act in 1965 to support elderly people who were struggling — often alone — to continue to live at home, a major plank of the legislation provided for home delivery of meals to ensure their adequate nutrition. In the midst of the holiday season 2015, a study done at… Continue reading Home-Delivered Meals Reduce Loneliness

5 Steps to De-Stress Holiday Travel

The holiday traveling season is here, complete with long lines and unforeseen delays. This can test even the most experienced traveler, and have even more of an effect on those of us who aren’t so enthusiastic about the prospect of getting on a plan. Not everyone has an intense fear of flying that leaves them… Continue reading 5 Steps to De-Stress Holiday Travel

In-Person Contact Is Critical to Seniors’ Mental Well-Being

In a study of adults aged 50 years and older, the probability of experiencing depressive symptoms steadily increased as the frequency of in-person, but not phone or written/email contact, decreased. The article was published in October 2015 in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. A release from the publisher reports that people without in-person social… Continue reading In-Person Contact Is Critical to Seniors’ Mental Well-Being

Surviving Longevity

Age 85+ is becoming the fastest growing demographic in the U.S. And those of us (the so called “boomers”, aged 51-69) who may be caregivers for those elderly parents may still be at the tail end of funding college kids or starting to babysit grandkids. They don’t call us the “sandwich generation” for nothing. As… Continue reading Surviving Longevity

Massage Therapy Could Help You Live Longer

Aging well requires you to constantly be in check with your mind and body. How often do you take time to really relax? If you sit staring at a computer screen all day at work, and then go home and “relax” in front of the TV for a couple hours, you’re still staring at a… Continue reading Massage Therapy Could Help You Live Longer

Intestinal Bacteria Could Be Clue to Aging

Analyzing intestinal bacteria may help predict health outcomes of aging people – and lead to treatments that could help delay physical decline. Researchers from UCLA discovered changes within intestinal microbes that precede and predict the death of fruit flies. The findings were published in the journal Cell Reports. “Age-onset decline is very tightly linked to… Continue reading Intestinal Bacteria Could Be Clue to Aging

Bicycle Injuries and Older Riders

In recent years, the incidence of bicycle-related injuries has more than doubled, according to a new study led by researchers from UC San Francisco. The researchers used a national injury surveillance database to study trends in bicycle injuries from 1998 to 2013. They found that the rate of hospital admissions associated with bicycle injuries more… Continue reading Bicycle Injuries and Older Riders

What Your Mouth Has to Do With Your Overall Wellbeing

Would you floss more often if you knew it could prevent erectile dysfunction?  Would you brush your teeth better if it reduced your chances of a terrible disease like cancer or heart disease?  What goes on inside your mouth has a direct impact to what goes on in the rest of your body. Dr. Susan… Continue reading What Your Mouth Has to Do With Your Overall Wellbeing

How To Hunt Your Way To Financial Well-Being


As dazzling as a high rate of return sounds to every investor, people need to understand what they’re “hunting” with before chasing certain financial goals, says prominent speaker and financial advisor Jeff Brummett. “A middle-class investor is probably better aiming for a ‘reasonable rate of return,’ which includes consistent, steady growth over a longer period… Continue reading How To Hunt Your Way To Financial Well-Being


ThirdAge Health Close-Up: 71 and Going for the Gold

Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Okay, perhaps 71-year-old Minnesotan Pat Lillehei lacks super powers, but the recently retired financial executive comes close. Cited as one of 13 Humana Game Changers, Pat is one of 10,000 athletes set to compete at the… Continue reading ThirdAge Health Close-Up: 71 and Going for the Gold