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Aging Well Well-being Surviving Longevity By Jane Farrell article Age 85+ is becoming the fastest growing demographic in the U.S. And those of us (the so called ΓÇ£boomersΓÇ¥, aged … Read More→
Cancer Center Colon and rectal cancer Healthy Diet & Nutrition Dried Plums Can Reduce the Risk of Colon Cancer By Jane Farrell article Researchers from Texas A&M University and the University of North Carolina have shown that a diet containing dried plums can … Read More→
Heart Health Sex Sex Does Not Increase Heart Attack Risk By Jane Farrell article Even if youΓÇÖve already had a heart attack, go ahead and enjoy some lovinΓÇÖ in the bedroom! Sex is rarely … Read More→
_ Diabetes Some Diabetes Drugs May Be Bad for Patients By Jane Farrell article Although a group of treatments for diabetes is in common use, it may help worsen the problem it was designed … Read More→
Aging Well Exercise Why Anti-Aging Fitness at 50 Can Save Your Life By Jane Farrell article As millions of baby boomers cross the 50-year threshold, the perception of the dreaded ΓÇ£half-centuryΓÇ¥ mark is changing. Many 50-year-olds … Read More→
_ Stress-Free Living Coloring: The New De-Stressing Technique By Jane Farrell article Remember coloring as a young child and the joy of filling page-after-page with bright colors of your choosing?┬áTodayΓÇÖs kids had … Read More→
_ Exercise If You're Sitting Down, Don't Sit Still By article Research done at the University of Leeds and University College London suggests that the movements involved in fidgeting may counteract … Read More→
_ Sarcopenia A Protein That Causes Muscle Loss By article Researchers have discovered that a protein causes muscle weakness and loss during aging, according to a news release from the … Read More→
_ Divorce Money Matters Retirement Divorce And How It Can Affect Your Retirement Money By article ItΓÇÖs the unthinkable that no aging person wants to face: divorce.┬á The impact is huge on every aspect of your … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Senior Health A Better Understanding of Alcoholism By article A cure for alcoholism and other addiction could be closer to realization thanks to researchersΓÇÖ discovery of a neuron that … Read More→
Relationships & Love Feeling Romantic? Send An Email By article If you want to show someone youΓÇÖre romantically interested in them, send an email ΓÇô and donΓÇÖt leave a voicemail. … Read More→
Knee Pain Solve the Medical Riddle: Her 14-year-old Daughter Had Knee Pain and Difficulty Climbing Stairs, Third Week By article EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
Eating Disorders (anorexia/bulemia, hypergymnasia, etc.) Mental & Emotional Health Weight Loss Food May Be Addictive By article An international group of researchers has found that food craving activates different brain networks in obese patients than it does … Read More→
Heart Attack Heart Health Osteoartrhritis Increased Risk of a Heart Attack Right After Joint Replacement Surgery By article Boston-based researchers found that osteoarthritis patients who had total knee or hip joint replacement surgery known as arthroplasty were at … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Forgiveness Helps Women More Than Men By article Older women who forgive others are less likely to report depressive symptoms, even if they themselves donΓÇÖt feel forgiven. But … Read More→
Feeling Lost? Follow These Three Steps to Self-Direction By blog I love conducting surveys to get the “pulse” of my virtual community. It’s important to me to know who my […]
High blood pressure / hypertension Landmark NIH Study Finds Intensive BP Management May Save Lives By article If youΓÇÖve been diagnosed with high blood pressure and youΓÇÖre controlling it by keeping your systolic pressure under 140, you … Read More→