_ Aging Well Exercise Health & Fitness Injury Prevention & Treatment Senior Health Well-being Bicycle Injuries and Older Riders By article In recent years, the incidence of bicycle-related injuries has more than doubled, according to a new study led by researchers … Read More→
Loss of Libido By blog Do you find yourself suddenly needing to mop the kitchen floor or organize the recycling when your spouse suggests itΓÇÖs […]
_ Brain Health Senior Health Multitasking Can Be a Good Thing By article Who says you canΓÇÖt do two things at once and do them both well? Multitasking isnΓÇÖt always a bad thing. … Read More→
Exercise Even Modest Exercise Benefits the Elderly By article Even exercise of short duration and low intensity has life expectancy benefits for the elderly. Such conclusions have been well … Read More→
Riding My Bicycle By Jane Farrell blog The other evening a friend told me that she feels vulnerable now that she is in her seventies and is […]
_ Exercise Heart Health Active People Age 35 to 65 Have Low Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest By article Sudden cardiac arrest during sports activities is relatively low among physically active adults aged 35 to 65, according to research … Read More→
Stating the Obvious By blog I recall, many years back, sitting on the upper outdoor level of a double decker bus in London. All the […]
_ How to Get Rid of Dangerous Meds Safely By article The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emphasizes that while medicines play an important role in treating many conditions and … Read More→
_ Exercise 13 Benefits of Strength Training After 50 By article EditorΓÇÖs note: In resistance training, also known as strength training, you strengthen your muscles via ┬áworking against ΓÇ£resistanceΓÇ¥ such as … Read More→
_ Solve the Medical Riddle: She Suspected That Her Husband Was a Closet Drinker, First Week By article By Marie Savard MD EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth … Read More→
Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Caregiving Holiday Tips for AlzheimerΓÇÖs Caregivers By Jane Farrell article Many caregivers of loved ones with AlzheimerΓÇÖs disease have mixed feelings about holidays. Caregivers may have happy memories of the … Read More→
_ Exercise Mental & Emotional Health Walking During Work Helps Your Body and Your Mind By Jane Farrell article ΓÇ£Walking workstations,ΓÇ¥ or desks that are attached to a treadmill, can improve mental as well as physical health during the … Read More→
_ Curbing Weight Gain on Insulin By Jane Farrell article By Mayo Clinic Staff Weight gain is a common side effect for people who take insulin ΓÇö a hormone that … Read More→
Our Manic Depressive World: What Do Testosterone and Cortisol Have to Do With It? By blog Have you noticed that we seem continually to go through huge ups and downs in our lives? Our economy goes […]
_ When Swelling Isn't So Swell: Curbing Chronic Inflammation By Jane Farrell article By Dr. Mickey Barber Of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States, chronic, low-level inflammation contributes to … Read More→
_ Aging Well Healthy Diet & Nutrition Are You as Old as What You Eat? By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers from University College London (UCL) have demonstrated how an interplay between nutrition, metabolism, and immunity is involved in the process of aging. The two new studies, supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), could help to enhance our immunity to disease through dietary intervention and help make existing immune system therapies more effective.
_ Exercise More Exercise Is Not Always Better By Sondra Forsyth article Did you do about a half hour of exercise today? If so, donΓÇÖt feel guilty about sitting down and putting your feet up ΓÇô especially is if you have heart disease. Working out too much is probably bad for you. ThatΓÇÖs the finding of a study published in August 2014 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. A release from the clinic notes that there is clear evidence of an increase in cardiovascular deaths in heart attack survivors who exercise to excess.
_ Breast Cancer Active Lifestyle Decreases Breast Ca Risk After Menopause By Sondra Forsyth article Postmenopausal women who in the past four years had undertaken regular physical activity equivalent to at least four hours of walking per week had a lower risk for invasive breast cancer compared with women who exercised less during those four years, according to data published in August 2014 inCancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.