Aging Well Well-being Is There Really Such a Thing as a Midlife Crisis? By article YouΓÇÖve probably heard of the phrase ΓÇ£midlife crisisΓÇ¥ΓÇöitΓÇÖs a phrase used to describe the period when someoneΓÇÖs behavior suddenly changes … Read More→
Aging Well Well-being Feeling Younger Than You Are Lowers Death Rate By Jane Farrell article Do you feel younger than you really are? If so, thatΓÇÖs good news! Research done at the University College London … Read More→
Aging Well Web-Savvy Older Adults Who Enjoy Culture May Retain ΓÇ£Health LiteracyΓÇ¥ Better By Jane Farrell article HereΓÇÖs one more reason to be glad youΓÇÖre a ΓÇ£Silver SurferΓÇ¥ who often visits ThirdAge.com and other sites: Researchers from … Read More→
_ Aging Well Exercise Health & Fitness Senior Health Grip Strength and Life Expectancy By Jane Farrell article Researchers from the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU) at the University of Southampton in the UK have … Read More→
_ Aging Well Healthy Diet & Nutrition Five Secrets of Resilience By Jane Farrell article Those of us who have a pulse also have risks ΓǪ risks of bad things happening at anytime, anyplace. Illness, … Read More→
Aging Well Brain Health Healthy Diet & Nutrition Cocoa Flavanols Combat "Senior Moments" By Jane Farrell article Taking the chill out of winter weather by indulging in cup of hot cocoa may also be helping to dial … Read More→
Aging Well Brain Health Molecular Chaperones, Aging, and Neurodegenerative Diseases By Jane Farrell article Aging is the most significant and universal risk factor for developing neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s, … Read More→
_ Aging Well Why You're Taking Care of Yourself (or Not) As You're Aging By Jane Farrell article People over 50 who feel comfortable with aging are likelier than those who donΓÇÖt to get preventive health care services, … Read More→
_ Aging Well Well-being The One Essential Element You Need to Age Well By Jane Farrell article ThereΓÇÖs no denying the powerful benefits of water. The wonders it can do for your overall health and well-being have … Read More→
Aging Well The Plus Side of Population Aging By Jane Farrell article Here at ThirdAge, we’re delighted to spread some good news about the the fact that the population in the U.S. … Read More→
Aging Well Hope for Repairing Muscles as We Age By article As we age, stem cells throughout our bodies gradually lose their capacity to repair damage, even from normal wear and … Read More→
_ Aging Well Why Our Word Choices Matter As We Age By Sondra Forsyth article By Roger Landry MD Have you ever considered how the words we use impact the culture around us? How do those words reflect our own attitudes, beliefs, and values? Furthermore, for those among us who work in the aging profession, how does what we say affect both how we perceive older adults to be, and how they self-identify? How Our Brains React to the Words We Say
_ 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.
_ Aging Well Foods That WonΓÇÖt ΓÇ£FrailΓÇ¥ You By Sondra Forsyth article By Robert Ashton M.D. With aging comes frailty. The more frail we are, the more likely we are to get sick or die from chronic illnesses including heart disease, diabetes, and other leading causes of death. If you can slow the debilitating process, then you have a shot at living not only a longer life, but a healthier one too.
_ Aging Well Genes That Protect Against Frailty By Sondra Forsyth article Frailty is a common condition associated with old age, characterized by weight loss, weakness, decreased activity level and reduced mobility, which together increase the risk of injury and death. Yet, not all elderly people become frail. Some remain vigorous and robust well into old age. The question remains: Why?
_ Aging Well Well-being Watch: How to Live Over 100 Years By Sondra Forsyth article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Aging Well Senior Health Longer Lives, Fewer Age-Related Illnesses By Sondra Forsyth article Living long and well may eventually be more possible, thanks to a surprise result of the work of scientists at The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia. While developing a new cancer drug, the researchers discovered that mice lacking a specific protein live longer lives with fewer age-related illnesses. The mice, which lack the TRAP-1 protein, demonstrated less age-related tissue degeneration, obesity, and spontaneous tumor formation when compared to normal mice. The teams findings could change how scientists view the metabolic networks within cells.
_ Aging Well Caregiving 3 Tips for Choosing an Assisted-Living HomeΓÇ¿ for Your Parents By Sondra Forsyth article By Peder Johnsen Seventy percent of people age 65 and older will need long-term care at some point in their lives, according to a 2014 study by CareScout, a division of Genworth Financial Services. But that doesnΓÇÖt mean they have to sacrifice quality of life. In fact, a person who needs some assistance with day-to-day living will often find he or she is much happier in a good assisted-living community with an atmosphere that reminds them of their former home.