Matching Age to Eating Habits
There is nothing so frustrating to many aging Americans as not being able to eat the way they used to when they were younger. Not that they want to go back to eating cheeseburgers and fries two or three a…
Category Lifestyle
A Reason to Live
So you’ve made it through middle age and now you’re officially a “senior” citizen, somewhere around the age of 65 when most people become eligible for Medicare. It seems that suddenly being eligible for Medicare is a turning point into…
Getting Rid of that Extra Abdominal Fat
While most Americans can easily pinch an inch of fat around their bellies, pinching three or more inches is a recipe for premature death. For most people, belly fat is an unwanted and unattractive facet of their bodies and getting…
Things You Can Do to Prevent a Stroke
One of the things people fear most about getting older is the possibility of having a stroke. When a group of 100 seniors were surveyed and asked what health-related things they feared the most, around 50% mentioned having a stroke…
Seniors Need to Eat According to Age
Most seniors look forward to their “golden years” with dreams of traveling or sleeping in now that they’re retired and they no longer have to get up at the crack of dawn to go into the office. For all the…
Secrets to Living to 100!
It is true that more and more Americans are living to 100 years old and beyond. The actor, Kirk Douglas, who is the father of the actor Michael Douglas, just turned 104 this past week. While most of us shake…
Taking Vitamins: Timing is Everything
Many adults in the U.S. take some form of daily vitamins whether it’s an all-in-one capsule, a powder or a liquid. Some may only take an extra B vitamin complex, a Vitamin C tablet or extra calcium to prevent osteoporosis.…
Loneliness: Unrecognized and Growing
Did you know that an increasing amount of research is showing that loneliness is as physically dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day? The simple phenomenon of being persistently lonely contributes to cognitive decline, including a more rapid advance of Alzheimer’s disease.…
Why You Can’t Lose Weight
Weight loss is a sore subject with many Americans and it’s been this way for decades as more and more of us become overweight or obese in spite of our best efforts at losing the extra pounds. Who hasn’t tried…