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Caregivers of Seniors – Here’s Your Holiday To-Do List!
As if being a family caregiver wasn’t busy enough, the upcoming holiday season presents additional responsibilities that can feel…
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Healthy New Year’s Resolutions for Older Adults
Many of us make New Year’s resolutions with the goal to improve our lives, like exercising more or eating…
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Curb Senior Loneliness the Smart Way
Editor’s note: This article is part of a year-long project about aging well, planning for the changes that aging…
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Researching Potential Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease
When geriatrician and neuroscientist Dr. Howard Fillit went to medical school in the early 1970s, he’d never heard of…
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The Best Exercises for Introverts & Extroverts
The ability to stick with an exercise program largely lies in finding an activity you enjoy—especially if you don’t…
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3 Tips for Increasing Your Physical Activity
If I were to ask you how active you are, what would you say? Do you consider yourself to…
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A Healthy, Balanced Diet Can Help Prevent Osteoporosis
Many older adults, especially women, worry about developing osteoporosis later in life. As we age, our bones naturally become…
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4 Healthy Eating Tips to Help You Age Well
A bowl of oatmeal every morning, a handful of nuts, five servings of fruits and vegetables a day—researchers seem…
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Get Moving! Walk 20 Minutes a Day for Better Health
There’s now more encouraging evidence that you don’t have to run marathons to make a difference in your health.…
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Legumes to Fruits: Foods You Should Always Have on Your Grocery List
As far as good-for-you foods go, the mind-boggling mix of advice directed to adults over the age of fifty…
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What Seniors Should Know About Their Thyroid
Disorders of this small gland are common, especially in older women. Catherine Horvath, 51, was feeling no symptoms five…
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End of Life Care: Helping Seniors Avoid Unwanted Medical Treatment
A new poll shows that almost one in four older Americans—approximately 25 million people—experience excessive or unwanted medical treatment.…
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Staying Healthy: 5 Foods Seniors Should Avoid
Suggesting that someone never eat certain foods tends to stirs up a lot of angst. Surely the rare splurge…
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