Eating a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids — from fish, soy, nuts, or even high-quality supplements — may help ward off Alzheimer’s disease, the authors of a recent study published in the journal, Neurology, suggest. Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center in New York, studied 1,219 people over age 65 who were free of… Read more »
Healthy Aging
Healthy Aging
New Study Suggests Healthy Lifestyle Changes Reverse Cell Aging
Eat well, exercise and nourish your mind. These positive lifestyle attributes have been linked time and again to better health. Would you change your ways and skip the fries or hit the gym if you knew that altering your lifestyle could not only slow, but actually reverse the aging of your cells? For the first… Read more »
Active Aging Week – Volunteering for Heart Health
This week is Active Aging Week and the 2013 theme “Discover your Community,” recognizes the important role that older adults play in all sorts of communities – vocational, geographical or cultural – and celebrates their full participation in diverse areas of life. The elderly are among the fastest growing segment of our population. Almost 35… Read more »
Think You’re Too Old for Social Media?
Over the last several years, older adults have been the fastest growing segment of the online population. More and more people over the age of 60 are going online and using Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Youtube. They are emailing, texting and blogging—and it is having a positive impact on their lives as they are communicating… Read more »
Growing Older and Feeling Better
Growing older may not be as bad as you think. A recent study found that despite the physical and mental toll of time, people actually feel better as they age, not worse. As part of the UCSD and Stanford University Successful Aging Evaluation Study (SAGE), researchers asked more than 1,000 people aged 50 to 99… Read more »
Bond Between Grandparent and Grandchild Can Lower Risk for Depression
Recent research suggests that spending time with your grandparents might not only make them feel good, it may have positive psychological benefits for you both. A new study shows that a good relationship between grandparents and their adult grandchildren was linked to fewer depression symptoms for both elderly and young adults. The closer the bond,… Read more »
Healthy Aging -You CAN Age Gracefully But Start Now
Healthy aging is a topic that is discussed often yet is somewhat controversial in it’s definition. Scientists don’t fully understand all the processes that lead to loss of function as people age. But more and more research points to the cell’s powerhouses, called mitochondria, as an important player in aging. Mitochondria are largely responsible for generating… Read more »
Anti-Aging – 4 Secrets Plastic Surgeons Don’t Want You to Know
We’re always looking for anti-aging solutions in a culture that puts a premium on youth, it’s easy to see why we’re always looking for anti-aging remedies. But can nutritional supplements really slow the process? The answer lies in looking at scientific studies and separating truth from hype. Evidence that supplements work is promising. Since most of us… Read more »
Take steps to ease stress on hip joints and reduce effects of osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is one of the most common ailments that people develop after the age of 50. But it can also strike people earlier in life if they have experienced significant wear and tear on their joints. Hips are among the joints that suffer most from stress and damage and may be susceptible to osteoarthritis. In severe… Read more »
Alzheimer’s may be blocked earlier than previously believed
A new study has found that plaque accumulation in the brain that contributes to Alzheimer’s disease takes years to develop and could be blocked well before the condition becomes irreversible. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, say the development of amyloid plaque that eventually leads to the disease could take as long as 15… Read more »