Healthy Aging
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Why Is Colon Cancer on the Rise Among Younger Adults?
Cases of colorectal cancer are declining among those over 50, but the disease is becoming more prevalent among younger Americans. Prominent functional-medicine physician Gregory Plotnikoff discusses the trend — and offers preventive measures we can all take.
Just Keep Moving: 5 Tips for Easing Back Into Fitness After Surgery
An ARORA-certified Dynamic Personal Trainer offers recommendations for safely returning to exercise.
3 Common Myths About Nutrition for Older Adults
A Life Time registered dietitian busts a few misconceptions about healthy nutrition as you age.
PUMPING IRONY: There’s an App for That — or Is There?
Fitness trackers have long been promoted as effective tools for monitoring key health metrics, but seniors have mostly ignored them. Recent research explains why
PUMPING IRONY: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Recent research suggests that the “good” cholesterol that helps seniors prevent heart attacks and strokes may also raise their risk of developing dementia.
Caring for Caregivers
Whether you’re in a position of caregiving for loved ones or in an industry in which it’s your job to do so, caring for others can take an invisible toll on one’s health. It’s made even more challenging by the lack or absence of societal systems to support caregivers.
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, MSW, explains the effects of caregiving, including the corresponding struggles you may experience — such as trauma, decision fatigue, and overwhelm. She also shares ideas for how caregivers can care for themselves and support their well-being.
Living Well While You Live Long: The Growing Quest for Longevity
Most of us, regardless of our age, are looking to optimize not only our lifespan, but also our health span. In recent years, this quest for longevity has contributed to a growing business with significant economic impact.
In this, episode, Jeff Zwiefel and Jim LaValle, RPh, CCM, discuss the lifestyle factors that contribute to a long and healthy life, as well as the growing body of resources and tools that can support this effort, including MIORA Performance and Longevity at Life Time.
How Much Protein Do I Need as I Age?
Learn how protein-rich foods can help seniors combat muscle loss and other health issues.
11 Tips to Boost Your Testosterone
Here are 11 lifestyle-based ways to increase your testosterone levels.
Is Aging a Disease?
Learn why this controversial question has set off a debate between those in geriatric healthcare and those in longevity research.
PUMPING IRONY: Beware of the Chair?
A new study suggests that seniors who spend too much time sitting around may be more prone to develop dementia — even if they exercise regularly.
6 Exercises to Support Your Pelvic Floor
Use this expertly designed routine of stretches and strengthening exercises for a strong and mobile pelvic floor.
The Stages of Menopause + How to Support Your Body
Menopause is a normal physiological process that affects every woman at some point in their life, yet it’s only as of late that it’s being discussed more openly. Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT, discusses what happens to our bodies during menopause and its various stages, the symptoms one can expect and why they occur, and the lifestyle habits and behaviors we can implement to support our bodies during this transitional time.
How to Support Your Hair, Body & Skin as You Age
LifeSpa experts offer tips for aging healthfully.
Do You Have Knee Osteoarthritis? Walking May Help.
Walking may decrease knee pain among those with osteoarthritis — and it may even prevent additional joint damage, according to a recent study.
How to Keep Your Brain Healthy as You Age
Our brains age just like the rest of our bodies, and just like it’s important to care for our bodies so we can move functionally well for as long as possible, it’s also essential to do everything we can to maintain and support healthy brain function as the years pass by. With the current absence of effective treatment options for most neurological diseases, prevention really is the best treatment for them, and it’s never too early — or too late — to start. Edward Park, PhD, explains what to know about normal and abnormal brain aging, as well as the lifestyle strategies we have control over to support our brain health and help reduce the risk of decline and disease.
13 Creative Ways to Learn Something New
Lifelong learning can improve our health and happiness. Try some of these ideas for learning something new.
PUMPING IRONY: Weighty Matters
The new weight-loss drugs promise transformational changes for their users, but are they right for seniors? Experts urge caution.
Can Exercise Improve Memory?
The answer is nuanced, according to a recent study, but in general, people who are more active perform better on memory tests than people who are less active.
Healthy Aging and the Brain: 5 Ways to Improve Neuroplasticity
The importance of exercising our brains as we age and advice for easy ways to strengthen cognitive functioning.
PUMPING IRONY: It’s Your Move
The vast majority of older adults prefer to stay in their own home as they age, but a recent survey suggests most of us haven’t done the necessary planning to age in place. Thankfully, there are plenty of companies that make the relocation process more palatable.