- Fitness Tips -
Exercising Your Memory
By Experience Life StaffCan a single workout help our memory?
Health
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Pick Your Poison
By Craig CoxJust as new research warns heart-healthy older folks that taking aspirin to prevent a heart attack could be fatal, another study suggests regular doses could fend off cancer. I just wish it would work when I get a headache.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Live Long and Suffer?
By Craig CoxBecause we’re all living longer lives, longevity visionaries suggest we need to rethink societal norms around aging. I have my doubts that social engineering is the answer.
- Aging -
Do You Really Need a New Knee?
By Craig CoxBefore undergoing knee-replacement surgery, consider these statistics.
- Mindfulness -
Fearless Health
By Jill Metzler PattonWorrying excessively about our well-being can do us more harm than good. Here’s how to keep your health concerns in perspective.
- Gut Health -
Recipes to Heal a Leaky Gut
By Sarah Kay HoffmanSarah Kay Hoffman, author of the new book, The Leaky Gut Meal Plan: 4 Weeks to Detox and Improve Digestive Health, shares two gut-healing (and delicious!) recipes.
- Weight Loss -
Weight-Loss Rules to Rethink
By Experience Life StaffForget what you’ve been told. Forget what you think you know. Start breaking the rules, and you might just start making some headway.
- Success Stories -
Jane Meronuck’s Success Story
By Jane MeronuckAn Experience Life staffer shares what she’s learned and how she’s grown in the 20 months since her cancer diagnosis.
- Pumping Irony -
Fumbled Friendships
By Craig CoxRobust social connections are key to our well-being as we age, so should I worry that my circle of friends has been narrowing for years? Not so much.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Don’t Move!
By Craig CoxGovernment attempts to curb falls in the hospital have limited mobility so much that elderly patients often head home in worse shape than when they arrived.
- General Health -
7 Essential Oils to Try
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCAromatherapy can be a convenient, portable remedy — many of the best-known therapeutic oils are blended with carrier oils in roll-on form.
- Coming Clean -
COMING CLEAN: In the Rearview Mirror
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlOur managing editor reflects on the 20 lessons she’s learned 20 years after a car accident.
- General Health -
The Problem With Fake Scents
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCOne in three people report health problems when exposed to synthetic fragrances, according to one study.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Not OK, Boomers
By Craig CoxWhile some of my geezer contemporaries are taking offense at Generation Z’s campaign to blame us for the state of the world, I say bring it on.
- General Health -
Why Noise Is Bad for Our Health
By Craig CoxNoise can elevate our stress hormones — even at levels that do not produce hearing damage — according to a recent study.
- General Health -
Essential-Oils Seasonal Allergy Remedy
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCIf you suffer from seasonal allergies, try this hay-fever treatment created by naturopath Rebecca Tanyar-Mead.
- Yoga -
Why Wellness Needs to Be Diversified: A Q&A With Lauren Ash
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlThe founder of Black Girl In Om talks about inclusivity in the yoga and wellness space and why self-care is critical for women of color.
- Stress Relief -
Overcoming Party-Hosting Anxiety
By Jon SpaydeOpening your home to guests for the holidays? Here are a few tips to avoid hospitality-induced anxiety.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Hear No Evil
By Craig CoxThere’s plenty of evidence showing that hearing loss can damage our quality of life as we grow older, but the senior set — including my brother — seems immune to the warnings.
- Stress Relief -
Holiday Overload
By Jon SpaydeAre holiday obligations stressing you out? Here’s how to cope.
- Aging -
14 Boomers Who’ve Got Game
By Michael DregniThese senior athletes may inspire you to rethink your perceptions of aging.