Health – Page 4 – Experience Life

- General Health -

10 Tips to Prevent the Flu

By Pamela Weintraub

Flu shot or not, you can take practical measures to help avoid the flu. Here are some tips.

- Pumping Irony -

PUMPING IRONY: A Roll of the Dice

By Craig Cox

With the long-term-care industry collapsing, forcing millions of elderly Americans to choose between higher premiums or a loss of coverage, I’m reminded how little control we have over our futures.

- Pumping Irony -

PUMPING IRONY: A Dental Dilemma

By Craig Cox

New research suggests that poor oral hygiene may contribute to cancer, a conundrum few geezers can afford to address.

- General Health -

The Alarming Rise of Youth Diabetes

By Michael Dregni

Once considered an adult-onset disease, type 2 diabetes is becoming an epidemic among children. We break down the numbers.

- Hormones -

The Truth About Postpartum Hormones and Healing: A Q&A With Aviva Romm, MD

By Casie Leigh Lukes

An integrative-medicine doc, who is also a midwife, shares the ins and outs of postpartum hormones — plus tips to support yourself.

- Pumping Irony -

PUMPING IRONY: Home Alone?

By Craig Cox

Like many geezers, I’m determined to avoid institutional housing when I’m too old to fend completely for myself. To do so, however, I may have to become more sociable.

- Hormones -

Plummeting Sperm Count May Signal Health Risks

By Serena Rutledge

Some researchers have pointed to environmental toxins, stress, and obesity as contributing factors.

- Personal Development -

How Adversity Can Lead to Personal Growth

By Emily Esfahani Smith

In the face of hardship, some people manage to find deeper meaning and purpose. Discover the factors of post-traumatic growth.

- General Health -

Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising: By the Numbers

By Michael Dregni

Only two countries allow pharmaceutical companies to target consumers through advertising — and the United States is one of them.

- Pumping Irony -

PUMPING IRONY: Sleeping and Forgetting

By Craig Cox

New research suggests that harmonizing our aging brain waves may help us store new memories for the long-term, but it’s a notion that becomes less useful the older we get.

- Pumping Irony -

PUMPING IRONY: To Live Long, Be Happy

By Craig Cox

The oldest among us aren’t upbeat because they’ve survived; they’ve survived because they’re upbeat.

- Gut Health -

An Integrative Approach for IBS Relief

By Catherine Guthrie

Irritable bowel syndrome affects millions of people, but an integrative approach may provide relief.

- Stress Relief -

Self-Massage Dos and Don’ts

By Nicole Radziszewski

This expert advice can help you get the most out of self-massage.

- Pumping Irony -

PUMPING IRONY: There’s a Pill for That

By Craig Cox

While opioid abuse gets all the headlines, new studies have revealed a more widespread drug epidemic among the Medicare set. And efforts to mitigate it are not encouraging.