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PUMPING IRONY: The DIY Dilemma
By Craig CoxAge and affluence have limited my opportunities to embark on home-improvement projects, but a neighbor’s request for help resurrects my sense of usefulness.
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The Real-Fitness Manifesto
By Maggie Fazeli FardOur best fitness tips to help you move well, recover fully, and achieve your fittest life.
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The Care and Feeding of Your Mitochondria
By Pamela WeintraubThey’re essential to energy, focus, vitality, and metabolism. And yet most of us have no idea how our mitochondria work. Here’s how to tune up your body’s quadrillions of “energy factories” and avoid mitochondrial dysfunction.
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Healthy Heart = Healthy Brain for Seniors?
By Craig CoxTending to your cardiovascular health may ward off dementia in seniors, a recent study says.
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PUMPING IRONY: Home Free
By Craig CoxThe nursing-home industry is suffering through an unprecedented decline as elderly Americans are increasingly opting for home- and community-based options.
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PUMPING IRONY: Requiem for a Handyman
By Craig CoxAge and (relative) affluence have cut into my DIY opportunities, a development that has bruised my ego but may keep me out of the hospital.
- Aging -
Polypharmacy: The Other Drug Crisis
By Kaelyn RileyWhy elderly Americans are on multiple prescription drugs.
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PUMPING IRONY: Lift and Learn
By Craig CoxI may have to adjust my opinion of bodybuilders after new research suggests resistance training strengthens the aging brain.
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PUMPING IRONY: Stop and Smell the Broccoli
By Craig CoxNew research suggests that a reduced-calorie diet can extend your lifespan — but only if you take a whiff of what’s on your plate.
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PUMPING IRONY: Gut Instincts
By Craig CoxNew research suggests we can live longer by altering conditions in our microbiome, but who wants to spend a few extra years fixating on their bowels?
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PUMPING IRONY: Just Call Me Gramps
By Craig CoxWhat does it mean to be a grandparent today? I’m about to find out.
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PUMPING IRONY: The Wine of Youth
By Craig CoxFor more than a decade, we’ve been led to believe that the fruit of the vine may extend our life span. New research suggests it may be a bit more complicated than that.
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PUMPING IRONY: The Heart of the Matter
By Craig CoxA new study suggests the simple, heart-healthy lifestyle of an indigenous Bolivian people offers a prescription for a longer life. It doesn’t work like that.
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PUMPING IRONY: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
By Craig CoxThe story of a brilliant nonagenarian reminds us that creativity is less about inspiration than perspiration.
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PUMPING IRONY: A Toothless Solution
By Craig CoxBecause Medicare doesn’t cover dental work, millions of geezers are avoiding the dentist’s chair. The result is a major oral-health crisis, which dentists are doing little to solve.
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PUMPING IRONY: All or Nothing
By Craig CoxOnce I overcome the inertia that’s been keeping me out of the gym, I’m really going to go all out. Really.
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PUMPING IRONY: The Secret of “Super-Agers”
By Craig CoxThe aging brain thrives on a healthy diet and vigorous exercise, but the real key to long-term mental acuity may simply depend on a roll of the genetic dice.
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Fearless Aging
By Jon SpaydeStereotypes about getting older can make a natural process stressful. Here’s how to stop those negative messages from clouding the years ahead.
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PUMPING IRONY: A Stroke of Luck
By Craig CoxIt seems I was born into a mini-generation of boomers that is less susceptible to brain attacks than younger folks, a fact that I find more ironic than reassuring.
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PUMPING IRONY: The Facebook Factor
By Craig CoxA new study suggests that my aversion to social media could shorten my lifespan.
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PUMPING IRONY: Coasting Toward Cardio Health
By Craig CoxTwo new studies suggest that even a leisurely embrace of bicycling can prevent heart attacks.