Living inside your digestive tract is a “microbiome” of beneficial bacteria, fungi, and viruses that are in constant interaction with us and also with each other, and play an important role in our...
Setting goals can be motivating and helpful. However, many typical New Year’s resolutions can leave us feeling bad about ourselves and are demotivating, especially when we have trouble reaching them. ...
Feet are often underappreciated. We don’t think much about them until they hurt or give us problems. But they are of course crucial to getting us around and keeping us balanced.
“Your feet carry your...
Retirement is already changing to emphasize staying healthy and maintaining an active social life
Everyone has their own idea of what it's like to retire. Some of us are ready to embrace an exciting ...
The importance of an annual eye exam cannot be overstated. Not only does it help you keep tabs on any changes in your vision, but it’s a must for detecting the big vision thieves: glaucoma, cataracts ...
Oprah Winfrey’s decades mining emotional topics on her TV talk show lent her “a front-row seat to unhappiness,” she writes in her and Arthur C. Brooks’ new book Build the Life You Want: The Art and Sc...
A recent study linked bacteria in our gut to positive emotions like happiness and hopefulness and healthier emotion management skills. “The gut contains trillions of microorganisms collectively known ...
A recent article presents an overview of the GenerationTech survey and describes attitudes and acceptance related to technology in general and as a means to support active and healthy aging. It’s a fa...
Jane Fonda has shared a photo of herself taken mid-workout as she undertook a special fitness regime designed for the over-50s.
The 83-year-old actor is a fan of walking and fitness club Nordic Body....
In a study of close to 4,000 older adults (age range, 60-83; 25%, women). with accelerometer data, barriers associated with decreased physical activity and increased sedentary behavior in later life w...
Frequent socializing may extend the lifespan of older people, suggests a recent study of more than 28,000 Chinese people. Socializing nearly every day seems to be the most beneficial for a long life, ...
Active-aging organizations may want to pay more attention to their digital health platforms and infrastructure, as 2022 saw digital health adoption increases among groups that have long been underserv...