Starting a new fitness routine? Protecting your feet is critical. “‘No pain, no gain’ may be a motto for most workouts, but ‘too much, too soon’ can lead to foot and ankle injuries, which can sabotage fitness goals,” says Jeffrey Loveland, DPM, FACFAS, a foot and ankle surgeon and Fellow Member of the American College…
Location of Gray Hairs Corresponds to Health of Different Organs
Graying and white hairs are a concern for many people, but do you pay attention to the location of your gray hair? In fact, the position of your gray hair can indicate other things about your physical condition. To learn more about what your body might be trying to tell you when you spot gray…
Improving Core Strength Important No Matter What Your Age
Question: I’m in my 70s. I keep hearing about the importance of a strong core. What are some easy exercises I can do? Answer: Your core is the stable part of your body that’s more than just your abdominal muscles. It also involves your hips, back and even your shoulders. A strong core helps make…
The Inner Challenge in Aging
The interviewees involved in the Radically Reframing Aging Summit highlighted the inner challenge involved in aging and the need to mind your brain. Emily Arnhalt, clinical psychologist, focused on mental health and emotional fitness and encouraged the use of “emotional pushups”. Uma Naidoo, Psychiatrist and specialist in nutrition, highlighted how food affects our mental health and cognition. Uma is the…
Hard of Hearing Makes for Hard Living
I was 66 years young and didn’t think I could be hard of hearing. I mean, I could hear the TV, the movies, people talking, the phone, and the radio. Wasn’t that enough? However, I noticed a few things that made me wonder. I watched a DVD with my sister (she’s only almost 40). I…
8 Great Foods for Your Skin
You might be familiar with the phrase “You are what you eat.” Technically, I would say that phrase is not 100 percent valid, but what I can say is that what you eat can play a major role in how your skin looks overall. The foods and nutrients we choose on a regular basis may…
Can You Get a Blue Zone Gut?
Blue zone guts are pretty impressive. I’m not talking about the bellies in the Labatt section of the stadium. I mean the global blue zones: places around the world where inhabitants regularly live in good health to more than 100 years old. Gut health is dominating conversations about health and longevity. And why shouldn’t it?…
The Cash and Consequences of Hormone Therapies
Women approaching menopause today probably have no idea how stigmatized their natural aging used to be. In 1966, a bestselling book called “Feminine Forever,” written by Robert A. Wilson, a Wyeth-funded gynecologist, called post-menopausal women “flabby,” “shrunken,” “dull-minded,” and “desexed.” Ads for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in medical journals accused women of “outliving their ovaries”…
Getting Fit as We Get Older
Betty Oare made headlines last year when she and her horse, Sidenote, placed eighth in the Adult Hunter Championship at the Washington International Horse Show in Tyron, North Carolina. Eighth place may not seem like great shakes. But Oare, who lives in Warrenton, Virginia, and spends two to three hours every day riding Sidenote, was…
As COVID-19 Slogs On, Seniors Suffer Growing Malaise
February 26, 2022
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Late one night in January, Jonathan Coffino, 78, turned to his wife as they sat in bed. “I don’t know how much longer I can do this,” he said. Coffino was referring to the caution that has come to define his life during the COVID-19 pandemic. After two years of mostly staying at home and…
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