Health

How long can you stand on one leg? This simple test may be able to help you know how well you are aging.

There is a significant disconnect between what millions of older people eat and what experts believe is a healthy diet conducive to increased longevity. Why is this?

Everyone hopes to live a long, healthy and happy life. If you're looking for some ideas of different ways to help you do this, here is a list of twenty five things to consider adding to your lifestyle.

During the pandemic, older people could consult with their doctors and clinics in the comfort of their homes. Was this just a blip or is it a service that will be continued?

The transition to retirement is a significant life change. But knowing how to stay engaged and connected can make this truly an amazing time of life.

More research has come out about how moving our bodies directly impacts brain health and the negative physical effects of aging. However, we rarely talk about how we should evolve our exercise as we age.

If there was a small change you could make that could improve your longevity and lower your carbon footprint would you do it? Turns out there may just be.

For years, psychologists, scholars and medical doctors have sounded the alarm bells around loneliness, arguing that it should be recognized as an epidemic and a national health crisis.  And indeed it is a crisis.

Maintaining our muscle mass as we age is closely related to our ability to maintain our mobility and potential to live independently. In this Learning Bites session, Susan Williams speaks with Shannon Bond on the importance of maintaining muscle mass as we age and how best we can do this.

Are you ready to transform your brain health and embrace the potential for a vibrant, thriving mind? If yes, join us on an 8-week journey into the world of brain science and successful aging!

Little did Lindsay Anderson realize that stopping into a random session at a Women's Fitness Event would lead her discover her new passion later in life.

Everyone knows that we need sleep. But not only is sleep important to our health, it can also affect our longevity.

Baby boomers want to enjoy the latter stages of their lives in a greater state of good health than their older relatives. The good news is guidance to do this is increasingly available.

Healthcare is no longer just a single doctor attending to a single patient, it has evolved and now includes multiple healthcare practices.

After facing my own physical and mental fitness and potential longevity, I realized I'm not in the best shape and if I really want to extend my life, I need to take some drastic action. 

The Blue Zones are unique places across the globe that have higher than normal longevity rates. They also provide us some unique insights into what contributes to a good retirement.

Everyone hopes to live a long and healthy life but the reality is that for many, the years leading up to their death are often spent dealing with health challenges and issues. But this doesn't have to be the case.

With the onset of the pandemic, older persons found themselves in the crosshairs of one of the most virulent natural disasters of this past century.

Aging In Place expert Scott Fulton discusses how best to prepare to age in place.

In my younger days I would have never spent money on a coach. But it turns out this is a wise investment of both time and money.

The pandemic forced everything into a lockdown mode and the ways that we used to do things had to be reconsidered. Including how we see a Doctor.

Loneliness can be a significant challenge for many people when aging however just being with people is not the answer. It's a little more complicated than that.

What if there was an exercise you could do that didn’t require any special equipment and had the added benefit of being free?

Have you ever found yourself sitting alone on the couch with absolutely nothing to do? When it comes to aging, these three activities are proving to be quite detrimental to your health if they become a permanent situation. 

If you are already making a regular routine of taking a walk that is great. But if you are going for a fast walk – turns out this is even better!