Physical Activity May be Best Option for Middle-aged Women Who are Overweight or Obese to Avoid Heart Disease That was the conclusion of a study that followed nearly 900 women for seven years. Findings were reported in a paper led by authors at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva...
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E-Cigarettes Can Help Smokers to Quit
E-Cigarettes Can Help Smokers to Quit People attempting to quit smoking without professional help are approximately 60% more likely to report succeeding if they use e-cigarettes than if they use willpower alone or over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapies such as patches or gum, reveals new research published in Addiction. The study...
Merrill Lynch Clear㢠Living Your Best Life in Retirement Through Exploration of Life Priorities
Merrill Lynch Clear㢠Living Your Best Life in Retirement Through Exploration of Life Priorities You have heard the statistics about aging and the litany of lectures, including from me, about preparing for aging. During a recent webinar, Merrill Lynch demonstrated a new tool that you might be interested in exploring....
Sagging Eyelids – Not Just a Cosmetic Concern
Sagging Eyelids – Not Just a Cosmetic Concern Sagging eyelids because of excess skin (called dermatochalasis) is typically seen in middle-age or older adults. Typically a cosmetic concern, sagging eyelids also can cause visual field loss, irritation and headaches because patients force themselves to elevate their brow in order to...
Moderate-Intensity Physical Activity For Older Adults Reduces Mobility Problems
Moderate-Intensity Physical Activity For Older Adults Reduces Mobility Problems Among older adults at risk of disability, participation in a structured moderate-intensity physical activity program, compared with a health education intervention, significantly reduced the risk of major mobility disability (defined in this trial as loss of ability to walk about a...
Resveratrol in Red Wine, Chocolate, Grapes Not Associated With Improved Health
Resveratrol in Red Wine, Chocolate, Grapes Not Associated With Improved Health – oh no after all the hoopla comes this. The antioxidant resveratrol found in red wine, chocolate and grapes was not associated with longevity or the incidence of cardiovascular disease, cancer and inflammation, according to author: Richard D. Semba,...
Snacking Increases Belly Fat More So Than Overeating at Meals
Snacking Increases Belly Fat More So Than Overeating at Meals. Researchers from The Netherlands found that snacking on high-fat and high-sugar foods was independently associated with abdominal fat and fatty liver. The study published in Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, provides the...
Saving for Retirement – Yes Millenial This Means You
I came acrossåÊWilliam J. Bernstein, an investment adviser and author on financial subjects in a New York Times article a few months ago. And it occurred to me that we have a similar platform. I talk about Educated Aging, that we need to plan for our aging sooner in life...
Americans Pay Far More for Medications Than Anywhere in the World (VIDEO)
Americans Pay Far More for Medications Than Anywhere in the World
Is There a Cancer Risk When Going to the Nail Salon? (VIDEO)
Is There a Cancer Risk When Going to the Nail Salon?