Health & Wellness
Your trusted source for feeling your best—physically, mentally, and emotionally. From managing health conditions to preventive care and everyday wellness tips, find expert advice tailored to the 50+ lifestyle.
4 Safe Driving Tips for Seniors
Driving is a valuable freedom. For seniors who lose freedoms as they age, driving is often a major freedom they ...
Tobacco Free Living
Tobacco use is the most common preventable cause of death. And thanks in large part to factual anti-smoking campaigns, there ...
Older Americans Who Neglect Oral Care Put Overall Health At Risk
Conscientious parents constantly remind their children to brush and floss, and routinely schedule dental checkups to make sure their teeth ...
5 Smart Ways To Protect Your Data On Social Media
The Facebook data breach opened a Pandora’s box of concerns for social media consumers. The company estimated that data firm ...
When Mental Health Interferes With Dental Health
Oral health problems often are connected to other health concerns, such as diabetes and heart disease. But one additional challenge ...
4 Reasons Why Injectable Tissue Rejuvenation is the Future of Anti-Aging
Fillers are a staple of plastic surgery, yet they’re expensive, short-lasting, and can have dangerous side effects. What if there ...
Don’t Fall For These 6 Internet Myths About Statins
Thanks to mailings and websites that claim statin medications are harmful or unnecessary, many patients are confused about whether they ...
5 Ways to Improve Your Heart Health
If you worry that you or someone you love will get heart disease or even have a heart attack, it’s ...
Running on Empty? 3 Simple Strategies to Honor Your Commitments
By Darren J. Gold In an age of being overscheduled, overworked, and overburdened, many of us are running on empty, ...
A Third Option for Prostate Cancer Treatment: Active Surveillance
With the current controversy on prostate cancer screening and PSA (prostate-specific antigen) testing, a trend appears to be developing away from aggressive ...
Being Single During Valentine’s Day Is Just a Chance to Shower Yourself With Self-Love
Being single on Valentine’s Day is no longer the huge issue it used to be. More and more people are ...
4 Mindfulness Meditations To Break Your Addiction To Codependent Relationships
By Beverly Conyers If you’ve found yourself in a cycle of codependent relationships, rest assured that there is a way ...
The Critical Differences You Need to Know: Prescription Medicine, Over-the-Counter Medicine and Dietary Supplements
Seventy-five percent of Americans take dietary supplements, according to a 2018 study by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).i Furthermore, ...
A Challenge to Older Americans: Take the Flu Seriously
Alice Vaught skipped her flu shot one season. That was the year she got the flu. “I felt like I ...
New Research: Older Adults Very Concerned About Eye Health and Vision Loss, But Lacking in Information
A new AARP survey finds most Americans age 50-plus are worried that vision loss could affect their quality of life, ...
