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When doctors prescribe exercise, will we become more active? Exercise can help counter depression and cancer-related fatigue.
Studies suggest produce rich in flavonoids and folate are among the foods you should eat to reduce your risk for dementia.
A study of American adults shows that people who manage a step count of at least 8,000 a day have a lower chance of dying in the next decade.
A new Chinese study suggests that aggressive blood pressure control may reduce the chance of dementia. How impressive are the data?
Maintaining physical activity and consuming blueberries, turmeric and rosemary may help you stay sharp as you age. Which will you try?
A large study in China monitored people's tea-drinking habits and their health. Those who sip green tea several times a week seem to live longer.
Including berries in your meals–blackberries, blueberries, raspberries or strawberries–should improve your chance of successful brain aging.
The COSMOS-MInd study show that seniors taking a daily multivitamin are more likely to stay sharp. A high-veggie diet might also help.
Active people may improve their memories with a single exercise session. To make the benefits last, they need to keep exercising.
An expert pharmacist helps healthcare providers determine which medicines may be doing more harm than good. The next step is deprescribing.
Listen to this interview with two leading nutrition scientists to determine whether you are choosing real or fake foods. (Real is better.)
Cocoa flavanols can benefit both heart and brain for healthy aging. Save 20% now on CocoaVia products with the code AGEWELL2023.
Is alcohol for longer life real or a myth? How many drinks count as moderate alcohol consumption? Does stress reduction increase longevity?
Numerous studies show that anthocyanins in blueberries help lower systolic blood pressure and improve cognitive performance of impaired individuals.
Dr. Robert Lustig describes how processed food is driving inflammation and subcellular pathologies that underlie chronic disease.
Older people who could stand on one leg for at least ten seconds were less likely to die over the next several years.
A study shows that a DASH diet with plenty of vegetables and fruits could help us age more slowly. It lowers epigenetic markers of aging.
In this 20-minute interview, Erin Sharoni, co-founder of Juvicell, discusses lifestyle approaches and a supplement to help delay aging.
Older women who logged more time with light physical activity were more likely to be able to keep walking and climbing stairs years later.
A leading aging researcher describes how you can age better. Get out of breath sometimes, eat stressed plants and spend time with friends and pets.
Dr. Dale Bredesen describes how to boost your immune system to defend your brain from infection, toxins and inadequate nourishment.
In a new meta-analysis, the investigators found that people taking blood pressure medicines are slightly less likely to develop dementia.
Researchers have found that dementia genes are twice as common among hospitalized COVID-19 patients as in the general population.
If you want to lower your dementia risk with a drink or two, stick to just one or two a week. LIght drinking is linked to less plaque in the brain.
The right yoga practice can help you age gracefully and alleviate pain. Find out more and call in your own questions on 3/7/20..
Should you be tested to see if you are likely to develop dementia? The answer is different for everyone. What will you do with the results?
Are you struggling with hypertension? You may be able to use ginger for a double-duty effect: reduce blood pressure and ease arthritis pain in joints.
Stressed plants grown without fertilizer or pesticides produce their own defensive compounds. Eating them may also benefit our own biology.
Scientists suggest that fermented soy products such as natto or miso might help explain longer life in Japan.
The best diet, according to researchers, is rich in produce, whole grains and unsaturated fats. Levels of fat and carbohydrate don't matter much.
Men with low testosterone due to aging may have better sexual function if their doctors prescribe testosterone replacement therapy.
In examining how our diets can alter angiogenesis, Dr. Li has turned up plenty of evidence for using food as medicine to beat cancer.
Doctors who use exercise as medicine offer personalized prescriptions for activity. This can be as powerful as medications for promoting health.
Older adults who show signs of falling for scams may be at risk for mental deterioration over the next several years.
Some companies promoting products to treat Alzheimer's disease have received warning letters from the FDA: Don't sell dietary supplements for dementia!
Doctors have been uncertain whether statins help or harm their oldest patients. A big new study suggests that the benefit from statins fades with age.
Finnish researchers report that people who use a sauna bath nearly every day are much less susceptible to strokes, heart attacks and dementia.
Although fish oil has a reputation for soothing dry eyes, a recent randomized controlled trial found that placebo capsules of olive oil worked just as well.
Many seniors who consume coffee and alcohol in moderation live into their 90s. Should you be drinking coffee, wine or beer yourself?
Supplements don't seem to prevent macular degeneration, but they may slow its progression in certain individuals.
A long-term study shows that rates of AMD have dropped dramatically with each generation during the twentieth century.
Ginkgo biloba is a Chinese herb with a reputation for fighting cognitive decline. This reader claims it is keeping his mind sharp. Is he right?
A sleepless menopause plagued with night sweats and insomnia appears to accelerate biological aging. How can you avoid that?
In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, women taking postmenopausal hormones did just as well on cognitive tests, but no better, than those on placebo.
A compound derived from pomegranates, urolithin A, seems to help old mice run farther than they could before. Will we benefit too?
Start your day with a high-protein brain-boosting smoothie rich in berries to improve cognitive function and flight inflammation.
Scientists have discovered how resveratrol interacts with cellular components to alleviate stress.
Medications can increase the risk for falls, a life-threatening side effect, but one that is often overlooked. Which drugs are particularly problematic?
People who report feeling younger than they actually are enjoy better health and live longer.
Researchers find that soda drinkers have shorter telomeres.
