One big change that happens around menopause involves the skin. It seems like almost overnight that wrinkles deepen and skin becomes coarser. But do these changes have to happen to such an extent? A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests the answer is no.
This research, which is part of a longitudinal trial focused on... Read more
More and more research is pointing us toward the health benefits of eating seafood as part of a Mediterranean diet. But then there’s the recent news that some retailers don’t really sell the fish that they’re advertising. So how do you know where to shop if you want to make sure your eating sustainable seafood?
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The Spokane Spokesman-Review published an interesting question in its Dear Annie section. The letter from Outcast Sister described how her four siblings were irate that she was being paid a salary by her mother for providing caregiving services. The mother lived alone in an apartment near Outcast Sister. The sister noted that she spent at least... Read more
I have to admit I have a bias – I hate being called a “senior.” When I think of that term, I think of my father (who is 87) or people in their 70s, not people who are in their 50s. And yet, I find after reaching middle age and going through the menopausal transition that I am paying more attention to the term “senior”... Read more
Live in a major U.S. city? So how active and healthy is the population in your metropolitan area?
A new report chronicling the American College of Sports Medicine’s American Fitness Index has just been released which analyses the health and fitness status of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. The fitness index started... Read more
