Favorable Places: Considerations For Choosing The Best Place to Retire
There’s no doubt that some of us have tamped down our wanderlust during our working years, only to have it come roaring back once our ties to the office are untethered. Whether we have an itch to...
View ArticleLives Well-Lived: The Growing Population Of Centenarians
In many communities, it often makes the front page of the local newspaper: that is, a resident celebrating a 100th (or even older) birthday. For example, there was recently much hoopla in the town of...
View ArticleJoint Review: Some Basics On Keeping Your Joints Pain-Free As You Age
If you’re reading agebuzz, it’s likely that you or someone you love has experienced joint pain. Although everyone has approximately 350 joints (a joint exists wherever 2 bones in your body meet), wear...
View ArticleLife/Style: Older Women And Aspirational Style
Some fashion trends may not work for older women, but one trend seems exactly on point: that is, the world of fashion seems more and more intent on featuring older models and designing for the...
View ArticleThe Living End: The Hospice Model Of Jimmy Carter
One year ago, President Jimmy Carter made the important decision to transfer to hospice care, rather than continue the cycle of intermittent acute-care hospitalizations that kept him away from home and...
View ArticleAn Uphill Battle: Bringing Down Your Blood Pressure
It’s been called “the deadliest but most neglected and widespread pandemic of our time,” by none other than Tom Frieden, the former director of the CDC. In fact, the data show that more than 10 million...
View ArticleShow Business: Some Under The Radar Films This Award Season
It’s award season and no doubt you’ve seen a show or two celebrating the significant movies produced and available this past year. While films such as Oppenheimer and Barbie have garnered much...
View ArticleOld News: The Place Of Age In Electoral Politics
This is not a post about politics, per se. It’s for you to judge the policies, accomplishments, and character of the likely 2 presidential nominees, and whom you choose to vote for is your own...
View ArticleListen Closely: Challenges And Opportunities With Hearing Aids
As we approach World Hearing Day on March 3, it’s valuable to know that if you suffer from hearing loss, you are certainly in good company. Over 5% of the world’s population has hearing difficulties...
View ArticleFast Lane: The Health Benefits Of The Fasting Mimicking Diet
By now you know there’s a direct link between the foods you consume, the health you currently experience, and even the healthy longevity you’ll (hopefully) enjoy. A consensus has emerged that diets...
View ArticleGet Schooled: The Connection Between Education and Longevity
Benjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” As many of us head toward retirement, good investments may be front of mind. Recent research seems to underscore that...
View ArticleCovid Counseling: Updated Recommendations Regarding Covid
It’s been less than 2 months since our previous post on Covid and yet, in that short time, several new recommendations have surfaced about vaccinations and isolation if you become infected. These are...
View ArticleSit Less, Step More: Series of New Studies Underscore The Health Benefits of...
Undoubtedly you know that physical activity is crucial for healthy aging and that extended periods of sitting can put your health at risk. For many of us, measuring the extent of our daily physical...
View ArticleWorked Up: The Increasing Number Of Older Workers Reflects Both Progress &...
If you’re an older worker, congratulations are in order as you celebrate: This week of March 10-16, 2024 is National Older Workers Employment Week in the United States. So take out the noise makers,...
View ArticleAging Images: Photo Projects Reflect The Visible Reality Of Aging Around The...
As we get older, many of us feel we become less visible or perhaps even invisible. No one notices us and we seem to make little impression upon those around us. Well, several photo projects and...
View ArticleLow Impact, High Outcome: How To Tailor Your Exercise To Your Abilities
While you may know in your mind that it’s important to keep moving and exercise as you get older (especially as you get older!), it’s clear that many of us are not following through on this. Data show...
View ArticleGut Factor: New Research Ties Fiber Prebiotics To Improved Cognition
We’ve touted the benefits of upping your fiber intake for several years. While your immediate thoughts about fiber may veer toward the relief of constipation, in fact, that’s only one of many benefits...
View ArticleThe Continued Epidemic Of Loneliness: Individual And Systemic Responses
It’s likely no surprise that loneliness continues to be a significant public health concern in the United States. As we reported last year when Surgeon General Vivek Murthy raised alarms about the...
View ArticleAn Accidental Icon: Writer and Social Media Figure Lyn Slater’s New Book On...
You may remember her from several previous agebuzz posts addressing style and fashion for older women. Or maybe you’ve been one of the hundreds of thousands of followers who have tracked her images and...
View ArticleTest And Detect: A New Blood Test To Help Diagnose Colorectal Cancer
Just in time to raise awareness during National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that a blood test has now been developed to detect the...
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