If you’re feeling lonely these days, you’re not alone. Isolation is a big concern for older adults. According to a University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging taken in January 2023, 1 in 3 adults between ages 50 and 80 reported feeling isolated from others in the past year. Research has found […]
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Four Types of Exercise Can Improve Your Health and Physical Ability
Most people tend to focus on one type of exercise or activity and think they’re doing enough. Research has shown that it’s important to get all four types of exercise: endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility. Each one has different benefits. Doing one kind also can improve your ability to do the others, and variety helps reduce […]
What is a Plant-Based Diet?
It may seem like the trendy newcomer on the diet landscape, but plant-based eating has actually been around for a while — as in a few millennia. And as far as the definition is concerned, health experts say it’s pretty straightforward. “A plant-based diet is just that — a dietary pattern based mostly on whole […]
6 Tips for Getting Better Sleep While Traveling
Vacations are a break from everyday stressors such as your job or other responsibilities. You might assume that this break would mean that you will get a great night’s sleep. But when you’re traveling, you are away from your routines and your bedroom, which can lead to difficulty sleeping. The accommodations might have a bed or […]
Aging and Your Eyes
As you age, it is normal to notice changes in your vision. A few common changes for older adults include: • Losing the ability to see up close• Having trouble distinguishing colors, such as blue from black• Needing more time to adjust to changing levels of light These problems are often easily corrected. Glasses, contact […]
7 Foods High in Vitamin D
Try these healthy foods to get the sunshine vitamin into your diet. From head to toe, vitamin D, also called the sunshine vitamin, supports both brain and body. Our bodies produce vitamin D after exposure to sunlight or through absorption from some foods. Vitamin D helps keep bones strong and muscles moving. Deficiency is linked […]