Many Unmet Health Care Needs of Aging Baby Boomers
Baby boomers will likely face an array of health conditions as they grow older but will find in many cases only insufficient treatment options. According to a report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM),...
View ArticleHealthy Aging: Exercising the Body Benefits the Mind, Too
While regular physical activity has long been regarded as an important component of healthy aging, its impact on mental health has remained less explored – until now. Several new studies on the role of...
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Pillars of Wellbeing
I practice a special kind of meditation on an almost daily basis. Perhaps meditation isn’t the right word since it doesn’t require me to sit in silence with my eyes closed and legs crossed or anything...
View ArticleFor Better or Worse, Relationships Have Enormous Effects on Health
Loving relationships can produce countless benefits in terms of both mental and physical well-being. Unfortunately, a successful marriage or partnership is not easy to come by – and when it happens,...
View ArticleExtreme Longevity – Progress or Worrisome Prospect?
Alexander Imich is officially the oldest man alive. A few weeks ago he turned 111, still living independently in his apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. He is not the currently longest-living...
View ArticleCan Weight Loss Make You Smarter?
Being overweight is associated with multiple negative health effects, including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Conversely, weight loss can lower the risk of developing such illnesses, or lighten...
View ArticleNoise Pollution, a Widely Underestimated Health Hazard
You may get a headache, be unable to concentrate, become annoyed over seemingly simple things. Your heart races, you break a sweat, feel anxious and unsettled for no particular reason. And then you...
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