Category: Healthy Lifestyle

Things are starting to look up out there! You might even be putting on pants again, which means you might also be scrutinizing how all of your pre-pandemic clothes are fitting you these days. If you’re stressing about gaining the “Covid 19,” you’re certainly not alone: according to a recent American Psychological Association survey of…

Have you been getting in your recommended dose of exercise these days? Or are you feeling a little too sedentary and are ready to start moving? Either way, that’s great! The newest guidelines from the World Health Organization recommend 150 - 300 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week, or 75 - 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity…

This past year, we’ve all become experts at staying at home. We’ve mastered the arts of creating a restaurant experience with take-out, navigating online grocery delivery, and making indoor playgrounds or classrooms - but what about “vacationing” at home, or “staycationing”? Have you figured out how to take a weekend at home and turn it…

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. So what better time to take a good, hard look at how aware we actually are about the facts surrounding the worst case scenario of mental health issues: suicide. Did you know, for example, that someone in the United States dies by suicide every 12 minutes? Or that…

2020 hit many of us hard. Even those of us who did not suffer physically from the coronavirus were touched psychologically by the effects of the pandemic. Many people were also affected financially by all of the state and local shutdowns and business closures that the pandemic triggered. But while many people lost their jobs…

As a population, we’re aging. By some estimates, 20% of the country will be over the age of 65 by 2030. But that’s good news! It means that, in general, we’re living longer. Living longer, though, means aging, and with aging comes a variety of annoying issues that can wreak havoc on your quality of…

Here’s a shocking statistic: the average American now spends the equivalent of 44 years of their life staring at screens. Yes, you read that right - it’s not your eyes playing tricks on you. Although, since we’ve mentioned it, how ARE your eyes feeling right now? And how is your head and stomach feeling? If…

When it comes to our health, it can be so much easier to talk about what’s ailing us physically than what is bothering us mentally. But mental health for older adults is something that needs to be addressed, because no age group is immune to these issues. In fact, with the many changes both physical…

There are some things we eat because they’re good for our bodies (and tasty, too - I know I love me some leafy greens!), and other things that are just pure indulgence. Sure, we can tell ourselves that ice cream is loaded with calcium, but that really doesn’t offset all the fat and sugar it…

There’s no denying it: we’re all getting older. Aging is not something that any of us can avoid - and hey, it’s not so bad, considering the alternative! But that doesn’t mean that we don’t want to age well. Whether you’re thinking about looking your best, feeling your best, or both, there are certain lifestyle…

You’ve got a lot of power tucked away in your wallet. Every time you choose to spend your money on one product over the other at the grocery store, drugstore, or clothing store, you’re sending a message to the companies that make and distribute those products. So how do you make that choice? Is price…

They’re calling you. Or maybe they’re taunting you? All of those books piled up on your bedside table, or backed up on your tablet. Friends recommended them, or you read about them on social media or in reviews, and you knew you just had to check them out. Since you’ve had so much extra time…

Be honest: after 2020, does your couch have a groove in it from where you’ve been sitting and binge watching? Or does it seem like you’ve been spending more time in front of a computer screen in the last few months than you have in your entire life combined? You’re not alone, and it’s not…

You know what they say, right? Coffee is good to the last drop, and red wine gets better with age. But, if you’re an older adult, is drinking that last drop good for your health? And does red wine get better for you as you age? More than half of all adults in the U.S.…

 you can volunteer with We’re all spending a LOT of time at home these days, and maybe you’re starting to get just a little bit (ok, very) bored with the same old routine. What do you miss most? If one of the things at the top of your list is feeling like you’re getting out…

Ah, spring. It’s the time of year that we think about love...well, love AND cleaning. While the former might be pleasant to ponder, the latter, not so much. It’s not a favorite way to spend free time for most people - in fact, the never-ending job of cleaning can almost make you feel like throwing…

If you’ve got kids and you wouldn’t describe one as a picky eater, we are very, very happy for you. You have escaped one of the most stressful parts of parenting: feeding a kid who is just not into it. Now, you’d think kids would come pre-wired ready to eat, and eat well to keep…

Ok, the holidays have been over for weeks and weeks now, so it’s getting harder to blame that uncomfortably swollen belly on a cookie-induced food baby. Don’t worry, though, that distended belly is most likely caused by simple bloating (and don’t feel bad about it - nobody has a completely flat belly ALL the time,…