By Paul Greenberg “Eating well” sure seems to cost a lot these days. You want to feed your family healthy food, but you also want to keep an eye on your budget. Sometimes it feels like these goals just aren’t compatible. Vegan “alternative meat” burgers…
In the 2024 update of the Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care, 27 dementia experts examined decades of research from around the world. The researchers identified 14 potentially modifiable risk factors that together were associated with an estimated 45% of dementia cases worldwide…
This week, I woke up to heartbreaking news that one of my favorite authors, Keigo Higashino (東野 圭吾), had passed away from colorectal cancer at the age of 68. His passing is a tremendous loss to the literary world. But it also reminded me of…
Earlier this week, I took my elderly parents (aged 74 and 75) to their doctor to review the results of their blood lab work. After looking through the lab report, the doctor pointed to several highlighted values and explained that both my parents had elevated cholesterol…
When most people think about staying healthy, they think about eating better, exercising more, or losing weight. But your body has one organ that's working harder than all the others—and it never gets a break. Your heart beats about 100,000 times every day, pumping oxygen-rich…
[The article is from ExperienceLife Magazine, by Kaelyn Riley] The cucumber and watermelon in this recipe contain potassium and magnesium, electrolytes that play a vital role in helping your body absorb water and move it through your bloodstream. Without electrolytes, your body would struggle to maintain fluid…
Many of us have seen it happen. A parent who no longer enjoys long walks. A friend in their seventies who avoids stairs whenever possible. Someone who takes a little longer to stand up after sitting or says, "My knees just aren't what they used…
