IMaking ourselves younger—and healthier—from the inside out may be the key to turning back time.
Doctors reveal what they look for when examining a patient's longevity and how you can adopt the behaviors for yourself.
Researchers are working to unravel how genes that slow the aging process work, and are trying to replicate their effects in the rest of the population through drugs or other interventions.
In their attempt to maximize glycemic control, it’s not uncommon for elderly patients to experience hypoglycemic episodes, resulting in falls and confusion among other issues,...
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Wear your hair in a certain fashion and it can make you feel like a million bucks - but style your locks in the wrong way, and you could be looking years older, a hairstylist to stars like Kate Hudson and Gal Gadot has warned.
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Mental health care for seniors needs to undergo a big change in 2026. As we go through February, we must rethink our health checks. Every person over 65 should see a psychiatrist once a year. This visit should be as common as a heart exam. I do not need charts or graphs to prove this point. I have spent twenty years living right next to seniors.Continue reading >>
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- Over 700,000 knee replacements are performed annually in the United States, and this number is expected to increase as the population ages.- The average age of patients undergoing knee replacement surgery is around 65 years old, but it is increasingly common in younger, active individuals.- Approximately 90-95% of knee replacements are successful in reducing pain and improving function.- The average lifespan of a knee replacement prosthesis is about 15-20 years, though advancements are extending this duration.- Most patients can return to normal daily activities within 3 to 6 weeks post-surgery, with full recovery often taking 6 months to a year.
Proposed budget cuts to the Medicaid program, such as those in the Budget Reconciliation Act of 2025, threaten to eliminate or weaken adult dental benefits.
New analysis shows out-of-pocket medical bills are steadily chipping away at Social Security and other income sources.
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Behind the smiles and polite nods, there are silent struggles you may not always share. They sit quietly in your thoughts, in your routines, and in the spaces where others have gone.
Are you retired and looking for new hobbies? Do you live on a fixed budget and find that some hobbies are simply unattainable for you? Don’t worry, there are plenty of inexpensive hobbies for retirees just like you.
↓I have given reaching the ripe old age of 80 much thought over the last 6 months. And what I have found is, I don’t mind it that much. That is to say, I don’t mind it anymore than when I was 70. I’m not an idiot. I will not tell you that I enjoy being old. Cliche’s aside like, “It’s better than the alternative”, or “Any day you wake up on this side o the grass is a good one”, there’s are more negatives than positives.
I hurt, somewhere, every day. I walk slower than molasses on a cold day. I can’t bend over and when I stand up, I make funny noises.
My immune system is always under attack. I just got over a cold that lasted 12 days. And I’m still coughing.
I hear about half of what people say to me, and see even less.
But that’s not the worst part.
Deepest truth sneaks in quiet moments. I dodge it most days. Yet it stalks me. This decade will Likely be my last. Stats confirm it. Average life span for men my age hovers at 85. Women push 87. Heart issues, falls, infections claim most. I've dodged falls so far. Heart ticks steady. But odds shrink yearly. Friends drop off. Funerals pile up. Each one whispers: your turn nears.
I’m not trying to be morbid here. I don’t live my life as if I’m going to drop dead at any moment. I don’t feel like dying right now. Too many things happening I want to see the conclusion to. And, while that thought of reaching finality chills more than aches or coughs, it sharpens every sunrise. Makes sunsets linger sweeter. Pushes me to make every minute count. Final decade? I'll grab it fierce. …BWC
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Over the course of The Golden Girls’s seven-year run, Dorothy, Sophia, Blanche and Rose ate around 100 cheesecakes, according to the baker who made them, George Geary. “For the run of the show, I would create seven cheesecakes for the Friday-night taping. … I would box up seven cheesecakes by 4 p.m., all identical,” he said. That was just in case they had to do multiple scene takes. “Every season, the cakes changed: Season 1, plain. Season 2, whipped cream trim. Season 3, berry topping. And so on.”In one episode, Dorothy asks rhetorically, “Do you know how many problems we’ve solved over a cheesecake at this kitchen table?” In true Rose fashion, she asks,” No, Dorothy, exactly how many?” “147, Rose,” Dorothy snaps. Turns out, she was close!
