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Steep Physical Decline With Age Is Not Inevitable – Here’s How Strength Training Can Change The Trajectory
By Zachary Gillen Your Health

Steep Physical Decline With Age Is Not Inevitable – Here’s How Strength Training Can Change The Trajectory

Raise your hand if you regularly find yourself walking up a flight of stairs. What about carrying heavy bags of groceries? How about picking up your child or grandchild? Most of us would raise our hands to doing at least one of those weekly, or even daily. As people age, it can become more and […]

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Balance Declines With Age, but Exercise Can Help Stave off Some of the Risks Of Falling
By Evan Papa Senior

Balance Declines With Age, but Exercise Can Help Stave off Some of the Risks Of Falling

My wife and I were in the grocery store recently when we noticed an older woman reaching above her head for some produce. As she stretched out her hand, she lost her balance and began falling forward. Fortunately, she leaned into her grocery cart, which prevented her from falling to the ground. Each year, about […]

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Are You a Rapid Ager? Biological Age Is a Better Health Indicator Than the Number of Years You’ve Lived, But It’s Tricky To Measure
By Aditi Gurkar Your Health

Are You a Rapid Ager? Biological Age Is a Better Health Indicator Than the Number of Years You’ve Lived, But It’s Tricky To Measure

Do you ever wake up some days and think, “When I was younger, I could survive on just four hours of sleep, but now it seems like I need 10”? Or have you ever walked out of the gym and “felt” your knees? Almost everyone experiences these kinds of signs of aging. But there are […]

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Turning 50? Here Are 4 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Health And Well-Being
By Jay Maddock Your Health

Turning 50? Here Are 4 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Health And Well-Being

When the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve to mark the beginning of 2023, I came to grips with the fact that I would turn 50 years old this year. Entering a new decade is often a time to pause and reflect on our lives, particularly when reaching middle age. For 50-year-old American men, the […]

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Epigenetic and Social Factors Both Predict Aging and Health – But New Research Suggests One Might Be Stronger
By Eileen Crimmins and Jessica Faul Your Health

Epigenetic and Social Factors Both Predict Aging and Health – But New Research Suggests One Might Be Stronger

Can we objectively tell how fast we are aging? With a good measure, scientists might be able to change our rate of aging to live longer and healthier lives. Researchers know that some people age faster than others and have been trying to concisely measure the internal physiological changes that lead to deteriorating health with […]

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