Category Archives: General Health

There’s no doubt that maintaining friendships and other relationships is important while you age. And plenty of research shows that the closer the relationship, the better. Keeping up an active sex life may help ease aging more than you think. Aside from the exercise component, the pleasure from intimacy and sexuality may help ease everyday ...click here to read more

You probably hear a lot about how diet and lifestyle, like getting exercise and better sleep, can help relieve stress and anxiety. But you can’t exactly go for a run or take a power nap at a moment’s notice. When stress hits, sometimes you need to calm your nerves fast. Here are a few things ...click here to read more

Look powerful with your head up, shoulders back, and your chest out. When you do that, you’ll look the part. Right? But a growing body of research suggests that how you stand is not just about appearance; it could influence health. In the era of sedentary living, computers, and mobile devices, posture is becoming an ...click here to read more

Falls are one of the main reasons of loss of independence in older adults, but a new study is showing how a home exercise program could greatly benefit those at risk. Exercise is a widely recommended fall prevention strategy, and this new research shows just how important it is for older adults. The 12-month clinical ...click here to read more

A brand-new study is showing that for most dog owners, the canine-human relationship comes with more than just friendship: it can provide measurable health benefits. New research is showing dog owners are four times more likely to meet the recommended physical activity guidelines than non-dog owners. And while that may make sense, the research uncovered ...click here to read more

What to eat and what not to eat can seem like an all-consuming struggle. But should you also be looking at where your food is coming from? I’m not talking about its origin, either. I mean literally: the packaging that wraps your favorite dinners and drinks. Even healthy fruits and vegetables aren’t always safe. You ...click here to read more

If you want to make your life a little easier, a new study is showing exercise may be the ticket. Researchers from Austria looked at 3,300 people age 65 and older to see how exercise impacted their quality of life. They noted that people who performed the minimum recommended dose of weekly exercise were substantially ...click here to read more

It’s hard to get out there and give it your all each day. If you’re feeling tired and unmotivated for about a week, don’t worry about it: that’s normal. Especially with age. But feeling down and out for longer than two weeks may be cause for concern, especially if other symptoms arise. Energy isn’t all ...click here to read more

Sometimes when I’m in the middle of my daily walk, the urge to pee hits me like no tomorrow. Thankfully, I’m never too far from a restaurant or coffee shop I can use. But you might not be so lucky. When the urge to go hits, it can lead to discomfort and embarrassment. It can ...click here to read more

If you’re someone with a short fuse, you may want to find a way to calm down. It could play a major role in your risk for chronic illness. A new study published by the American Psychological Association proves that there’s a strong association between anger and increased inflammation. Although inflammation is completely normal and ...click here to read more

With the entire baby boomer generation set to be at least 65 in the next decade, there will be growing health challenges. One of the main ones is understanding how various factors contribute to overall health. Often, people look to treat specific ailments instead of examining the whole. If you have high blood pressure, for ...click here to read more

Some new data may have you wary about applying sunscreen. With summer right around the corner, what should you do? Research published in The Journal of the American Medical Association is showing that chemicals in sunscreen leach into the bloodstream. This may not come as a major shock, however, they were found to remain in ...click here to read more

Pollen season is setting in and that means one thing for allergy sufferers: things are about to get rough. The sniffling, runny noses, and watery eyes can make going outside for the next six weeks or so as close to torture as most people will ever experience. Getting inside, however, can offer some relief. But ...click here to read more

For those suffering from depression, researchers say everyday stress may be enough to cause blood vessel dysfunction in otherwise healthy adults. A study recently published in Journal of the American Heart Association has shown that patients who had experienced stress in the previous 24 hours had worse endothelial function, a process that helps regulate blood ...click here to read more