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It Does NOT Suck to Get Old: How To Age with Power

It Does NOT Suck to Get Old: How To Age with Power

How many times have I heard a client say, “It sucks getting old!”? Usually, the statement follows a patient’s full account of his or her many physical ailments, apparently as a way to rationalize the perception of being physically “a mess”. But life

Lifestyle or Genetics: Which is More Important for Heart Health?

Lifestyle or Genetics: Which is More Important for Heart Health?

It has been a busy day in the Emergency Department. Doctors, nurses, and other staff are bustling about, doing their best to provide excellent care for every patient. Dialogue fills the nursing stations with background noise. I am walking from room to room,

Are You Heart Healthy? Here Are 8 Indicators​​

Are You Heart Healthy? Here Are 8 Indicators​​

Join Now Using the updated checklist to score cardiovascular health for more than 23,400 adults and children, the AHA found the overall cardiovascular health of Americans is “well below ideal.” The  results appear  in the AHA journal Circulation. In

7 Healthy Morning Habits That Take Little Time But Have a Big Impact on Your Wellbeing

7 Healthy Morning Habits That Take Little Time But Have a Big Impact on Your Wellbeing

For better or for worse, the choices we make in the morning set us up for the day. Think of the last time you rushed out the door without eating breakfast or how a misplaced set of keys can send your mind into a tailspin. It’s easy to lose patience and be

Plant-centered recipe resources for a healthy lifestyle

Plant-centered recipe resources for a healthy lifestyle

EWG presents the last in a series of guest articles by Culinary Nutritionist and Author of “What the Fork Are You Eating?” Stefanie Sacks, exploring the link between a healthier diet and a healthier environment while offering straightforward advice and

These 12 Foods May Be the Key to a Better Night of Sleep

These 12 Foods May Be the Key to a Better Night of Sleep

There are plenty of factors that influence your ability to fall soundly asleep each night. And unfortunately, everything from daily stress to anxious thoughts to missing nutrients in your diet can leave you tossing and turning into the early hours of the

5 Alternative Therapies for Pain

5 Alternative Therapies for Pain

at AARP Jul 26, 2022 As you age, you may notice that aches and pain — a sore knee, a bum hip — become all too frequent. More than 50 million adults in the United States live with chronic pain, according to the  National Institutes of Health .

6 Benefits of Pomegranate That Prove You Shouldn't Write Off the Fruit

6 Benefits of Pomegranate That Prove You Shouldn't Write Off the Fruit

If you've ever been mystified by pomegranates in the produce section, you're not alone. The large red fruits can seem odd at first, considering their seeds are the part that you can eat. However, preparing the fall fruit is surprisingly easy, and 100 percent

Can Blood Type Predict Risk of Early Stroke?

Can Blood Type Predict Risk of Early Stroke?

A person’s blood type may be linked to how likely they are to have an early stroke, according to a new meta-analysis of more than 600,000 patients in 48 studies. The findings, published August 31 in the journal Neurology, included all available data from