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Happy Birthday to Me: How to Be Strong to Live Well
I had planned to write about GLP-1s, smart snacks for older adults, or omega-3s from non-seafood sources, but then this study popped up, “Muscular Strength and Mortality in Women Aged 63 to 99 Years.” The opening line in the discussion section caught my attention: “By 2050, women aged 75 years and older will be theContinue…
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Dietary Fats and Fiction: What You Need to Know about Fats
A Personal History Lesson I began my career as a cardiac rehabilitation dietitian in the late 1970s, a time when our understanding of dietary fats was far more limited than it is today. Back then fats were sorted into black and white categories: polyunsaturated fats were good and saturated fats were bad. We didn’t haveContinue…
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Frozen Foods to the Rescue for Quick, Affordable Meals
Frozen Foods to the Rescue for Quick, Affordable Meals What’s In My Freezer? Kasia’s Perogies, Trader Joe’s Traditional Latkes, Morningstar Farms Original Chik’N Patties, Trident Seafood’s Ultimate Fish Sticks, and Yakisoba’s Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles with Veggies. I enjoy cooking, but like many of us, I also appreciate shortcuts that help me get a nutritious mealContinue…
Chris and Bob use their expertise and education in nutrition and exercise to translate science into easy-to-digest bites to inform and enlighten readers on all things healthy aging. Chris, a nutrition professor emerita, a registered dietitian, and a gerontologist, and Bob, an exercise physiologist, researcher, and hydration expert, believe it is never too late to eat well, move well, and be well.
