Are you an “active couch potato?” Sounds like an oxymoron but many of us can relate to the term. For me it goes something like this. I get up early and am off to an 8 am dance aerobics class and then head home. If I’m not mindful, I can sit in front of aContinue reading “The cure for the “active couch potato.” How to easily incorporate more movement into your day.”
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Is Red Wine Really a Healthy Choice? New Alcohol Information Older Adults Need to Know.
Thirty years ago, a 60-Minutes segment called “The French Paradox” described low rates of heart disease deaths in the French despite eating a diet high in saturated fat (think cheese and croissants). The show pinned their health outcomes on red wine consumption. Thus, the red wine health halo was born and the day after theContinue reading “Is Red Wine Really a Healthy Choice? New Alcohol Information Older Adults Need to Know.”
Five Easy Tips to Move More Throughout the Day with Surprising Health Benefits
Guest post written by Dr. Bob Murray In Food & Fitness After 50 we describe the importance of regular physical activity for health and longevity. We know that for many people, words such as “exercise”, “training”, and “workouts” are turn-offs, terms they can’t relate to and don’t want to consider as part of their lifestyle. Continue reading “Five Easy Tips to Move More Throughout the Day with Surprising Health Benefits”
One Woman’s Incredible Journey to Healthy Aging: From Finance to Martial Arts to Tai Chi
Dianne Bailey didn’t intend to be running a business to train others to teach Tai Chi. She graduated with a degree in finance and accounting from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Working in the financial services industry was satisfying and in 1984 her then 8-year-old son put her on a different path. As Dianne explains,Continue reading “One Woman’s Incredible Journey to Healthy Aging: From Finance to Martial Arts to Tai Chi”
Why I Love Blueberries and Why You Should Eat Berries for Optimal Aging
Blueberry season is here! Every year I go berry picking at nearby farm where I can fill up baskets of fresh blueberries. After picking a gallon (or two or three) I freeze them to enjoy all summer long. I’ll share tips for storing berries and how to choose the best berries in your grocery store,Continue reading “Why I Love Blueberries and Why You Should Eat Berries for Optimal Aging”
What You Need to Know About Beating the Heat
A heat wave is blanketing most of the U.S. Staying hydrated is important for people of every age, but older adults face special challenges. I asked my co-author of Food & Fitness After 50, Dr. Bob Murray, a few questions about why that is so and what we can do to beat the heat. ReadContinue reading “What You Need to Know About Beating the Heat”
Top Five Things I’ve Learned from Growing an Herb Garden
I recently joined the Hart County Botanical Garden, a gem of 7-acres in the town of Hartwell, Georgia, run and maintained by volunteers. As with most volunteer organizations, if you show up to a few meetings and express interest you are bound to be asked to be an active worker. The president asked my neighbor,Continue reading “Top Five Things I’ve Learned from Growing an Herb Garden”
Time for Summer Grilling: Top Tips for a Healthy Family Cookout on Memorial Day
Are you ready to bust out the grill for summer cookouts? How many of you know that much of what you do to protect yourself, family, and friends from food poisoning begins and ends with what you do in your own kitchen? Food poisoning is more prevalent in the summer because bacteria multiply fast whenContinue reading “Time for Summer Grilling: Top Tips for a Healthy Family Cookout on Memorial Day”
Confused About Ultra-Processed Foods? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Move over processed foods there is a new dietary villain…. ultra-processed foods! This term has been around for a while, popularized by Brazilian researchers who designed a system to categorize foods by their degree of processing. This system, called NOVA (NOVA is not an acronym) groups foods according to the nature, extent, and purpose ofContinue reading ” Confused About Ultra-Processed Foods? Here’s What You Need to Know.”
Can you boost your immune system? Will vitamin or mineral supplements help? What you need to know for healthy aging.
First, let’s take a minute to answer the first question in the headline. Can you boost your immune system? In a fascinating book, Immune, Philipp Dettmer, author and creator of a popular YouTube channel Kurzgesagt (German for In a Nutshell) says we’ve got it wrong when we talk about boosting the immune system. The immuneContinue reading “Can you boost your immune system? Will vitamin or mineral supplements help? What you need to know for healthy aging.”
