Is Aging a Disease?
Category: Healthy Aging
We all want to live as long as we can and of course have our health span outlive our life span. (the length of time someone enjoys relatively good health […]
November Focus ~ Facing the Challenges of Diabetes
Category: Healthy Nutrition
Most of us connect November to Thanksgiving, family, football, and, of course, the turkey with all of the trimmings. I just realized that it is also the month recognizing diabetes, […]
Are You Ready For A Challenge?
Category: prevention
That question came up for my husband and me more than 25 years ago and we both agreed that we were ready for the challenge of adopting a daily nutrition […]
Can Stress Lead to Dementia?
Category: Brain Health
We all know how detrimental stress can be to our health. But can it actually lead to dementia? The hormone cortisol is the one connected with stress and as our […]
My 7 Steps of Prevention
Category: Exercise
Prevention is described as to keep from happening or to be in readiness for. Here are my own personal “7 steps” of prevention that I feel have made a difference […]
Brain Awareness Week!
Category: Brain Health
This week we are celebrating “Brain Awareness Week” ~ Every March, BAW unites the efforts of partner organizations worldwide in a celebration of the brain for people of all ages. […]
Want to Preserve Your Brain Cells?
Category: Brain Health
With Alzheimer’s Disease affecting over 5 million Americans and newest estimates that 46 million more Americans will suffer from this disease, the slightest suggestion that there is something that can […]
What is your New Year’s Strategy?
Category: Exercise
As we all begin a new year, oftentimes we have a plan. A plan for better health, or to incorporate more exercise in our everyday routine, or perhaps a plan […]
What? Stress is Making Me Have More Belly Fat?
Category: Holidays
As the holiday season goes into full swing many of us take on too much and experience that unwanted stress. The American Medical Association states that Americans are under stress […]
“You can’t change your genes, but you can change your lifestyle,”
Category: Exercise
Each morning our alarm rings to let us know it is time to go to our daily water aerobics class. Once I am in the pool and working out, I […]