Diabetes
Content restricted. Requires subscription
Diet & weight loss
Content restricted. Requires subscription
Memory
Content restricted. Requires subscription
Balance
Content restricted. Requires subscription
Prostate health
Content restricted. Requires subscription
Constipation and impaction.
Content restricted. Requires subscription
Aldosterone overload: An underappreciated contributor to high blood pressure
Elevated levels of aldosterone (a hormone that regulates water, sodium, and potassium in the body) is an underrecognized and undertreated contributor to high blood pressure.
Content restricted. Requires subscription
Fit in a 12-minute (or longer!) yoga session
Studies of older people who participated in a daily 12-minute yoga routine over a period of 10 years show improvements in bone density at the hip and spine— possibly because yoga requires a high degree of muscle control, strengthening both muscles and bones.
Content restricted. Requires subscription
Do a 10-minute strength routine to ward off a sprained ankle
Sprained ankles occur as often as 25,000 times per day in the United States. But you can help avoid this injury caused by overstretching or tearing the ligaments in your ankle by strengthening and stretching the muscles around it.
Content restricted. Requires subscription
If you had both ovaries removed before menopause, pay special attention to your bone health
Women who have both ovaries removed before natural menopause face higher odds of bone thinning and fractures. These women need to make sure they have sufficient intake of vitamin D and calcium-rich foods and stay physically active every day.
Content restricted. Requires subscription