Healthy Aging

A proactive decade-by-decade plan for preparing for perimenopause and menopause that supports a gradual — and even positive — life change.

The genetic benefits of exercise happen far quicker than you think.

Wise advice on how to get healthier, happier and more attractive with age.

The foods you eat can have a major effect on your brain’s health.

Why you can’t remember what you came into the room for.

The average American eats 70 grams of fructose per day — a number triple the recommended daily limit.

A new study show that physical exercise increases memory.

What you feed your body, you also feed your brain — sometimes to its detriment. Learn how to nourish your gray matter for more balanced moods, clearer thinking and a more fulfilling life.

What is that sound coming from your joints, and should you be concerned? Find out what’s normal, and what you might want to get checked out.

The passing of a few measly decades needn’t bring one’s fitness pursuits to an untimely end. Indeed, for these three athletes, getting older means getting better.

Don’t assume that aging equals poor health, says John La Puma, MD. With a healthy diet, you can turn back the clock.

When your aging parents aren’t living as healthfully as you’d like, it can create a stressful situation — for them and you. Here’s how to cope.

Wine and cheese aren’t the only things that get better with age. Thanks to masters divisions in many sports, older athletes are finding fun new ways to get fit.

Has modern life depleted your vitality? Here’s how to reclaim it.

From the biological basis for attraction to the underpinnings of head-turning good looks — an exploration into the compelling connections between vitality and sex appeal.

With age comes wisdom. And if you make wise choices, it can also come with robust health and fitness, great energy, and a generous dose of satisfaction. Discover the variables that play the biggest role in determining your vitality for a lifetime — and why it pays to start focusing on them now .

Extreme adventurer and educator Dan Buettner has broken world records, cycled the globe and sought answers to some of humankind’s greatest mysteries. Now he sets his sights on a new frontier: unearthing the secrets of healthy longevity.

Forget splashing around in fountains of youth. If what you want is a lifetime of health, fitness and vitality, you’re better off swimming laps.