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Healthy Aging

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Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Joints

A leading functional-medicine physician explains her gut-healing protocol for overcoming arthritis.
By Susan Blum
Arthritis & Joint HealthHealthy Aging
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What Are the Best Strength-Training Exercises for People With Osteoarthritis in Their Hands?

There are many great strength-training exercises that don't require any gripping.
By Jon Spayde
Active AgingArthritis & Joint Health
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Are You Getting Enough Calcium?

This essential mineral is key to bone health and much more. Learn how to keep your calcium stores strong.
By Chrystle Fiedler
Healthy AgingNutrition Tips
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4 Ways to Embrace Youthful Living

What might happen if we relinquished our quest for youthful appearance in favor of living more youthfully?
By Cat Thompson
Healthy Aging
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How Do I Talk to Someone With Dementia?

The key, say experts, is to adapt your communication in these five ways.
By Jon Spayde
Alzheimer’s & DementiaHealthy Aging
All About Menopause

All About Menopause: Q&A With Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP

An integrative-health practitioner discusses the symptoms of menopause, and how women can make this time in their lives positive and meaningful.
By Casie Leigh Lukes
Healthy AgingHormones
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Can Intermittent Fasting and Protein Cycling Slow Down the Aging Process?

The author of a new book, Glow15, describes how an innovative dietary combination can help you lose weight and keep your cells youthful.
By Naomi Whittel
Healthy AgingHormones
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Tips for Reinventing Retirement and Exploring Your Passions

You work and work, and then what? Best case: You step into a reality designed around your passions and priorities. Here are some tips for making it happen—when and how you choose.
By Sarah Moran
Healthy AgingPersonal Development
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6 Keys to a Happy and Healthy Life

A functional-medicine pioneer explains how to make small choices that build lasting well-being.
By Frank Lipman, MD
Active AgingHappiness/Joy
Polypharmacy

Polypharmacy: The Other Drug Crisis

Why elderly Americans are on multiple prescription drugs.
By Kaelyn Riley
AddictionGeneral Health
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6 Essential Functional Exercises to Stay Strong and Fit at Any Age

This functional, all-ages workout builds strength, balance, agility, and confidence.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Active AgingEquipment-Based Workouts
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A Guide to Exercise at Every Age

Your body evolves as you age — and your workout program should, too. Here's a guide to staying active through the decades.
By Andrew Heffernan
Active AgingFitness Tips
Youngest Child Moved Out

How Do I Adjust to an Empty Nest?

Your youngest child just moved out and you feel lost. Here's how to transition.
By Jon Spayde
Family/Parenting/KidsHealthy Aging
Dog Owners Live Longer

Dog Owners Live Longer

Increased longevity is yet another benefit of dog ownership.
By Heidi Wachter
Healthy AgingPets
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How to Balance Your Blood Sugar

Blood sugar and insulin work together to support your energy and health. Learn how to keep them in balance.
By Experience Life Staff
Cooking & FoodFood Addiction
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16 Ways to Move More

Resist the call of the couch! For our basic well-being, we need to get moving.
By Andrew Heffernan
Active AgingFitness Tips
Dying Well

On Dying Well

A pioneering palliative-care expert shares his insights on the power of finding peace and possibility at the end of life.
By Heidi Wachter
Aging ParentsHealthy Aging
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Heart-Healthy Exercise: By the Numbers

Just how good is exercise for the heart? Here are the numbers.
By Michael Dregni
Fitness TipsHealthy Aging
Incontinence

All About Incontinence

Two experts share ways to lessen symptoms of incontinence — without surgery or medication.
By Casie Leigh Lukes
General HealthHealthy Aging
Blood Pressure Guidelines

New Blood Pressure Guidelines: Experts Weigh In

We asked some trusted experts to weigh in on the new guidelines expanding the definition of high blood pressure. Here's what they had to say.
By Courtney Helgoe
Healthy AgingHeart & Cardiovascular Health
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How to Heal Arthritis Naturally

Susan Blum, MD, MPH, author of a new book on arthritis, outlines a three-step guide to treat joint pain.
By Anjula Razdan
Arthritis & Joint HealthFunctional/Integrative Medicine
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