The truth behind the 10,000 steps a day rule
The truth is, it isn't a medical standard and has no medical research to support it. So where, then, did the famous 10,000 steps a day...
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11 signs that a heart attack may be on the way
Some of the symptoms of heart disease are subtle – some so subtle that they can seem like minor issues totally unconnected to a heart...
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How to shape up, promote social connection, fight loneliness, sleep better, and slow dementia with one simple purchase
Get a dog. Dogs get you out of the house. They give you a reason to go outside and breathe fresh air. They get you moving. Dogs force you...
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You may not have high blood pressure after all
Almost half of all American adults are classified with high blood pressure – over 130 systolic or 80 diastolic. But it turns out that a...
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Beat the Heat: 7 Indoor Activities and Exercises for Senior Health in Richmond.
Quick and easy indoor exercises to keep cool in the summer and fall.
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Are you to old to need breast mammograms?
The answer is a definite maybe. For certain women over 70, the risks of overdiagnosis and treatment may outweigh the risks of cancer,...
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Good news! You may not be obese after all.
One month ago, the American Medical Association formally rejected Body Mass Index (body weight in kilograms divided by the square of...
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Do you really still need those yearly PSA tests?
Probably the most widely used test for prostate cancer is the annual PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test, which measures the blood...
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These 4 mistakes can make you lonelier
In an 81-page report released last week, the US Surgeon General stated that loneliness poses health risks as deadly as smoking 15...
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What drinking coffee does to you – and for you
Healthwise, coffee’s reputation is, at best, mixed. On the downside, early medical studies found that drinking coffee could spike blood...
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Springtime robins aren’t all that’s in the air.
So are pollen, mold, dust, deer ticks, adenovirus, rhinovirus, and norovirus. And after a long, cold winter, people are more apt to...
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11 minutes can add years to your life
More accurately, those minutes can keep years from being subtracted. “We’ve known for probably about a decade now that [prolonged]...
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Does frailty have to be a part of aging?
About 15% of American adults over 65 are considered frail, in that they meet three or more of these criteria: · Low physical...
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Having trouble getting back to sleep at night?
The problem isn’t waking up in the middle of the night; cycling out of sleep every two hours or so is normal. The real problem is not...
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Is there a fountain of youth in your kitchen?
There very well could be, two research studies suggest, and it’s your water faucet. Specifically, they suggest that drinking enough water...
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The condition too embarrassing to talk about
It’s incontinence. Depending on whose statistics you believe, between 15 and 23million Americans have it, 80 to 85 percent of them women....
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Don’t give yourself a heart attack for Christmas
According to American Heart Association 2022 statistics, some 850,000 Americans a year have heart attacks, 41% of whom (350,000) die from...
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Do you really need that cervical procedure?
In 2019, more than 1.3 million women over 65 underwent a Pap test, colposcopy, or some other cervical procedure, at a total cost of $83...
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What’s a better time for exercise – morning or evening?
It depends. Medical research has found that exercise in general can help promote heart health, prolong life, and postpone the onset of...
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Do you have type 2 diabetes? Are you sure?
Almost 25% of all Americans 65 and older – some 13,525,000 men and women – have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. But another 4.7%...
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