My heat wave has been over for a couple of days and I took the dog for a few long walks today. I realized again that “we” walk 3 to 4 miles a day. That means I walk 3 to 4 miles a day but she puts in a lot more mileage “playing tennis.”I also…
I’ve also said that as we learn more and more, we may lose earlier memories or change those memories to fit in with the newer information that is arriving!I’ve been known to say that as we age, of course we may alter or forget stuff – because our brains have years and years of memories…
I’ve lectured groups about belly fat and why it is “bad” and here is yet more “proof” that collecting that fat in your middle is not-too-good!Recent research shows an easy way to let you know if your belly fat poses a risk for you as you age.How? Remembering if your skirt size has gone up…
If you read this blog, you know I am not a fan of big pharma and pill pushing!Too many people, especially older people, are prescribed drugs that they may not need, or that may mix badly with others drugs they are prescribed.Correlation studies are not about causation – they only indicate that things “seem” related….
Older people who have a severe vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of developing dementia, a study has suggested.In looking at more than 1600 people older than 65, and for 6 years, the researchers found: All were free from dementia, cardiovascular disease and stroke at the start of the study. At the end of…
Some research in Scotland, with only a few participants, showed that high intensity training [6 second bursts of going “all out”] may be very beneficial.Over the 6 week study, they increased the burst to 1 minute and the researchers found this HIT exercising lowered blood pressure and made regular life tasks like dog walking easier…