I posted about sitting more than 3 hours a day as being bad for us… then this came across my screen: Inactivity is BAD BAD BAD Inactivity is a major cause of death worldwide, with new research suggesting that a sedentary lifestyle is on par with both smoking and obesity when it comes to raising…
Do you want to live longer and be healthier? Then sit less than 3 hours a day – and when you do sit – sit with better posture. Recent research shows that sitting for long periods of time is unhealthy and that sitting for fewer than 3 hours a day may add up to…
Keep reading and doing those puzzles as you get older. In fact, if you are younger, and don't do puzzles – start now and keep doing them … it's good for your brain – According to a study: Doing puzzles and reading books have been linked with a decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease, and a…
What will you do with all the extra years? Right now there are nearly 2 million people in the USA who are in their 90s and it is projected that by 2050 three will be 9 million of us over 90. What will the extra years be like for us? Many "seniors" are already worried…
What are we doing to our brains We now know that poor diets and damage to the hypothalamus are related. Here's another reason to eat more healthy foods as we age – it will keep you mentally sharper. A study, published in the journal Neurology, found that Elderly people with higher levels of vitamins B,…