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Healthy Aging ArticlesEye for protectionYour eyes may or may not be the window to your soul, but they certainly say a lot about your health. Although it's not always possible to change the environments where you work and live, experts say these simple tweaks can keep your eyes looking and feeling healthy... Go with the flowWhen a water pipe clogs in your house, every room can be affected. The same goes for the pipes in your body the veins, arteries, and capillaries that make up the vascular system... 60s plus: Boost brain healthNutritionEat to overcome inflammation High levels of inflammation may heighten your risk for dementia, so choose whole, unprocessed, high-fiber foods... 40s to 50s: Strengthen bones & joints"I'm not going to let getting older slow me down; I bike-commute, ski, and play soccer. I absolutely plan to stay active for life." Werner Ide, 41, Olympia,... Losing sightJohn McComas, 46, looks forward to watching his wife grow old with him and hopes to see his two teenage daughters graduate from high school and college.... Taking black cohosh benefits postmenopausal women, new German study showsResults from a double-blind, placebo-controlled German study suggest that black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) benefits and is well tolerated by postmenopausal... Signs of the timeGetting older is inevitable (and, let's face it, far superior to the alternative). Sure, with age comes wisdom, but it also brings the less desirable... Vitamin K linked to better bone healthYou may never have heard of vitamin K before, but a new study shows that if you want to ward off osteoporosis, you'll want to make sure you're getting... Varicose veins, stretch marks, and cellulite oh my!We all have themthose pesky beauty problems we've managed to keep under cover all winter, only to have them reveal themselves again when it's time to... Must-do list for healthy agingCalcium(1,200 mg daily) Protects bone mass Lowers blood pressure Improves insulin's effectiveness at processing blood sugar Chromium(200 mcg daily) Helps... |
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