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Aging Boomers Less Healthy Than Their Parents

Posted on 02/6/2013 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthThe nation’s 78 million baby boomers may be living longer than their parents, but a new study finds that boomers have worse health than the previous generation. Researchers from the West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Medical University of South Carolina wondered if those born between 1946 and 1964 were living longer only because of advances in medicine, not because they were really healthier than prior generations. To find out, the researchers compared the boomers’ and an earlier generations’ …

The ‘Biggest Loser’ with Joe Ostaszewski

Posted on 01/23/2013 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Personal HealthThe following is a guest post from Joe Ostaszewski of the Biggest Loser. Look for his posts here every Tuesday after the show. I found my need for The Biggest Loser just a few years ago while sitting with my twin brother Henry waiting for our dad to recover from a triple bipass. My dad’s problem was caused by his weight and as we were sitting there, I looked over at my brother and said “You are huge!” He looked back …

So What do You Know About Brain Health?

Posted on 01/23/2013 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Personal HealthSitting around too much? We all know it’s pretty obvious that even mild exercise is good for it. But did you know that such exercise also is good for your brain? Even as little as 150 minutes of moderate activity seems to stave off several forms of dementia. But we bet you knew that. What other ways can we keep our head space trim and fit? So let’s test your smarts. POP QUIZ! Exercise prevents the shrinkage of which part …

Surprise Ending: Huge Diabetes Study Stops Early

Posted on 10/22/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthFor overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes, the oft-repeated advice is to get some exercise and lose some weight to lower the increased risk of heart disease. But a large federal study designed to prove this advice really works has ended early because weight loss and moderate exercise didn’t have the expected benefit. Details of the massive study have yet to be published, but the National Institutes of Health (NIH) pulled the plug on the study two years …

Do Healthy Choices Matter?

Posted on 10/2/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Food | Personal Health | Your Life  Felice Shapiro is a writer, entrepreneur, and publisher as well as the founder of Better After 50, a weekly online magazine. In addition to being a teacher and avid runner, hiker, and yogi, she is an AARP contributor. When something good happens to me it’s because I’m good. When something bad happens to me it’s because the world or something out there is bad. When something bad happens to someone else it’s because they’re inherently bad. When something good happens …

From Grief to Wellness: Amy Voelker Wins a Fitness Makeover

Posted on 09/21/2012 by | Aging, Home & Family Expert | Comments

Home & Family | Personal Health | Relationships | Your LifeTwo years ago, Amy Voelker, 50, and her husband were enjoying the fruits of 20 years of marriage. Her two stepsons were married with kids. Her youngest son was doing well in his first year of college. Then tragedy struck this family when a drunk driver broadsided the car, instantly killing her husband and all three sons. After a lengthy trial for the drunk driver, Amy was at a turning point. “I was trying to figure out my future; I …

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