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The following is a guest post from Joe Ostaszewski of the Biggest Loser. Look for his posts here every Tuesday after the show.
Sitting 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…
It's a new year and a brand new season of AARP LiVE on RFD-TV. Don't miss the next edition coming up Thursday, January 17th at 9pm CT, 10pm ET. You'll get expert advice on how to save money on utilities, find out where you can go to get help with filing your taxes, and learn the warning signs that…
Have you gotten your flu shot? 'Tis the season, it's not over yet. This week is National Influenza Vaccination Week. You might think that if you haven't gotten your vaccination by now that there's no reason. You still should! A vaccination now can still help you against this season's flu.
The following is a guest post by Nicole Duritz, Vice President, Health, AARP Education and Outreach
The following is a guest post from The Heart Truth®, a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
The following is a guest post by Jerry Bembry, journalism professor at Morgan State University.
Medical science routinely offers solutions to problems that our bodies or environment can not naturally fix. It's great when these are cool re-imaginings and re-purposing of existing products and procedures. Other times its fine-tuning that leads to good results. This week had a bunch of cool and…
The following is a guest post by Janet Wright, MD, FACC, Executive Director of Million Heartsâ„¢, a national initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
So what cool new health research came out this week? There's some spiffy ideas out there that could help older folks live longer and safer at home. Interestingly enough, all this elegant tech is designed to make mundane life easier. Simply put, it's hard to make life "normal" and "everyday." But…