Healthy Seniors News & Features
- Myths About Exercise and Older Adults
Here are common myths that stop older people from exercising -- along with expert advice on why you need to start working out.
- How to Eat as You Age
Your dietary needs change as you age. Do you know what should be on your grocery list?
- Is This Normal Aging or Not?
Curious if your body’s aging is normal? WebMD discusses healthy and normal signs of aging.
- How Nutritional Needs Change as You Age
We look at some of the most common misconceptions about the dietary needs of older people. How much do you know?
- Improve Your Odds for a Long and Healthy Life
These healthy lifestyle steps may forestall illnesses like heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and cancer. They can also improve your quality of life and your chances of recovery if you develop a health problem.
- How to Keep Your Bones Strong as You Age
It’s never too late to start eating foods that help keep your bones strong as you age. This article covers important nutrients for bone health, and the risks of thinning bones.
- Getting Help: Meals Delivered at Home
Home delivery of meals is a booming business, for seniors and adults of all ages. Here are a few of the home meal delivery services to consider.
- What to Do If It's Hard to Chew or Swallow
Trouble chewing and swallowing? These six strategies make everything go down a little easier.
- Older Adults: 9 Nutrients You May Be Missing
With age, your body doesn’t absorb nutrients well, so every calorie you consume must be packed with nutrition. Here are 9 nutrients older adults often need more of.
- Healthy Living Is the Real Fountain of Youth
While there's no magic bullet to guarantee aging beautifully, you can take simple steps to keep you looking and feeling younger.
- Keeping Seniors Safe in Their Own Homes
Worried about the safety of an elderly friend or relative? We've got expert tips for home modifications that keep seniors mobile and independent.
- Spices and Herbs That Can Help You Stay Healthy
Herbs and spices not only add flavor to your food, but they can help you stay healthy, too.
- Top 10 Causes of Death Worldwide
WebMD explains what to do when your doctor doesn’t listen to your concerns and how to find a new doctor for you and your family.
- Senior Fitness: Why It's Never Too Late to Start
Even people in their 70s and 80s gain benefit when they start to exercise -- as long as they do it safely.
- 7 Signs Your Nutrition Isn't On Track
Many Americans, young and old, fall short on vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. But the challenge of getting adequate nutrition may be trickiest for seniors. Research shows that older people may need more of certain key nutrients, such as B vitamins and calcium.
- Nutrition Challenges When You're Older or Sick
Loss of appetite can make it difficult to get adequate nutrition, especially when you’re sick or not feeling well. What can you do to be sure you’re getting the nutrients you need? Experts recommend these 10 strategies for getting nutrients and calories.
- Foods for a Strong Heart, Brain, and Bones
Staying healthy as you enter your golden years has a lot to do with your diet. Here are some foods that are good for your heart, your brain, your bones, and your muscles.
- Staying Healthy in Tough Times
There are plenty of cheap and effective ways to stick with a healthy lifestyle even in the face of an ailing economy.
- Over 40, Fit, and Ready to Bare Arms
Many older, high-profile women are fit and toned. Is that realistic for the rest of us?
- 4 Ways to Stop Age-Related Memory Loss
Experts offer tips on how to prevent age-related memory loss. Plus, how to tell if it's a senior moment or an early sign of Alzheimer's.
- Stuck in the Middle with You
From living wills to long-term care, caregivers in the "sandwich generation" have multiple decisions to make for their aging parents. Here's advice from the experts to make it all work.
- The Art of Aging Gracefully
Experts say the keys to aging gracefully include accepting changes and finding meaningful activities.
- Good Friends Are Good for You
If you have a strong network of good friends, you’ll probably live a longer, more healthy life. Here’s how.
- Aging Well: Eating Right for Longevity
Is your diet the key to longevity? Find out why eating right may mean aging right, too.
- Putting Affairs in Order Before Death
Experts explain the steps you should take to make sure your family knows your wishes on everything from funeral plans to end-of-life care.
- Diplomatic Guide for Grandparents
Grandparents have a role in the lives of their grandchildren, but what exactly is that role? Let your adult children take the lead and discuss your expectations with them.
- Help Yourself
Tips to help you get the best care in the ER
- Preparing for Retirement
Today's retirees can expect to be considerably more on their own than their parent's generation was, experts say.
- Baby Boomers: A New Way to Grow Old
Baby boomers aren’t heading for a rocking chair anytime soon. Find out how they’re reworking retirement.
- Growing Old, Baby-Boomer Style
Now, with the first of them turning 60, baby boomers are about to do something utterly conventional and predictable. They're going to start getting old.
- Caution: Slippery Falls Ahead
Keeping on your toes can be no easy fete, especially come winter. Find out what can trip you up, leading to sudden falls and unwanted injuries.
- Easy Listening: Hearing Devices for a Muffled World
In addition to hearing aids, there are a number of assistive listening devices that can be used to improve hearing. This article talks about low-tech and hi-tech options.
- Ways to Make Your Diet More Heart Healthy
What you eat is a key component of determining how well your heart works. Here are some ways to boost your diet and improve your heart health.
- The Letter (and Spirit) of Drug Import Laws
More American consumers are buying prescription drugs abroad. Learn the laws and regulations here.
- Buying Drugs Across the Border
Discount pharmacies line the borders. But do these drugs meet U.S. standards? Read this before you cross the line.
- Financial Steps to Take When You're 65+
Here are 10 tips to make sure you're financially ready for retirement.
- Financial Planning for Caregivers
10 tips to make sure you're financially prepared for retirement.
- Vitamin Essentials as We Age
Vitamin A? Vitamin C? Vitamin B? How do you know which ones to take? How much should you take? Here’s what you need to know.
- Prescription for Trouble?
Despite being illegal, more Americans combat high prescription drug costs by buying abroad.
- Aging Gracefully and Naturally
A look at how - and if - we can delay aging, naturally.
- Diseases From Animals: A Primer
There are at least 39 important diseases people catch directly from animals. There are at least 48 important diseases people get from the bite of bugs that bit an infected animal. And there are at least 42 important diseases that people get by ingesting or handling food or water contaminated with animal feces.
- 'Say What?!'
Hearing loss doesn’t just affect the elderly. Find out about hearing loss in people in their 40s and 50s.
- Healthy Food for Living Longer
Food for living longer generally falls into the vegetarian diet. If you want to eat foods for living longer, consider a plant-based diet.
- How Many Drugs Are You Taking?
Non-prescription and prescription drug interaction problems can spiral out of control if you aren't careful.
- 'Oh, My Aching Body'
Aches and pains abound, so what are your pain relief options? Should you go to the doctor or treat it yourself? Read on.
- 12 Ways to Feel and Look Younger
Want to hold on to -- or recapture -- your youth? These simple steps promise maximum vitality.
- Preventing Harm in Your Own House
Seniors are often one wrong step away from falling in their own homes. To reduce the chance of an accident, follow these tips.
- Making Memories
Researchers working to unlock the secrets of how memories are formed may one day offer treatments, or even cures, for some of our most devastating brain disorders -- from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's to mental retardation.
- Taking a Trip? Be Prepared
Taking a Trip? Be Prepared
- Surviving Summer Scorchers
Can't take the heat? Many people can't, and too often they end up in the hospital.