Memory and Exercise in Older Adults

Does an elderly woman’s water aerobics class do her any good? Is the septuagenarian helping himself at all by power walking three times a week? Is the local senior pickleball league anything more than a social gathering?   Turns out the answer in all these cases, is a resounding, “Yes.”     A recent metanalysis… Continue reading Memory and Exercise in Older Adults

The Okinawa Way of Eating

If you’re hoping to live as long as possible and avoid major diseases along the way, you might want to consider adopting the Japanese eating practice called Hara Hachi Bu. The phrase roughly translates to “eat till 80 percent full.”      It is a common dietary practice on the Japanese island of Okinawa. The… Continue reading The Okinawa Way of Eating