Submitted by Greg on January 22, 2007 - 7:14pm.
Good health rarely "just happens." This section includes healthy lifestyle tips as well as information on longevity, andropause, and menopause. Also see "Brain Health" section.
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Submitted by Wesley on March 18, 2007 - 12:32pm.
"How Doctors Think" and using social networks for your health »more»
Submitted by Wesley on March 21, 2007 - 10:36am.
You have entered middle age and made a commitment to eat healthier. You go out of your way and even pay extra to shop at a natural food store. You seek out healthy eating choices such as granola. All good? Not so say dietary experts. »more»
Submitted by Greg on September 25, 2007 - 10:29am.
Happiness for some may mean a bike ride at dawn, or spending time kicking a soccer ball with the kids. But for a part of humanity -- maybe even you -- happiness is checking items off a to-do list or contemplating an empty email inbox.
Odd? Certainly to some. But what they would consider borderline obsessive-compulsive behavior may also make the productivity-obsessed happier and healthier. »more»
Submitted by Greg on April 17, 2007 - 11:55am.
Want to keep your brain healthy? Some key scientific studies give ideas about what you should be doing. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on May 27, 2007 - 6:16pm.
Most people want to live happy and live long. Can you have it all?
The good news: happiness and longevity seem to be positively correlated -- in other words, longer-lived people tend to be happier, and happier people tend to be long-lived. »more»
Submitted by Greg on October 9, 2006 - 11:33pm.
New research links being overweight with substandard performance on tests of mental ability such as memory, learning, and attention, and with faster mental decline over time. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on January 7, 2007 - 9:11pm.
It is only fitting that an article on longevity would be too lengthy for a single post. This is Part I. Part II will be published January 15th.
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Submitted by Greg on November 9, 2006 - 2:05am.
You're going to die. What will kill you? And when?
Heart disease. In your late seventies. So don't say we didn't warn you.
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Submitted by Wesley on February 9, 2007 - 10:30am.
"Boomers should act their age ... as they age," says Harry Jackson, Jr. of the St. Louis Dispatch. [Source: BoomerGirl.com]
Media hype aside, most individuals in their fifties will tell you that just getting out of bed is a reminder that they are definitely not thirty.
Even people in top shape need to recognize they're not kids anymore, says Dr. John Morley, chief of geriatrics at St. Louis University School of Medicine. "You cannot be at 50 what you were at 30."
Fortunately, it's not all bad news. »more»
Submitted by Greg on August 4, 2006 - 3:34pm.
A while back we wrote about Harvard's most popular class, Positive Psychology, in which students learn how to make themselves happy.
Should they load up on pre-law courses instead? Would making a lot of money make them happier? »more»
Submitted by Greg on December 12, 2006 - 6:17pm.
The website Eons reported recently that the top goal for people over 50 is weight loss.
That's a smart goal for reasons beyond aesthetics -- there are long term health problems associated with excess weight. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on October 20, 2006 - 9:06am.
Who doesn't want to be ten years younger? Well, maybe a teenager doesn't. But once you are beyond your twenties, more and more of one's resources start being directed at recapturing youth or at least maintaining what we've got. »more»
Submitted by Greg on July 12, 2007 - 1:01pm.
It's never to late to start extending your life. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on January 29, 2007 - 4:43pm.
It is only fitting that an article on longevity was too lengthy for a single post. This is Part II. Part I can be found here.
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Submitted by Greg on November 30, 2006 - 10:33pm.
A forty year study of nearly six thousand people makes it clear that midlife health is directly correlated to longevity and health in old age.
The good news: your health decades from now is very much under your control today. »more»
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Submitted by Wesley on November 20, 2009 - 12:12pm.
One of the worst manifestations of cardiac disease is sudden death and according to a recent study it is far more prevalent than once thought.
Researchers said men at age 40 in the U.S. have a one-in-eight chance of suffering sudden cardiac death over the rest of their lives, a stark indication of the toll cardiovascular disease exacts on society. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on November 7, 2009 - 6:36pm.
Most people can tell you what foods are good for a healthy heart and which foods will mess with one's blood sugar. But bone health, which becomes increasingly important as we age, generally gets much less attention beyond knowing that calcium supplements should be taken. »more»
Submitted by Greg on November 6, 2009 - 12:30pm.
Here at LifeTwo we believe that 'midlife crisis' is often a normal depression that happens in midlife. So anything that reduces the risk of depression also reduces the risk of midlife crisis. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on October 20, 2009 - 5:28pm.
An interesting artifact of the recession has been that millions of week-end warriors have being able to become "weekday warriors" as well leading to faster running times, better jump shots, and heavier bench pressing. »more»
Submitted by Greg on September 30, 2009 - 2:42pm.
A large study has found that women who are overweight in midlife are far more likely than those who maintain a healthy weight to suffer from multiple chronic diseases and impaired mental health as they age. According to Science Daily, "It is the first study to show the role adiposity (fattiness) may play in the overall health of women who survive to older ages."
More broadly, this work is interesting because it doesn't focus on a single factor but on overall health later in life. »more»
Submitted by Greg on September 23, 2009 - 3:45pm.
A new UK study calculates how smoking, high blood pressure, and other health issues subtract from life expectancy. The researchers found that subjects high on the scale of several risk factors could expect to live ten years less than their compatriots who had low blood pressure, low cholesterol, and didn't smoke. »more»
Submitted by Greg on September 16, 2009 - 3:09pm.
Joseph Alpert, the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Medicine, writes that many of his patients have at various times been told that "drinking caffeinated coffee could result in increased blood pressure, worsening of diabetic control, and might even trigger a myocardial infarction. Some of my patients also worry that drinking caffeinated coffee might cause cancer."
Those patients, Alpert says, are wrong. »more»
Submitted by Greg on September 16, 2009 - 2:35pm.
"Obesity epidemic" is a cliche -- but it now appears that you can 'catch' weight gain from your friends.
Last weekend's New York Times magazine ran a fascinating article on recent research showing the power social networks have on physical and mental health. Your friends, it seems, influence your weight and even your happiness. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on September 8, 2009 - 7:52pm.
Two books on dealing with grief showed up in my mailbox last week. "Solace" by Roberta Temes and "Life Between Falls" by Julie Lange. While it may have been a coincidence that I got them at the same time, it was fortuitous nonetheless. »more»
Submitted by DazedAndConfused on August 2, 2009 - 1:47pm.
I have a question for which I have NO idea how to find the answer. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on July 17, 2009 - 5:22pm.
Regular physical exercise may help protect against mild cognitive impairment, according to a Mayo Clinic study. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on July 7, 2009 - 9:13am.
Everyone knows that stress is a silent killer. But what to do about it? In addition to ridding yourself of the underlying causes of stress, experts advise Exercise, Sleep, and Mindful Relaxation all top the list. Below is a description of each and why it works taken from a recent LA Times Health section article.
Exercise: »more»
Submitted by Wesley on May 27, 2009 - 9:01am.
The recently released collaborative report from the American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and North American Association of Central Cancer Registries announced that between 2002 and 2004, death rates dropped by an average of 2.1 percent a year. This rate of decline is significantly greater than the reductions seen in previous years. »more»
Submitted by Greg on May 15, 2009 - 4:18pm.
It's hard to miss the RealAge test, the quiz that purports to tell you whether your lifestyle gives you the health of someone younger -- or older -- than your chronological age. Advertisements on many sites, including LifeTwo, have driven over 27 million people to learn their 'biological age.' »more»
Submitted by Wesley on March 7, 2009 - 1:08pm.
After a contentious taping of a recent Oprah Winfrey show featuring actress/author Suzanne Somers, a number of medical experts have spoken out over inaccuracies and dangerous advice dispensed during the show and in Somers' book which was heavily promoted. From Newsweek »more»
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