What if the real secret to longevity isn’t found in biohacking or green juice, but in the quiet routines our parents never questioned?
Read the entire article: 7 health habits Boomers follow without realizing they’re decades ahead of wellness trends
A recent Pew Research Center survey found nearly half of respondents age 65 and older emphasized keeping up with diet, exercise and medical appointments. About 37% of respondents talked about the importance of financial security.
Read the entire article: Older adults’ advice to the young: prioritize health and money
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No, you’re not imagining things. Going on a vacation really does make you happier—and that’s proven by science. However, according to one new analysis, some destinations could leave you happier than others, including one city in the U.S. that makes architecture lovers doubly delighted.
Read the entire article: This Is the Happiest Holiday Destination in the U.S.—and Science Says It’ll Boost Your Mood
No matter how much you know about healthy eating, it can be difficult to do it consistently.
According to a recent AARP survey, nearly half of people over 40 are confident or somewhat sure about what they should be eating for optimal health. Only 18 percent think it’s easy to maintain a healthy diet, and 25 percent find it difficult.
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Woody Guthrie, extraordinarily, became a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Songwriters Hall of Famer, International Folk Music Award Lifetime Achievement honoree, and GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award winner, and the lead track off the collection is Woody’s only known recording of his iconic song ‘Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (Deportee)‘.
Guthrie wrote the track in 1948 in response to a New York Times article about a plane crash in Los Gatos Canyon, California, that killed 32 people, including 28 migrant farm workers.
Read the entire article: Not Dead Yet – Woody Guthrie’s last recordings emerge 75 years later – Americana UK
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It’s official: Older Americans worried about cognitive decline can stay sharper for longer by exercising both their bodies and their brains and eating healthier.
That’s according to initial results released Monday from a rigorous U.S. study of lifestyle changes in seniors at risk of developing dementia. People following a combination of
Read the entire article: Age-related cognitive decline can be slowed by eating healthy and exercising your body and brain | AP News
It’s possible to have a bunch of good friends, carry your shopping and walk up hills as a centenarian with the right mindset and behaviours.
Health and wellbeing coach Camilla Thompson is a champion of “biohacking”, which she defines as “hacking our biology and
Read the entire article: How to sleep better at night, eat better and live a healthy life | The Senior | Senior
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The sit-to-stand test takes just 30 seconds to complete, but its results can provide profound insights into your health.
Getting out of a chair may seem too trivial a task to pay much attention to, but your ability to do so actually reveals a great deal about your health. To assess this, doctors use the sit-to-stand test (STS), which measures how many times you can rise to a standing position from a seated position within 30 seconds.
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At 101 years old, Dr. John Scharffenberg drives a red Toyota Prius and is a YouTube star, sharing healthy living tips he himself follows, like intermittent fasting and eating a plant-based diet.
The physician, who is an adjunct professor at Loma Linda University’s school of public health, travels the world to give lectures about living longer with simple lifestyle changes.
He was in Madagascar last summer,
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Gretchin Rubin, happiness researcher and bestselling author of “The Happiness Project” shares her favorite life tips that take little time, energy or money.
Read the entire article: I study happiness for a living: 25 ‘short rules’ for young people to make life happier, uncomplicated and successful
Would you add a few more vegetables and whole grains to your diet in return for a healthy old age? A new study has broken down in detail the food groups that increase the likelihood of healthy aging – and identified the best diet overall.
For the purposes of the study, researchers led by a team from Harvard University defined healthy aging as reaching 70 without any chronic diseases – and still being in good shape mentally and physically.
Read the entire article: A 30-Year Study May Have Found The Single Best Diet For Healthy Aging
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The results suggest that feelings of gratitude “may increase longevity among older adults,” lead author Ying Chen, a research scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said in a news release.
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The long read: Since its discovery in the 18th century, nitrous oxide has gone from vaudeville gimmick to pioneering anaesthetic to modern party drug
Read the entire article: Revolution in the air: how laughing gas changed the world | Nitrous oxide (laughing gas) | The Guardian
Ah, the fountain of youth. Many older individuals wish they could find such a magical potion, bottle it up, or even be privy to just one shot in order to slow down the inevitable course of aging. There are many things we can control in life, but growing older, unfortunately, is a bit of a challenge to temper.
Read the entire article: This One Thing Can Help You Live A Longer And Happier Life, Science Says — Eat This Not That
Singer Tim Storms currently holds the Guinness World Records for “lowest note produced by a human.” Here’s how he sounds singing.
Read the entire article: Listen To The Guy With The World’s Lowest Voice Sing ‘Lonesome Road’ – Digg
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