Can Using the Internet Help With Depression?

by mg_user | Apr 29, 2014 | Current Events

Maybe you just think of your computer as another household appliance. You use your blender to puree food. You use your TV to watch your soaps. You use your computer to pay your bills. But the computer is so much more than that for so many seniors, especially those who...

New Study Shows Americans Are Living Longer

by mg_user | Apr 4, 2014 | Current Events

It seems that every day brings a new medical study with alarming revelations about the food we eat, the air we breathe or the lifestyle we enjoy. Granted, it’s important to know this stuff. But wouldn’t it be nice to get a little good news for a change? Well the...

Nuts May Prolong Your Life

by mg_user | Apr 4, 2014 | Current Events

A new thirty year study from the New England Journal of Medicine believes that a daily serving of about 30 grams of nuts can actually prolong your life. Nuts are considered a “superfood” according to nutritionists–packed with healthy protein and fats and also...

Prolonged Sitting Jeopardizes Older Women’s Health

by mg_user | Mar 10, 2014 | Current Events

Godfather of Soul James Brown once famously advised “Get up! Get on up!!” James Brown was a wise man. According to a new study led by Cornell nutritional scientist Rebecca Seguin, the less you sit, the longer you live. For aging women especially, the study reveals, a...

Obesity at 66 Predicts Health at 85

by mg_user | Feb 20, 2014 | Current Events

You’ve probably already read an article in the news, seen a feature on television or even learned from your own doctor that obesity is extremely unhealthy. But a recent study finds that it can also be a fairly accurate predictor of your quality of life as you advance...

The Connection Between High Anxiety and Stroke

by mg_user | Feb 7, 2014 | Current Events

We all get stressed out. It’s part of being human. Whether you’re carrying a heavy workload, mending a strained personal relationship or steering around a financial bump in the road, you’re going to experience anxiety in life. But how you handle that anxiety could...