Gardening is a great way to get outside, enjoy nature, and create beauty around you. It’s a fun, relaxing activity for older people and offers benefits for your physical, mental, and emotional health.
Kitchen Creative: You Are What You Eat
You might be familiar with the saying, “you are what you eat,” and despite what you may think, that saying is actually not a myth. In fact, adults over the age of fifty can reap more benefits from a healthy diet than just a fit physique. Many people think that healthy...
Super Foods for Diabetics
According to WebMD, Diabetes impacts roughly 26 million Americans and counting. It is one of the fastest spreading diseases among older adults and a leading cause of premature death. But it is also a disease for which your risk can be reduced if you’re willing to make...
Eating For Your Eyes
The way you eat impacts every part of your body. Obviously, you already know what your diet can do to your waistline. You’ve probably read studies that connect nutritional eating habits to higher brain function. Maybe you’ve even noticed a direct correlation between...
The Benefits of a Low-Sodium Diet
As Americans, there are a few things we love. We love the 4th of July. We love movies where the good guy wins. And we love our salt. According to UCSF Health, Americans, on average, consume 5 teaspoons of salt a day or roughly 20 times as much as your body needs to...
Heart-Healthy Eating
February has been dedicated to American Heart Health Month, and for good reason. Cardiovascular disease is currently the leading cause of death in the United States—about 600,000 people die of heart disease every year. That’s a whopping 1 in every 4 deaths. There are...