Healthy Aging - Original Articles

Sex after Testicular Cancer

If you suspect, or have been diagnosed with, testicular cancer, you re probably concerned about how the disease may affect your sexual desire and performance. Fortunately, most of the news is encouraging.

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis

An overview of the link between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. Plus, how to build healthy bones and reduce your risk of this bone-thinning disease that increases your risk of fractures.

How to Protect Your Aging Heart

Although your lifestyle can go a long way toward keeping your heart healthy as you age, some cardiac changes are pretty much inevitable.

Can Green Tea Lengthen Your Life?

Green tea has been hailed as a health hero recently, credited with speeding metabolism, warding off colds, and even protecting against heart disease. So, is this popular beverage the key to living longer?

5 Benefits of Eating Raw Foods

These days, many health gurus are touting raw food diets, claiming that food cooked at a high temperature loses its key nutrients.

5 Best Anti-Aging Foods

Here, five staples your kitchen shouldn't be without.

The Truth About Wrinkles

When it comes to skin aging, it's hard separating fact from fiction. Here, we debunk the biggest myths about fine lines and wrinkles.

Health After 40: What You Need to Know

Get the answers to your most pressing questions about health after 40.

Is Red Wine the Answer to a Longer Life?

Is the secret to a longer, healthier life as simple as uncorking a bottle of red wine?

65 or Over? Keep Your Heart Healthy

Sun and statins, among other things, can keep your heart ticking.

3 Surprising Factors that Affect Female Orgasms

Still in search of the big "O"? Learn about the surprising factors that affect female orgasms.

10 Health Benefits of Having Sex

The word is out sex can be great for your health in more ways than you can imagine.

Menopause and Sex

When you re going through menopause, sex may take a backseat to coping with hot flashes, mood swings, and other menopause symptoms. Learn how to cope and keep your sex life alive.

Destress to Help Your Heart

Stress has been shown time and again to negatively impact the heart. Here s how to find relief.

Senior Health: The Aging and Asthma Connection

If you're reaching your golden years and find yourself experiencing a host of respiratory symptoms, you could be one of the many senior citizens dealing with asthma, even if you don t yet know it.

The Effects of Stress on the Heart

When the going gets rough, how bad does it tax the heart? Recent research provides some interesting answers.

Alcohol and Heart Health

As with most other substances we consume, alcohol can be harmful in excess and beneficial in moderation, especially when it comes to heart health.

Is Glucose Brain Food?

Learn more about the important role that glucose plays in brain function.

What Does Your Family's Health History Mean For Your Health?

You exercise, eat right, get plenty of sleep, and avoid excess stress. Complete your health puzzle by learning your family's health history.

8 Benefits of Being Green

Going green is easier--and more beneficial--than you thought.

5 Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp

Follow these tips to keep your mind in tip-top shape.

Radio Waves: A New Treatment for GERD

Learn more about this new, non-surgical option.

Get Younger Looking Skin Naturally

Get back the skin of your youth.

Managing Heartburn While on the Road

Learn simple strategies for controlling your condition while away from home.

Alternative Medicines for Cholesterol

When your total cholesterol level climbs above 240, it s time to take action to decrease your risk for a stroke or a heart attack.

How to Avoid Heartburn While Exercising

Follow these tips to stay heartburn-free while on the move.

Be Happy, Live Longer

Recent research has shown that those with a sunnier disposition may live longer.

5 Strategies to Prevent Heart Disease

It's the number one killer of women, but with the right lifestyle changes, you can significantly reduce your risk.

Is There Such a Thing as Brain Food?

Certain foods really can enhance your memory and overall cognitive function. Are they part of your diet?

"Memory Matters"

Alzheimer's Foundation of America calls for national dementia screening.