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By Fred Cicetti  When I was younger, I couldn’t get enough Chinese food. Now it just doesn’t have that zing anymore. I’m guessing it’s me, not the food, right?  As we age, our sense of taste may change, but this loss...
In a fitness world obsessed with lifting more weight, showing more abs, and building bigger biceps, a lot of workout enthusiasts forget about—or ignore—the un-sexy parts of fitness.  I mean, who wants to post on Instagram about their nine hours of...
By Michele D. Baker  Adapted from an article in Better Homes and Gardens  According to CDC estimates, the average American adult deals with two to three colds each year. The best ways to prevent a cold are regular hand washing, limiting...
by Mike Wright  The Wright Stuff: I have taken tests for both neuropathy and PAD (Peripheral Artery Disease) and I failed. The thought of copying off of someone else’s paper never entered my mind.   However my feet and lower legs always...
By Fred Cicetti  Q. Why do they call high blood pressure the silent killer?  High blood pressure—known as hypertension—is very sneaky. It’s called the “silent killer” because it usually has no symptoms.  Doctors say you have high blood pressure if you have...
From raising awareness about senior rights to commemorating the lives of the oldest people in our families, holidays honoring elders allow us to celebrate the wise people in our lives and remind us to check up on them and...
By Jan Larraine Cox                                               As we all don our green clothing in honor of St. Patrick on Friday March 17, bear in mind that back in the day, the official color was instead, blue! We typically wear green because of...
Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the eye’s optic nerve, which carries images to the brain. Here’s how glaucoma works.
Adapted from an article by: Dan LeMoine, author of “Fear No Food”  March is National Nutrition Month, and according to the CDC, 90% of Americans have a poor diet. As we age, it becomes even more important to fuel our...
Your heart doctor may ask if you’re avoiding saturated fat or what you’re doing to control your weight. But doctors seldom ask, are you taking care of your heart health?  We lose about 5% of our total muscle mass every...
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