It should come as no surprise that older adults prefer chocolate pudding to vanilla. That finding would probably hold true across all generations. A new study took a deeper dive into that common dessert preference in its effort to identify “desirable, safe, and nutritious dairy-rich breakfasts and desserts for older adults.” Nostalgic Comfort Food The […]
The federal agencies with primary responsibility for helping Americans stay in good health are the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The CDC monitors outbreaks of disease and offers advice that — if followed — should help Americans improve or maintain their health. The […]
Most seniors are automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A when they turn 65 if they apply for or are already receiving Social Security benefits. Medicare Part A provides coverage for treatment after hospitalization. Seniors need to take the initiative to enroll in Medicare Part B. That coverage pays a large chunk of most medical treatment […]
Updated May 2025 Martha Graham said, “Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body.” The benefit of expressing the soul through dance might explain Satchel Paige’s advice: “Dance like nobody’s watching.” For older adults, dance benefits both the mind and the body. In 2017—-2020, researchers in England studied Dance for Health… Researchers […]
As youngsters, most of us were touched quite often. Who doesn’t remember your mother’s cool hand placed gently on your forehead when you were sick? I remember momma laying me down on the counter and washing my hair in the kitchen sink followed by drying and curling and brushing and fussing. I complained about the […]