Healthy Living
As you age, it's more important than ever to take care of your health. Explore these articles for information and resources that can help you stay mentally and physically fit.
Well! Magazine: Summer 2025
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The Brain Benefits of Puzzles
Jigsaw puzzles. Crossword puzzles. Sudoku. They’re fun, they’re challenging—and they can help strengthen cognitive health as you age.
Strength Training for Older Adults
Regular physical activity is one of the best things you can do for your health in older age. Exercise—including strength training—can help prevent or delay health issues that often arise later in life.
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- Preventive Health
How Can You Prevent Kidney Disease?
Kidney disease is a condition in which your kidneys are damaged and can’t filter blood properly. The damage happens slowly over a long period of time, and so the disease is called “chronic.”
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- Staying Healthy
Blood Pressure Numbers
According to the American Heart Association, almost half of adults in the United States have high blood pressure. If untreated, high blood pressure (hypertension) damages your circulatory system, and puts you at risk for heart disease and stroke.
- Recipes
Old-Fashioned Vegetable Barley Soup
Perfect on a cold day, this quick and easy vegetarian soup, packed with vegetables and a whole grain, can be on your table in about 30 minutes.
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- Recipes
Slow Cooker Harvest Beef Stew
Let the slow cooker do all the heavy work for you with this recipe for a delicious stew, perfect for a cold winter's day. Ingredients 6 Servings | Serving Size...
- Staying Healthy
Your Guide to Weight Loss Over 60
The basics of weight loss are the same at any age—burn more calories than you consume and eat a healthy diet with more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, and leaner cuts of meat.
- Recipes
Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients 4 Servings Servings Size: 1/2 cup 1 1/2 pounds small Yukon Gold potatoes, halved or cut into 2-inch pieces 6 medium garlic cloves 1/4 cup olive oil (extra virgin...
- Staying Healthy
Tips for Eating Healthy During the Holidays
With the holiday season comes festive celebrations almost always involving food. Lots of food. You don’t need to deprive yourself of delicious food.
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- Staying Healthy
Using Opioids Safely
Opioids are an effective medication prescribed to ease pain. But it’s important to take them safely. Taking too much opioid medication, taking it too long, or not taking it the...
- Staying Healthy
Understanding the Stages of Alzheimer's
Typically, Alzheimer’s disease progresses gradually in three general stages; early, middle, and late, where symptoms worsen over time. As the disease progresses, the specific symptoms a loved one may experience will vary. Learn more in this article.
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- Seasonal Health
How the Fall Time Change can Impact Your Health
When we turn the clocks back in the fall, daylight savings time ends, and we return to standard time. While “falling back” at 2 a.m. and gaining an hour of...
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