Tenocyte in its connective tissue web In another article, I discussed one of the reasons given for athletic decline in older people: your maximal heart rate goes down....
Another reason your running slows down as you age
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Senior Health
A selection of Dr. Lavine's articles on senior health...
Why older runners can’t run as fast
There are plenty of ways you can improve your fitness at any age. Someone who’s sixty can train to run faster or farther when she (or he) turns seventy. There’s no age limit to...
Walk on cobblestones to improve your balance and blood pressure
In today’s modern age, we’re missing out on something - irregularity. In particular, challenging ourselves to walk on irregular surfaces. Researchers in Oregon set up two groups...
Two reasons to avoid a Medicare Advantage plan
Medicare Advantage plans sound good, but they limit which doctors and hospitals you can use and they lock you in, making it difficult to get out.
Why your low back aches when you get up from sitting
The reason why your low back aches when you get out of a chair.
Restless leg syndrome and gut bacteria
Restless leg syndrome has been linked to small intestine bacterial overgrowth.
Sitting shrinks your brain
Science keeps demonstrating the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle. Add to the list of negative effects the shrinking of a key brain region involved with memory.
How to meditate
A simple meditation practice.
Another reason bouncing back from an injury can be a challenge
Once you've injured your muscles or joints, it can be a challenge to return to full activity without further risk. Re-injuring the same area is all too common. Your muscles and...
Protect your knees by walking fast. Five minutes will do it.
Humans are designed to move. But now we’re learning that we’re also designed to move fast. A team of researchers from the University of Delaware presented further evidence in...
Today’s inspiring quote – from Viktor Frankl
Inspiring quote from Nazi Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl
Want to control your blood pressure without pharmaceuticals?
Natural remedies for high blood pressure
The one exercise you’ve got to do to prevent falls
Strengthening your toe muscles is one of the single most important things you can do to prevent falls.
The new wave prescription drug crisis?
While opioid prescriptions are decreasing, the use of gabapentin and related drugs is increasing. These drugs have their dangers too.
Grip strength is an important component of health
Grip strength is an important health measure that’s usually left off of the general physical exam
This kind of brain training actually slows cognitive decline
Training to boost processing speed has been shown to prevent cognitive decline.
Weight training and bone density
Weight training is an essential part of a program to maintain muscle mass and prevent fragility fractures.
America’s other drug epidemic – seniors in the hospital
The shocking epidemic of over-medication of seniors.
