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4 Tips to Boost Your Energy

The crocuses are starting to bloom and spring is just around the corner. If you want to put a little spring in your step, use these four tips to boost your energy:

Take a brisk walk outdoors. Just 10 minutes of brisk walking boosts your energy level for up to two-hours! The longer you walk, the [...]

Good News and Bad News on Alzheimer’s Front

New Alzheimer’s research that is being hailed by the scientific community as “stunning” has raised hopes of a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, recently-revised medical guidelines will make it more difficult for patients to obtain an Alzheimer’s diagnosis and receive the early treatment needed to delay the disease’s progression.

First the good news. [...]

Website Makes Medical Bills Easy to Understand

There’s nothing like trying to sort through a pile of medical bills to send your blood soaring. Trying to figure out what those codes stand for and what all the medical gobbledygook means is confusing. Even more frustrating is struggling to match medical bills to insurance claims and trying to figure out who is charging [...]

Sweet Thoughts on Valentine’s Day

A few sweet thoughts on Valentine’s Day:

Ain’t love grand? 84% of couples who have been married for more than 10 years say they are “very in love” or “intensely in love,” according to a report in Social Psychological and Personality Science.

Chocolate forever! Eating chocolate two or more times a week decreases your risk of developing [...]

Gaming May Help Stave Off Alzheimer’s, Dementia

It may be time to tell the grandkids to move over and give you a turn at the Xbox or Wii controls. A new study has found that playing virtual games provides important physical and mental health benefits for seniors. A recent study of 102 older adults found that seniors gained two important benefits by [...]

Rx for Long, Healthy Life: Smile!

A recent study of more than 6,000 adults found that people who smile the most live the longest and enjoy better health. Happy people make healthier diet and exercise choices. People with an optimistic attitude are less likely to suffer a stroke, have a decreased risk of heart attack, are less affected by stress, and [...]