If you’ve started feeling bloated, overly full or tired after meals, it may not be your diet that’s changed. In middle age, your body produces fewer digestive enzymes, making it harder to break down and absorb nutrients. The result? Less energy, more discomfort, and a hidden problem many people overlook.

Not all cholesterol is bad. In fact, cholesterol could be all that’s standing between you and age-related hearing loss. Luckily, researchers may have found the secret to maintaining youthful cholesterol levels in your ears to reduce the threat of hearing loss…

Chances are you’ve never heard of phosphatidylserine. It’s a fatty substance especially important for brain neurons — for good reason: It’s the key to better brain function, including memory, stress management and healthy mood…

Research has successfully busted a deeply held belief about diabetes prevention: that weight loss is a must. A large, long-running study found that one in four people reversed their condition without losing a single pound.

Green tea’s healthy reputation spans centuries, and over the last several decades, its laundry list of health benefits has been well researched. But if you’re not careful about how you drink it, contaminants can ruin them.

Fruits and vegetables are integral to a healthy diet. But the pesticides used to grow them can cause serious harm over time. A recent look into real-world exposure appears daunting, but also provides clues for reducing pesticide intake on your plate…

Olive oil is an elixir for life. Studies show it decreases risks for numerous ailments that make for an early grave, like heart problems. But research reveals its greatest gift may be helping us avoid this common scourge of aging…

Are you a chocoholic? If you are, you may have been thinking about cutting back. Hold that thought. First, read about how it’s slowing aging in people by inceasing a natural anti-aging chemical…

As you get older, you may lose some of your mental sharpness. You may choose a supplement to support memory and cognition. But it’s important that you’re taking the right ones, otherwise, you may sacrifice much more…

If you’re health conscious, you might focus on getting important nutrients like vitamins through diet or by supplementing. But how much mind do you pay to minerals? There’s one that half of us are deficient in. Considering it just might be the best insurance against dementia, that’s a problem…

Type 2 diabetes is known to impact a man’s testosterone levels. But it’s not the hormone that explains the reason heart disease risk in type 2 diabetes looks different in men and women…

Some people’s brains seem to stay young, while for others the clock speeds by, leaving cognitive decline and brain shrinkage in its wake. Do these super-agers possess some sort of superpower? Almost. A specific nutritional profile keeps their brains young…