Instead of eating nutritious, home-cooked meals, I’ve been ordering out more due to my busy summer schedule. And, I can feel it! That’s because the food you eat can literally make you hurt. If you’re having some unexplained pain, here are seven foods that could be at fault…

HDL cholesterol in your bloodstream gradually declines with age. And less HDL cholesterol is tied to frailty, worse muscle strength and poor physical performance as you age. So, you want more HDL around to age better. Here’s an easy way to get it…

Breathing polluted air increases your risk of a lot of serious diseases, like heart attacks, stroke, dementia and more. But even though the effects of air pollution may feel totally out of your control, there is something you can do to protect yourself…

Medical researchers in Germany recently discovered that if you drink enough coffee, you can actually repair your heart to keep it young — even if you’ve already suffered a heart attack. But how does it work and how much should you drink?

Foods and nutrients are eaten in unique combinations that produce different results in your body. Certain combinations are better for your health than others. It’s good to know which ones can boost other’s health-giving potential, and which don’t…

Everywhere you turn, someone is giving you advice on what to eat… Eat this and you’re heart will be healthy… Eat that and you won’t get Alzheimer’s… This food cures the common cold… And, that one will help you lose weight. Not so fast…

As you get older, you have less lung capacity and your lungs become more susceptible to infections like pneumonia. That means breathing’s not always easy in your older years, especially with the threat of flu — or coronavirus, now that we know it will be part of our regular “flu season.” There’s a simple step you can take to make sure your lungs stay young…

In our enthusiasm for quick results, some of us go overboard when we try to eat healthy. Don’t let it backfire. Here are 5 ‘health’ foods that you should know more about before chomping down on them…

One way to stretch your dollar is to make sure the produce you buy doesn’t spoil before it’s eaten. Another way is to consider store brands, many of which are just as nutritious as their full-priced competitors. Here are 7 tips to get you started.

Many Italian towns have reputations as blue zones… places where inhabitants live unusually long and healthy lives. Most often their health and longevity is attributed to a healthy Mediterranean diet. But the citizens of a town on the Italian Riviera hold tight to another healthy secret…

When it comes to drinking coffee, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, per se. However, if you are among the hundreds of millions of coffee drinkers in the world, there’s significant proof that coffee is very healthy habit, but even more so if you’re on the mature side…

It starts in your 30s, and by the time you reach your 70s, you may have lost as much as 50 percent of your muscle mass. That’s why sarcopenia is one of the top causes of frailty, poor mobility and falls in older people. So does that mean you’re doomed to a future of weak muscles and waning independence?