An assembly of nutrition, fitness and lifestyle resources

to keep seniors actively engaged.

• Strength Training for the Aging Adult During the past few years there has been a lot of interest in the aging process and strategies for delaying degenerative problems. Although we all grow older, physical inactivity appears to accelerate the adverse effects of aging. Consider the physiological responses to sedentary lifestyles. It is an unfortunate fact that about 90 percent of all Americans ...
• Weight Loss Approaches That Work For Older Adults Most older adults don’t understand that body weight represents 2 components, namely fat weight and lean weight. Together, the fat weight and lean weight (muscle and bone) define body composition as well as body weight.  People generally don’t realize that their body composition is much more important than their body weight, and they have little knowledge ...
• Strength Training for Older Adults: Why and How Benefits of Sensible Strength Training During the past few years more and more studies have shown that sensible strength training produces many health and fitness benefits especially for older adults. Key researchers, such as Dr. William Evans and Dr. Ben Hurley, have provided a wealth of data on the positive physiological responses to basic programs of ...
• Mapping Your Health: Geomedicine As far back as most of us can remember, even before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was formed, it was recognized that our surroundings could affect our health, even in minute ways. This concept has taken a leap of several magnitudes in the creation of an emerging field called geomedicine. The whole idea behind geomedicine is to ...
• Sleep and Memory Part 6, Sleeping Medications Dr. Winningham’s articles  feature excerpts of Chapter 9, “Sleep and Memory” from his book,”Train Your Brain: How to Maximize Memory and Ability in Older Adulthood” Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.  BOOK Giveaway Contest! Enter to WIN a copy of  “Train Your Brain: How to Maximize Memory and Ability in Older Adulthood” signed by author Dr. Rob Winningham.   To be entered in the book giveaway contest simply leave one thoughtful ...