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Oct 16, 2026 · MovementAn Exercise Pill?
Chronic health conditions can prevent some seniors from reaping the muscle-building benefits of physical activity. Recent research suggests a particular supplement may help them get moving.
Oct 14, 2026 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip – Longevity Requires Nervous System Regulation
Learn how nervous system resilience, stress recovery, HRV, sleep, exercise, breathing and social connection can support healthy aging and longevity.
Oct 12, 2026 · Healthy AgingStrong Bones, Longer Life: Why Bone Health Is Longevity Health
Bone health is essential for longevity. Learn how strength training, nutrition, hormones, screening and everyday habits can help preserve bone density, mobility and independence as you age.
Oct 9, 2026 · Health & WellnessYou Don’t Need to Fight Time
Our time is limited whether we like it or not. But we can learn how to make this fact work for us.
Oct 7, 2026 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip – Does Pink Noise Enhance Sleep?
New MIT research suggests precisely timed 50-millisecond bursts of pink noise may influence deep sleep and brain fluid waves. Here’s what the science actually shows.
Oct 5, 2026 · Healthy AgingThe Hidden Fluid Network Inside Your Body—and What It May Mean for Aging
Discover the interstitium, a body-wide network of fluid-filled spaces, and what emerging research may reveal about fascia, acupuncture, inflammation, and healthy aging.
Oct 2, 2026 · Health & WellnessWhat Is Dusking?
In her new book, Medicine for All People: Science and Ancient Wisdom for Revolutionary Healing, Geeta Maker-Clark, MD, explains how a simple twilight ritual can help lower anxiety, improve sleep, and push back on a culture obsessed with productivity.
Sep 30, 2026 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - The Impact of Sound on Sleep: Is Your Bedroom Helping or Hurting Your Rest?
Learn how nighttime noise, white, pink and brown noise may affect sleep quality, deep sleep and healthy aging—and what emerging research says about sound and sleep.
Sep 28, 2026 · Healthy AgingBrush Better, Age Better: Tend Your Mouth Microbiome Now for Longevity Later
Discover how your oral microbiome and dental health may influence heart, brain and metabolic health—and why caring for your mouth matters for longevity.
Sep 25, 2026 · NutritionThis Is Your Body on Sugar
Here's how sugar affects major systems in your body, including your oral microbiome, your joints, and your brain.
Sep 23, 2026 · Health & WellnessHealth Coach Tip - Why Improving Oxygenation Improves Nearly Every System In The Body
Learn how oxygen supports mitochondrial energy, heart and brain health, metabolism, sleep, and longevity—and how exercise helps your body use it efficiently.
Sep 21, 2026 · Healthy Aging7 Ways to Fight Frailty Before It Sneaks Up on You
Discover why frailty can begin earlier than you think and seven science-backed ways to protect strength, muscle, balance and resilience as you age.
Sep 18, 2026 · Health & WellnessA Balanced Approach to Hormone Replacement Therapy
If you’re considering hormone replacement therapy (HRT), you probably have questions. We asked clinicians and hormone specialists for answers about how HRT works, what its real risks and benefits are, and how to decide whether it’s right for you.
Sep 16, 2026 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Your Mitochondria on the Mediterranean Diet
Discover how the Mediterranean diet may support mitochondrial health, reduce oxidative stress and influence cellular pathways involved in healthy aging and longevity.
Sep 14, 2026 · Healthy AgingKeep Dancing: Why Moving to Music Can Help You Age Better
Discover how dancing can support healthy aging by boosting brain health, mood, cardiovascular fitness, balance, social connection and longevity.
Sep 11, 2026 · Health & WellnessEmbrace These 3 Habits for Healthy Aging
Discover three simple habits for healthy aging—nourishing your brain, making time for stillness, and savoring what you love—to support resilience, well-being, and longevity.
Sep 9, 2026 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip – 6 Evidence-Backed Ways to Support Deep Sleep
Learn why deep sleep matters for longevity and discover six evidence-backed ways to support slow-wave sleep, recovery, brain health and healthy aging.
Sep 7, 2026 · Healthy AgingBeyond Blood Sugar: Why SGLT2 Inhibitors Have Longevity Scientists Excited
Explore the emerging science of SGLT2 inhibitors and longevity, from heart and kidney protection to their potential effects on inflammation, metabolism and healthy aging.
Sep 4, 2026 · MovementWhy Exercise May Be the Best Medicine for Joint Pain
Creaky knees and other sore joints often send us to the medicine cabinet in search of pain relief. But recent research on osteoarthritis suggests we may be better served by simply moving more.
Sep 2, 2026 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip – What Does an Ideal Night of Sleep Look Like?
Understand the stages of sleep—from light and deep sleep to REM—and learn how healthy sleep architecture supports brain health, recovery and longevity.
Aug 31, 2026 · Healthy AgingSauna Your Way to a Longer, Healthier and Happier Life
Discover the science-backed benefits of sauna bathing for longevity, heart and brain health, inflammation, recovery and sleep—and how often to sauna.
Aug 28, 2026 · Health & WellnessThe Smarter Way to Fly
Flying can disrupt circadian rhythm, hydration, movement, sleep, and recovery. This practical guide offers simple ways to prepare before takeoff, feel better in flight, and reset after landing.
Aug 26, 2026 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip – Can Meditation Support a More Resilient Brain?
Meditation may do more than reduce stress. Emerging research suggests it may support neuroplasticity, brain connectivity and cognitive resilience as we age.
Aug 24, 2026 · Healthy Aging5 Reasons Why Kicking the Multitasking Habit Can Help You Age Better
Your brain was never designed to multitask. What we call multitasking is really rapid task-switching, and every switch comes at a cost, not just to productivity, but to memory, attention, stress levels, blood pressure, eating habits, and over time, the health of your nervous system. Healthy aging isn't built only on exercise, nutrition, and sleep. It's also shaped by thousands of small choices we make every day, including how we direct our attention. Protecting your focus may be one of the simplest and most overlooked investments you can make in the health of your future brain and body.