by Patsi Krakoff | Jun 11, 2020 | Aging Brain, Lifestyle, Senior Fitness, Senior Health
Seniors experiencing memory loss often worry about dementia and brain disease, but not everyone needs to. Senior moments may be a part of life as we age, but it doesn’t mean we’re on the road to Alzheimer’s. New research is clear that memory loss may...
by Patsi Krakoff | Jun 3, 2020 | Aging Brain, Lifestyle, Senior Fitness
Have you ever wondered why you sleep less as you age? It’s not because you don’t need more sleep and can get by with less. It is because you had roughly twice as much sensitivity to light when you were a child. As an aging adult, your body responds with less melatonin...
by Patsi Krakoff | May 27, 2020 | Aging Brain, Nutrition, Senior Fitness
If you experience brain fog or “senior moments,” try intermittent fasting for seniors. It’s one of the best ways to improve mental clarity. This is a partial fast that you can practice after dinner until lunch the next day, giving your digestive...
by Patsi Krakoff | May 20, 2020 | Aging Brain, Lifestyle, Longevity, Senior Fitness, Senior Health
Non-exercise activity are all the things we take for granted but don’t count as real physical fitness exercise. All forms of movement contribute toward good health. The most underrated of them are everyday activities like housework, gardening and walking. More...
by Patsi Krakoff | May 13, 2020 | Aging Brain, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Senior Fitness
If you’re like many people, staying home leads to eating more packaged foods and take out fast food loaded with refined carbohydrates and sugar. This so-called Quarantine Diet is full of high carbs, sugar, and junk. Just what your aging brain doesn’t...
by Patsi Krakoff | May 6, 2020 | Aging Brain, Senior Fitness, Senior Health
Finally! Some new research shows that seniors in their 60s and 70s still have sharp brains. In fact, most reach their intellectual peak in these later years for two categories: Vocabulary abilities continue to increase. Crystallized intelligence, or accumulated...
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