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A nighttime routine should generally be performed in the same order, every night. Here are five routines that seniors can try to sleep better and snooze longer.

If you want to practice self care for your mental well-being, why not try some activities that are backed by research? These five self-care tips are supported by certain studies and just might help you boost your mood and truly care for yourself.

An estimated 50 to 70 million American adults suffer from some sort of sleep disorder, including insomnia. While proper sleep hygiene, like keeping your room dark and sleeping on a comfortable mattress can help, there are also some natural supplements you can take.

The Mediterranean diet is associated with many health benefits, including lowering the risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and obesity. Learn more about how it works.

If you’re looking for an easy yet impactful way to be proactive in your health journey, try introducing seafood into your diet.

A new COVID-19 variant, identified as “Omicron,” has individuals concerned about how this variant might affect life as we begin 2022. Here's some information to help you protect yourself and your loved ones.

Caregivers often put others' needs ahead of their own. But caregiving can be challenging, which makes self-care as important now than ever. Here's how you can avoid burnout.

There are many common heart conditions such as a heart attack, coronary artery disease or atrial fibrillation (AFib) that can cause alarm. But each has different causes and slightly different warning signs from another condition: heart failure.

Here are a few tips to help improve your AM routine so when you wake up, you feel like seizing the day instead of sleeping through it.

Learn more about the MIND diet, a combination of the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet, which was made with the goal of emphasizing foods that impact brain health.

If you want the senior in your life to get the best possible care, consider booking an appointment with a geriatrician, an expert in issues associated with aging.

Here is a quick intro to some meat-free options, plus tips on how to enjoy them

If you snore, or you ever wake up after a seemingly restful night’s sleep feeling tired, it could be because you aren’t breathing properly throughout the night. This is a common sleep disorder known as sleep apnea.

There's more hope on the horizon for managing osteoporosis, a disease that often stops seniors in their tracks if they fracture a bone after falling.

If you or a loved one has recently received a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, or you are noticing symptoms and suspect Alzheimer’s or dementia may be the cause, this list of common misconceptions may help you better understand the disease.