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Older adults: Sit less, move more, live better

Older adults: Sit less, move more, live better
What’s the problem with excessive sitting? The proportion of older adults is increasing globally. Persons over age 60 may account for a quarter of the UK population in 2050. Older persons spend a disproportionately large amount of time in sedentary behaviors, such as sitting, which predict increased risk of worse health. Lots of daily sitting…
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Biological Aging

Biological Aging
Aging and chronic diseases The aging of humanity, especially in developed countries, and the chronic diseases of older people pose huge challenges to medical care. The current model of medical research and practice features investigation and treatment of specific diseases. Yet, recent research suggests that biological aging underlies the development of most chronic diseases. A…
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Meal Timing and Metabolic Health

Meal Timing and Metabolic Health
Eat the same number of calories for better metabolic health Hit a home run: Eat more calories earlier in the day by shifting your food intake from dinner to lunch and/or from lunch to breakfast. Also, shift your calories from sugars and starches to vegetables, fruits, beans, and nuts. You can improve your metabolic health…
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Healthy Living on the Camino de Santiago

Healthy Living on the Camino de Santiago
As you know, Keep Moving might be the single most important healthy lifestyle choice that you can embrace and incorporate into your daily life. Last week, my wife, Betsy, and I returned from Spain after hiking the Camino de Santiago (also known as the Camino Frances). We started on April 21 in St. Jean Pied…
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