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Catering to readers seeking insights on adopting healthier habits for their physical and mental well-being, this section offers practical advice on exercise, fitness, heart health, nutrition, and other facets of personal wellness. From tips on movement and diet to in-depth discussions about cardiovascular health and the mind-body connection, the goal is to provide a well-rounded perspective on taking an informed, holistic approach to one's health.
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What is Vascular Dementia?
Alzheimer’s disease is the best-known and most common type of dementia. The second most common form is called vascular dementia. Whereas Alzheimer’s is principally marked...
Is Alzheimer’s Disease Genetic?
Alzheimer’s is a complex disease driven by many different factors, some of them modifiable (such as diet and exercise) and others non-modifiable. Genetic makeup is...
What are Alzheimer’s Risk Factors?
As we learn more and more about Alzheimer’s disease, the picture that emerges becomes increasingly complex. We understand today that the disease has no single...
What is Amyloid Plaque?
Most people have heard of amyloid plaque and understand that it has something to do with Alzheimer’s disease. But what is it exactly, and what...
Plantar Fasciitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Is heel pain bothering you? Don’t ignore it—it could be plantar fasciitis, a condition that will only get worse without care, warns foot surgeon Johanna...
What is Mild Cognitive Impairment?
If you were to think of cognition as a linear continuum, you might imagine, at one end, someone with a perfect memory and highly functional...
What are the Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease?
It’s a common experience for people of a certain age to wonder, after walking into a room, just what it was they’d gone in there...
What’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s and Dementia?
People often use the terms “Alzheimer’s disease” and “dementia” interchangeably, as if they were the same thing. In fact, Alzheimer’s is just one form of...
Osteopenia vs. Osteoporosis: What Is the Difference?
Most midlife-aged women think about their bone health only when a friend or older family member is diagnosed with osteoporosis, a condition impacting more than...
Is Dementia a Normal Part of Aging?
What does it mean to be older? For many of us, part of the description of the stereotypical elderly person would be memory problems and...
How To Take Your Blood Pressure
If you’ve been diagnosed with hypertension, experts recommend that you get a home blood pressure monitor and keep track of your pressure on a regular...
