_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Weight Loss10 Tips to Help You Eat, Drink, and Be Merry Without Holiday Weight Gain By Sondra Forsyth articleEditor’s note: The holidays are traditionally celebrated with all kinds of fattening foods, and making healthy choices this time of … Read More→
_ Atrial Fibrillation Cancer Center Heart Attack Heart HealthThe Truth About the Headlines Regarding Aspirin as a Preventive Measure By Sondra Forsyth articleWhen the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft of a recommendation on September 15th 2015 regarding the use … Read More→
Brain Health ExerciseCan Cardio Fitness Keep Your Brain Young? By Sondra Forsyth articleYou probably already know that regular exercise can help keep your heart and lungs healthy as you age. But what … Read More→
Cancer Center Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer Women's Health and WellnessThe Life-Saving Ovarian Cancer Treatment Many Patients Still Aren’t Getting By Sondra Forsyth articleBy Sondra Forsyth On January 5th 2006, almost a full decade ago, the National Cancer Institute issued a strongly worded … Read More→
_ Sex Sexual Health Women's Health and WellnessWhat You Really Need to Know About “Pink Viagra” By Sondra Forsyth articleIn the wake of a media frenzy over the FDA’s advisory committee vote on June 4th 2015 in favor of … Read More→
_ Chronic Fatigue SyndromeWhy Daily Activities Magnify Exhaustion for Chronic Fatigue Patients By Sondra Forsyth articleThe mechanism that causes high-performance athletes to “feel the burn” turns out to be the culprit in what makes people … Read More→
Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Blisters in Her Mouth and on Her Body, Second Week By Sondra Forsyth articleEditor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
Setting My Daughter’s Holiday Table By Sondra Forsyth blogMy daughter, son-in-law, and two young grandsons had only recently settled into a new home when I arrived for Thanksgiving […]
The Day Ebola Came to Town By Sondra Forsyth blogOn the evening of October 22nd 2014, I went to the Broadway show “On the Town” here in New York […]
Constipation Digestive HealthSolve the Medical Riddle: The Patient Is No Longer “Regular”, Third Week By Sondra Forsyth articleEditor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
_ Anxiety (Panic Disorders, Phobias) Mental & Emotional HealthWatch: Taking the Steps to Control Anxiety Disorder By Sondra Forsyth articleHere’s another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Money MattersPlants in the Office Boost Productivity By Sondra Forsyth article“Green” offices with plants make staff happier and more productive than “lean” designs stripped of greenery, according to research done … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other DementiasMemory & AD: Understanding Brain Circuitry By Sondra Forsyth articleA study published August 31st 2014 in the journal Nature Neuroscience by,Sylvain Williams PhD and colleagues at the Research Centre … Read More→
Coming Next Week! September 8th to September 12th 2014 By Sondra Forsyth articleHere’s a sneak preview of the articles, slideshows, and blogs we’ll be posting during the coming week on ThirdAge, the … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional HealthWatch: Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness By Sondra Forsyth articleHere’s another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Heart HealthDrinking Tea Reduces Non-CV Mortality By Sondra Forsyth articleDrinking tea reduces non-cardiovascular mortality by 24% according to a study of 131,000 people presented at European Society for Cardiology Congress in Barcelna on August 31st 2014 by Professor Nicolas Danchin from France.
_ Weight LossTechnologies for Weight Loss By Sondra Forsyth articleDespite US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for screening and treating obesity, there are many barriers. However, several of these problems may be ameliorated through technological approaches, according to a study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center published online August 21st 2014 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM).
_ Relationships & LoveMeaningful Relationships Help Us Thrive By Sondra Forsyth articleDeep and meaningful relationships play a vital role in overall well-being. Past research has shown that individuals with supportive and rewarding relationships have better mental health, higher levels of subjective well-being and lower rates of morbidity and mortality. A paper published in August 2014 in Personality and Social Psychology Review provides an important perspective on thriving through relationships, emphasizes two types of support that relationships provide, and illuminates aspects where further study is necessary.What is “thriving”?