Health and Fitness

Arthritis literally means joint inflammation, and it refers to a group of more than a hundred rheumatic diseases that cause pain, stiffness, and swelling in the joints. There are two major types of arthritis: osteoarthritis…

We have all had decades at our hands to understand exactly what foods we like to eat. So, keeping Pooh’s point in mind, it should be easy to choose to eat less of what we don’t like. For instance, Leslie enjoys a pasta dinner, but the sauce is the best part…

I catch myself doing it several times a week: mouth open, breathing loud and shallow, as if my body has forgotten everything I’ve spent years teaching other people. The irony isn’t lost on me – I’m a certified Buteyko breathing trainer, and yet I have to catch myself mid-breath and correct course…

Last week I visited my eye doctor, not because something was wrong, but because at 67 I am not leaving my vision to chance. My eyes are strong and I intend to keep them that way. That appointment reminded me how many women over 60 are silently struggling with screen fatigue and assuming it is simply part of getting older…

As a holistic health counselor and bodyworker, I help mostly over-50 women figure out the best way to care for themselves. As we talk, what often comes up is a sense of disconnect when it comes to their relationship with their medical practitioners…

Many people assume that improving your bladder starts with just improving your pelvic floor and drinking water. And while those two are extremely important to one’s overall bladder function, there are still many other ways to keep your bladder healthy…

In today’s world, many of us receive spam (and scam!) phone calls every day. The caller may say that they’re calling about your Medicare benefits, or perhaps they promise to save you money, or offer extra benefits that your current plan does not cover. They may even warn you that your current plan is changing or being discontinued…

For decades, women’s health conversations have focused heavily on the heart, the brain, and the waistline. We track our cholesterol, schedule routine bone density scans, monitor our blood pressure, and swear by joint-friendly cardio. Yet, the literal foundation of our entire physical autonomy is frequently left completely out of the wellness conversation…

I have spent a ridiculous amount of my life standing in front of an open refrigerator. Usually around six o’clock. I would stare at perfectly good food I had purchased only days earlier with the best of intentions. Chicken. Vegetables. Salad ingredients. Fruit. Maybe something I had specifically bought because I had promised myself this […]

Author Duston Spear’s debut novel, Birdgirl, launched in mid-August of 2026. She had garnered advanced five-star reviews and reserved bookstores for her launch party and readings. The book is situated, in part, in the 1970s art culture scene in SoHo, New York, the place and time Duston’s career as a visual artist was established…