Why Your Brain Needs You to Make Mistakes
Getting a movement wrong can give your nervous system information it uses to adjust the next attempt. Here’s why mistakes are part of learning new physical skills, even as you get older.
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What You Eat in Midlife Is Connected to How Well You Age
The quality of what you eat through midlife is connected to far more than weight. Research links it to physical function, cognitive health, and independence later in life.
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When Did You Start Accepting Feeling Worse as Normal?
Slow changes in sleep, energy, digestion, focus, stamina, stiffness, and recovery can become part of daily life before you realize how much has changed. This post explains how your baseline can shift and how to compare what you feel now with what used to be normal for you.
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Inflammaging: What Chronic Inflammation Has to Do With Aging
Inflammaging is the low-grade inflammation that can build as we get older. Here’s what contributes to it and what you can influence.
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The Health Changes That Start Long Before You Feel “Unhealthy”
You can feel healthy and function normally while changes in waist size, strength, A1C, sleep and stamina are already developing. Here’s why the direction over time matters.
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When Did “Getting Older” Become the Explanation for Everything?
Age can explain some changes after 40, but it shouldn’t become the automatic answer for every change in how you feel, function, or measure your health.
