Tips to Avoid Injury during Exercise
Exercise is good for your health at any age. Even if you have never exercised, or are coming back to exercise after a long absence, starting a regular exercise routine now can still improve your strength, flexibility, and your endurance. It is important to start off slowly and increase your exercise intensity. Whatever activity you choose, it is important to follow these safety tips.read more....

Some Facts about Fats
Most people should get no more than 7 percent of their calories from artery-clogging saturated fat. That means just 16 grams a day for someone who eats 2,000 calories. Some foods often assumed to be high in that fat, such as eggs, contain very little. But these foods contain plenty.read more....

Dementia linked to removal of ovaries before menopause.
Women who had surgery before menopause at risk of dementia, study says.
Hormone therapy has been linked to a greater risk of dementia and heart attacks when given to women after age 65. But recent research indicates that when given before menopause or just afterward, it doesn’t raise heart attack risk and may protect against dementia.read more....

Longevity Facts: Physical Activity and Older Americans
Although to many people growing older means that life will get worse, there is good news when it comes to physical activity and aging. First, it is never too late to become physically active. Second, even a small amount of activity can result in better health. Third, research has shown key strategies for helping older Americans to become more active. This report describes the importance of physical activity, the prevalence and costs of inactivity, and the health benefits of regular activity; it also recommends levels of physical activity in older adults.read more....

Do you need to lose weight?
In healthy adults, acceptable levels of body fat range from 18 percent to 23 percent in men and 25 percent to 30 percent in women. But weighing yourself tells you little about how close you are to that mark. Gaining or losing a pound doesn’t always mean a pound of fat. The National Institutes of Health has adopted a threefold approach to determining a healthy weight. This approach is based on three key components.read more....