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Dr. Alyssa Kuhn, arthritis specialist physio, shows us how: Undoing the damage Why morning stiffness happens: your joints are immobile for several hours during sleep, so joint fluid doesn’t circulate as well, inflammation and swelling can settle, and your muscles tighten with inactivity. What to do to fix it, in few words: improve circulation, lubricate…

For most people it’s not much, but nobody’s immune, and Dr. Elizabeth Cox details several ways it can happen: The Amazingly Deceptive Circus One day, Rosalie had an interesting experience. Sitting alone at home, suddenly she was interrupted by a circus troupe entering the room, with elaborate scenes of animals, children, costumes, and swirling fabrics…

Dr. Doug Weiss, osteoporosis specialist, busts a myth: Perhaps something a little more down-to-Earth Good news: jumping creates high-impact forces that can stimulate bone remodeling because bones respond to mechanical loading, particularly rapid impact during landing. However: studies use different jumping techniques, heights, landing styles, and training protocols, making results difficult to compare or reproduce….

Dr. Andrea Suarez, dermatologists, talks about considerations that many overlook: More than one way to dry out Some things are obvious. For example, UV radiation damages your skin barrier, lowers ceramide levels, increases water loss, and makes your skin more prone to dryness. Sunburn further weakens the barrier and should be treated with gentle, lightweight…

There’s nothing humerus about it: No, seriously: There really is nothing humerus about it, because the humerus is the long bone in your upper arm, while the long bones in the lower arm are the radius and ulna, and this sensation has to do with the ulnar nerve, which runs down the (you guessed it)…

Do you do this? It’s not a panacea Cardio is great for heart and lung health, but especially after age 60 it needs to be complemented with strength, mobility, balance, and bone-loading exercises to maintain physical function and, with it, independence. Many people, on the other hand, just do cardio, and wonder why they deteriorate,…

Mobility coach and former gymnast Alisa Zuravskaja gives insider advice: Don’t let the strengths be weaknesses Barefoot shoes place greater demands on your feet, ankles, calves, and tendons. This is the point! In doing so, it strengthens those very same things. However, it does mean that if you rush the transition to barefoot shoes when…

Dr. Ruth Machin hosts dietician Lorelei Sturm, to talk about a very widespread but little talked-about issue: Change is the opposite of stability First things first, about disordered eating vs eating disorders: an eating disorder is a diagnosable mental health condition, while disordered eating refers to unhealthy or inconsistent eating patterns that may or may…

The surprising science of the forbidden snack: Extra dry Firstly, let’s quickly cover what it actually is: silica gel is made from silicon dioxide (silica), a naturally occurring mineral found abundantly in the Earth’s crust. It starts as silica sand, which is processed and transformed into hard, porous beads. Chemically, silica gel is the same…

Dr. Alyssa Kuhn, physio, weighs in with professional tips: It’s about efficiency Feeling like your legs are heavy, sluggish, or tiring easily is often not just a normal part of aging; it can indicate that your leg muscles are not working efficiently, making movement feel more difficult. Making things worse, when these muscles are inactive…

Grief is not just in your head—where there are emotions there are neurotransmitters, where there are neurotransmitters there are systemic effects, and that’s without getting started on the behavioral changes that can impact health. And yes, one can die of it: At the heart of the matter Studies of older couples have found that the…

Dr. Andrea Suarez, dermatologist, advises: Which itch? Sometimes, the rash is on its way and you just don’t know yet! This is because itching can occur before any visible skin changes, which in turn is because specialized nerve fibers send itchy signals to your brain, with the most common cause being dry skin that disrupts…