Healthy Aging

There’s still a lot we don’t know about COVID-19 but one thing is clear: the outdoors is safer than the indoors. So, Buckeyes, ‘tis the time to winterize ourselves and…

Avid gardeners are working double time in 2020. Not only are they busy weeding, watering, and harvesting their blooms and veggies, but they’ve been engaged with newbie gardeners near and…

A year ago, none of us could have imagined that a global pandemic would drastically change our daily lives. Today, try to envision a pandemic without Zoom, telemedicine, streaming channels…

Weeds and poison ivy. Insects and annoying critters. Heat and drought. Sometimes gardening can be challenging, but this summer try to embrace the benefits of gardening that are good for…

Flattening the curve. Shelter-in-place. Social distancing. Terms like these are not new in the medical research sphere, but since COVID-19 words like these have entered the lexicon of the general…

We always celebrate Ohio’s summer harvest of corn, peaches and the like but this year when we’re searching for reminders that life’s beauty continues it’s especially gratifying to see our…

We always look forward to mealtime, but now with so little on our plates so to speak, eating has become one of THE brightest spots in our day. And pandemic…

The benefits of meditation, tai chi and other mindful activities are many and varied. According to Mayo Clinic: “Meditation can give you a sense of calm, peace and balance that…

I was a runner for about 30 years but as I neared my 60th birthday, an active puppy and arthritis aches turned me into a walker. For cardio, I went…