Category Healthy Living

Staying hydrated as an older adult is harder than it sounds: thirst fades with age. Here is how much fluid you really need and simple ways to keep up.

Creatine is a compound your body makes and gets from food. Reviews of trials in older adults found small muscle gains when it was paired with strength training, and weaker evidence for bone and brain.

Trials in older adults found clearer gains in leg strength than in bone density, and no clear proof that a vibration plate prevents falls. One plate maker tells some people, including those with a pacemaker or a recent joint replacement, to get a doctor's approval first, and for bone and falls the advice is still weight-bearing exercise, strength work and balance training.

A 12-month trial of 150 older adults found no protection for hip bone from a weighted vest during weight loss. Health systems advise starting at 5 to 10 percent of body weight, and people with back problems or osteoporosis should ask a doctor first.

Walking for a few minutes after a meal keeps blood sugar from climbing as high. Here is what studies in older adults found about timing, length and pace.

The standard protein guideline was not written with older muscle in mind. Here's what the research recommends after 60, and how to spread it across your day.

Nutrient timing matters more than you think. Discover why eating bananas before and Greek yogurt after transforms your workout results.

How to maintain winter fitness without expensive gyms or freezing outside. Discover surprising alternatives that actually work.