The Blue Zones Project helps people implement strategies to increase their longevity.

Learn how to prevent and treat macular degeneration.

How can telomerase science work in treating Alzheimer's?

How can telomeres reset cell aging?

How can you keep your skin healthy as you age?

What are some tips for keeping muscles working and preventing risk of muscle loss?

If you have an aging parent, how can you determine the difference between the typical cognitive decline that tends to happen with age and dementia?

Why hasn't society caught up with age-specific schedules?

What is the key to reverse aging and drastically prolong your lifespan?

The key to reversing the aging process lies within a group of cells that line the body's blood vessels, called the vascular endothelium.

Should you wait longer to get married to decrease your risk of divorce?

Who can participate in the senior games?

Should your fitness age be younger than your real age?

My patients, family, and friends often ask me "How can I make my bones stronger?" In my last blog, I spoke about the Wonder Vitamin (Vitamin D). This time, I will focus on its counterpart calcium.

Calcium and Bone Health

Getting enough calcium and vitamin D is essential to keeping your bones strong and healthy. Without either essential nutrient, your bones may grow fragile and you may put yourself at risk for developing fragility fractures as you age. To stay healthy, it's vital that you eat foods rich in both calcium and vitamin D, or take supplements for the nutrients each day.

Did you know losing your sense of smell is linked to increased mortality?

Activating one enzyme and boosting production of one energy co-factor can result in significant strides in living longer.

29 million people in the United States have diabetes, and nearly 180,000 people are living with kidney failure as a result of diabetes.

Up to 25 percent of men over 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis, and one-third of hip fractures are in men.

Stay fit, active, and injury-free with Dr. Holly's four Ms.

Vitamin D is often considered the Wonder Vitamin.

It is one of several fat-soluble vitamins. This Wonder vitamin plays key roles in body throughout our lifetime. The vitamin comes in two forms, D2 which is sourced from plants, and D3 which we synthesize from the sun. The human body benefits from Vitamin D because it enhances the absorption of iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium and phosphate from our daily diet and supplements.

Of great importance is the absorption of calcium, which plays a major role in keeping bones healthy. Without Vitamin D, our bones wouldn't be able to absorb the necessary calcium needed to be strong.

Shaking or tremors are typical symptoms of Parkinson's. But, many people don't know about less obvious signs, such as loss of smell or dizziness.

So many people these days are focused on "anti-aging." What if, instead, you put your efforts towards age management?

Prostate artery embolization is a new minimally invasive procedure designed to help men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).

A man's hormones affect his virility, libido, physique and mental state. What happens when they become unbalanced?

When it comes to memory, do brain puzzles really help? Are you simply on information overload? And, just what do jellyfish have to do with memory?

Do you ever think about how what you put inside your body affects the outside of your body?

Most skin care regimens are formulated only for fighting the fine lines and wrinkles on the face. Your neck, however, is a dead giveaway of age.

What if you could feel and look vivacious and healthy into your 50s and beyond, simply by making a lifestyle change?

Why are there are so many sexual enhancement drugs available for men and zero for women?

Instead of dreading life after 40, learn how you can embrace it.

Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, with no cure currently available.

The aging process can be rough on your skin. Did you know there's a natural and healthy way to help prevent wrinkles?

Even though incontinence is far more common in women, men face the same condition and are even less likely to talk about it.

According to the Arthritis Foundation, arthritis affects roughly 46 million adults and 300,000 children in America alone.

Learn the benefits of collagen, specfically for skincare and bone/joint health.

If you suffer from arthritis, help may be on the way.

Looking to tighten, smooth and erase some wrinkles? Learn about the newest and most effective treatments available today.

A recent study found that middle aged people who have a diet high in animal protein are more prone to disease.

Your body handles alcohol differently as you age. Even if you don't drink excessively, that doesn't mean you shouldn't be concerned.

Making simple changes and starting with a 10 minute daily fitness routine can change your life... no matter what age you start.

Plastic surgeon, Dr. Jeannie Chung, gives you the lowdown on using Botox and fillers to maintain a natural, youthful look.

They say prevention is the best medicine. But how do you know which advice will work and which tips are myths?

While the fluctuation and decline of reproductive hormones is a normal and expected event in mid-life women, the associated symptoms are nonetheless disruptive. Until very recently, millions of women alleviated their hot flashes and night sweats with conjugated equine estrogens and medroxyprogesterone acetate (synthetic hormone replacement therapy or HRT).

However, mounting evidence from several clinical trials has shown that women using synthetic HRT are at significant increased risk of developing breast cancer, coronary heart disease, pulmonary embolism, and stroke.

With little room for HRT in current practice and little else in the traditional medicine chest to consider, physicians are increasingly turning to natural non-hormonal therapies for women who need relief from menopausal symptoms.

As a naturopathic physician, I have used botanical medicines and other natural alternatives for many years with great success to help women create and maintain hormonal health. I've found the most effective approach combines stress management, diet, exercise and nutritional supplements to support and work with a woman's body, not against it. While each patient's treatment plan is unique, it has been my experience that most symptoms caused by menopause and/or hormone fluctuations and imbalances will respond to natural therapies.

While the fluctuation and decline of reproductive hormones is an expected event in mid-life women, the associated symptoms are nonetheless disruptive.

Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, with no cure currently available.

Dr. Ruth shares tactics and resources from her guide book for the Alzheimer's caregiver.

Dr. Ruth Westheimer offers straight-to-the-point tips for staying sexually active after menopause.

An overactive bladder is one of the most frustrating and embarrassing problems anyone can endure.

Men, have you lost your competitive drive as you've grown older? Learn how to reboot that drive, naturally.