Pain control has been our major focus for the past few weeks as Ellen’s hip degeneration has progressed. Unlike simple osteoarthritis, she has avascular necrosis, a rapid breakdown of bone due to a loss of the blood supply to the bone. Her surgeon has told her not to use any opioid drugs before surgery as […]
Why Does Skin Change as We Age? If you’ve noticed your skin becoming thinner, looser, or developing a tissue-paper-like crepey texture, you’re not imagining things — and it’s not simply inevitable. These changes have specific biological causes, and understanding them is the first step toward doing something meaningful about them. Healthy young skin is supported […]
New research is reshaping how scientists think about dementia, and pointing toward practical steps you can take today. For decades, Alzheimer’s disease research focused almost entirely on one culprit: sticky clumps of protein called amyloid plaques that accumulate in the brain. Billions of dollars were spent developing drugs to clear these plaques — yet patients rarely […]
Most people have heard that protein is important, but fewer understand what protein actually does in the body. Even fewer realize that getting enough protein is not always the same as getting the right kinds of protein. This distinction becomes especially important as we get older. Whether your goal is maintaining muscle, recovering from illness, […]