Thyroid

Your Thyroid Controls More than You Realize

Your thyroid, a small butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck under your Adam’s apple, controls more than you realize when it comes to your health. It regulates your metabolism, which is how your body turns food into energy, and it also affects your heart, muscles, bones, and cholesterol.

Managing Your Medications

Whether you take one pill or half a dozen or more prescriptions, managing your medications safely is important. You may think you don’t have to worry because you only take one prescription daily, but how does that pill interact with the vitamins, herbs, or over-the-counter meds you take?

Annual Physical vs. Medicare Wellness Exam: Why You Need Both

There are two important appointments you need to make (and keep) each year—your annual physical and Medicare wellness visits. Both can help identify problems before they become more serious, but they vary in their approach for gathering information.
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Better Hearing Improves Your Health and Safety

Better hearing can improve your health and safety. Your hearing often fades without your noticing. Sounds you took advantage of when you were younger become difficult to decipher, and you forget the little sounds you used to hear daily.
diabetic man doing finger test

Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetes is a disease that affects the body’s ability to use and store sugar properly. When blood sugar gets too high, it can cause progressive damage to the blood vessels on the tissue at the back of the eye (the retina).
Optometrist giving eye exam to senior patient.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss among people age 50 and older.

Staying Safe in the Sun

Protecting yourself from the sun's heat and UV rays is important all year long. Here are some tips to help you do just that.
Minutes Matter

Minutes Matter – Train Your Body to Find Balance

As we age, our vision, hearing, muscle mass and bone composition change, which weakens our balance and increases our risk of falling. Falls can be a significant cause of disability for older adults.