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It's flu time -- officially called "respiratory virus season" -- so it's important to make sure you have the latest information on what's available and what you need. In addition to flu protection, of course, COVID-19 is still in play, making it all ...

Do you have a longevity investment portfolio? We've reported many times before on how "longevity" is now an established category in the world of investing. There's even a Longevity Stock Index. But how should you approach longevity investing? Most ...

Can "retirement" include "work"? And can that "work" be anticipated -- and planned for -- while you're still employed in your "pre-retirement" job? The answers appear to be "Yes," according to a survey in Australia, reported here. What makes the s ...

It's well known that calorie reduction is associated with longevity. Some of the benefits are self-evident: weight loss, increased energy. Some of the benefits are by association, like increased longevity with Blue Zone diets that feature lower calo ...

SuperAgers know that "retirement" at age 65 is no longer automatic. Continuing to work confers many benefits -- physical, mental and financial. But is it also a social obligation? Do we owe it to the country? This article in The New York Times mak ...

Walking 10,000 steps a day has become one of those simplistic fitness goals that confers significant health and longevity benefits. No argument there. But it's the equivalent of walking five miles, and the time it takes can often be no easy matter. ...

Can your sex life, as a SuperAger, influence your brain health? A new study, reported here, suggests the answer is a convincing "Yes!" The study showed that sexual activity in older people (who do not live in nursing homes) is "linked to better co ...

With all the woeful news about affordable housing, it should be no surprise that ADU's are red hot. An ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) is a secondary housing structure placed on the same property as the primary residence. As reported here, "In recent ...

Yes, says no less an authority than Dan Beuttner, founder of the Blue Zones. As reported here, he cites a Mayo Clinic study that tried to measure life expectancy gains between different sports. It turned out that racket sports won, and by a wide ma ...

Researchers are always looking for common denominators found in centenarians -- biological, social, even financial. Though direct cause-and-effect can be difficult to demonstrate, more often than not, at least the insights can be useful in directing ...