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New research suggests that weight, waist circumference, strength and physical function should be considered together when evaluating your health. For decades, body mass index has been the standard shorthand for determining whether someone’s weight falls into a “healthy” range. But after age 65, BMI alone may conceal as much as it reveals. A new longitudinal study led by University of Rhode Island researchers found that BMI and waist circumference provide different—and...

New research raises questions about vitamin D, fish oil and glucosamine—but scientists caution that the findings are preliminary and should not prompt people to abandon medically necessary supplements. For years, vitamin D, fish oil and glucosamine have occupied the "good guys" side of the medicine cabinet. They are widely available, often described as “natural,” and commonly taken by older adults hoping to protect their bones, brains, hearts or joints. But several studies no

I'm not a fan of reality TV, but when some friends we respect recommended "Clarkson's Farm," my wife and I decided to give it a chance. It was love at first episode. The "Clarkson's Farm" saga, which now spans five seasons on Amazon Prime, follows British broadcast personality Jeremy Clarkson as he struggles to learn how to farm the 1,000-acre farm that he has owned for many years. (The property's long-time tenant farmer retired.) Clarkson is in his mid-60's and knew nothing

A new WalletHub ranking places Atlanta among the nation’s best retirement cities, adding to years of recommendations for Atlanta, its suburbs and Georgia. That visibility could bring economic benefits—but also more competition for housing, health care and services. Atlanta has spent decades attracting young professionals, corporate relocations and families looking for opportunity. Increasingly, however, the region is receiving attention for something else: retirement. In its

My names (past and present) tell an American story. My grandfather Fred and my father, Paul. For most of my life, I thought of myself simply as an American, as if I had sprung from Uncle Sam’s head reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and waving a little American flag, like the ones they hand out at the Dunwoody July Fourth parade. I knew that my people, like most everybody’s people, had come from somewhere else. Heck, that’s why we ate sauerkraut and blood sausage when my mater