Dr. Jeffrey Bland, 80, draws a sharp line between being elderly and being an elder: one has lost function and become dependent, the other stays wise, capable, and still contributing to the people ...

I’ve spent years focused on healthy aging from the inside out: intentionally moving, prioritizing restorative sleep, and augmenting my efforts with supplements when needed. At 55, I’ve definitely ...

Paul Coletta isn’t a doctor or a scientist, which he says is exactly why he can explain proteomics in three sentences, not a confusing research paper. In this conversation, the founder of Vero ...

Nearly two decades after co-founding Fitbit and putting personal health tracking on people’s wrists, James Park has turned his attention to a harder problem: the invisible mental load carried by ...

We’re revisiting a fan favorite this week: our September 2024 conversation with Dr. Stacy Sims, the exercise physiologist behind one of the most useful ideas in women’s fitness: women are not small ...

After twenty five years as a traditional orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Elizabeth Yurth walked away from a specialty she says patches the body instead of heals it. This was a shift that eventually led her to ...

Career advice taught us to look up. Midlife teaches us to look sideways, building a circle of people who each know something different and are generous enough to share it. A few weeks ago, someone ...

Traveling is a vibe, and the Algarve is proof. Portugal’s southern coast is most famous for its cliffs — the limestone stacks, sea caves, and grottos naturally carved out by the Atlantic. With roughly ...

Every morning, Gidget, my four-pound Chihuahua mix, reminds me that someone is waiting. She doesn’t care whether I have deadlines or meetings. Breakfast is breakfast. Walk time is walk time. She is ...

This recipe comes from Craig Cooper, a founding athlete of the Super Age Games and recent AGEIST profile subject. It’s a powerhouse meal that punches way above its weight — high protein, loaded with ...

Somebody you know is moving to Mexico City. If it’s not Mexico City, it’s Lisbon. Or a house two hours upstate with a garden, and a whole new vocabulary to go with it . If it’s not the house, it’s the ...

Getting married after 50, or 60, or 70 is a rite of passage the wedding industry has spent the last century pretending does not exist. Walk onto the bridal floor of any department store, and the ...