Living Well Blog

By Merritt W. Dunlap, MD
September 17, 2025
Perimenopause and menopause are often referred to as “the change of life” and for good reason. This stage in a woman’s life can profoundly affect her quality of life and long-term health. Yes, that might sound a little dramatic, but it’s the reality of the situation.  My female patients talk… See more
May 21, 2025
While there is no cure for dementia, there is good news: Science is advancing our understanding of the risk factors while creating new testing and diagnosis regimes and new treatments.In fact, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a new test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s… See more
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
January 24, 2025
Most people want to live a healthy lifestyle. As many as 87 percent of Americans agree that they would like to take steps to… See more
By Dr. Andrea Klemes
January 17, 2025
Everyone ages. It’s a process that none of us can avoid despite how well we care for ourselves. There are two basic types of aging – chronological and biological. And while you experience both, one type of aging can happen faster than the other.Chronological aging is what we think of when we think… See more
July 23, 2024
Keith Richards once described getting old as “fascinating.” “The older you get, the older you want to get.”Richards, who recently turned 80, may be fascinated, but many of the rest of us are worried about aging and the challenges that come with it. In fact, two-thirds of Americans, responding to a… See more
March 5, 2024
When it comes to health span – the period in our life where we live healthy – not everything is in our hands. First, no one lives forever – and most of us will die from or with a chronic condition. Genetics also play a big role in our longevity and risk for chronic conditions.But that doesn’t mean… See more
March 5, 2024
The end of your life may seem far off in your 40s, even your 50s and 60s, but it’s never too soon to start healthy behaviors proven to add years to your life and your health span, the period of our life when we live mostly disease-free.Extending your health span and lifespan requires a holistic… See more
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
February 18, 2024
About one million Americans live with multiple sclerosis (MS). It’s often considered a younger person’s disease, as diagnoses tend to occur between ages 20 and 40. But you can be diagnosed with MS at any age.When you’re diagnosed closer to age 50, it’s known as late onset multiple sclerosis or LOMS… See more
October 11, 2023
You’re probably already familiar with the concept of lifespan, which refers to how many years a person is alive. Your health span is a newer concept for many people referring to the number of healthy, disease-free years of life you experience.It is possible to have a long lifespan but a short… See more
October 2, 2023
Intermittent fasting (IF), which is also called time-restricted eating, occurs when you limit eating to a short window of time and then eat nothing and fast for another set duration before eating again. Research shows that this approach, like other methods of calorie-restricted dieting, can work if… See more
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