Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Steps Toward a Healthy Heart (and Long Life)


Want an "ideal" heart? The American Heart Association defines the most important factors.
7 People Past 90With Lots Left to Do
When you talk wit

h people who are nearing or have reached the century mark, still

vital, you realize that they have arrived not by running for hours a week on a treadmill, downing vitamins by the handful, or spending their free time in the plastic surgeon's office. They've been too busy living—working, traveling, engaging in creative pursuits, spending time with friends and family, doing with gusto whatever it is that gives them joy.


Herb
al Supplements Don't Always Go Well With Heart Drugs

Herbs and other natural supplements are becoming

increasingly commonplace in medicine cabinets as Americans get more proactive about preserving health and defying the diseases of aging. But in some people, pills and extracts often dubbed "all natural"

don't play nice, say some expe

rts.

America's Best Health Insurance Plans

U.S. News and NCQA review over 700 health insurance plans in the Best Health Plan rankings.



9 Mistakes Adult Siblings Make When Parents Are Aging, Sick, and Dying

In her new book, journalist and author Francine Russo discusses one of life's most trying transitions: when parents are aging, sick, and dying. She points out nine ways that adult siblings foul up when attempting to navigate this "new life crisis."







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