50-Plus Men

Plant Based Diets

A plant-based diet offers flexibility while providing a slew of health benefits

Hot weather can make outdoor exercise a challenge — but it can be overcome

Summer Exercise Hot Weather

Summer swims offer an opportunity to dive into a healthy workout routine

Swimming Health Benefits

Can financial incentives motivate people to adopt healthy lifestyles? Possibly

Healthy Behaviors Incentives

The best Father's Day gift may be nudging your dad to adopt healthy habits

Father Son Conversation

Men, it's time to make the routine doctor's visit a habit

Physical Exam Benefits

Drinking water does more than keep your body hydrated

Daily Water Amount

Laughter: A healthy behavior that's actually fun

Laughter Health Benefits

Nutrition is the foundation to a healthy lifestyle — but you don't have to give up all the foods you love

Healthy Meal

Nature provides a wide range of physical and mental health benefits

Nature Health Benefits

Better together: Partners up the odds of living healthy

Louis Bezich Relationships

Grit can serve as a strategic asset in the fight against aging

Perseverance Fitness Willpower

The hug is a healthy practice worth reviving after the COVID-19 pandemic

Hug Health Benefits

Cold showers can benefit your wellness, if you can endure them

Cold Shower benefits

Keep the fires of fitness burning in the face of continuous change

Adapt to Change

Stay mentally sharp as you age through exercise and a lively social life

Prevent Mental Decline

Make lifestyle changes to improve your health in 2021 – the pandemic proves you can

Healthy Habits 2021

Optimism can be hard to conjure, but it's a powerful tool for the days ahead

Optimism Benefits

Don't let your relationship become a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 Healthy Relationships Advice

Exercise provides an antidote to poor health – but few older men get enough

Exercise Benefits Older Men

Is it finally time for a federal Office of Men's Health?

Office of Men's Health

A gray divorce may improve your health, but there are many factors to consider

Gray Divorce Benefits

The power of anticipation: Improve your well-being by looking forward

Anticipation health benefits

Defend your well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic by getting – and giving – help

Health benefits of giving

Simplicity: A strategy to confront the complexity in our lives

Work-Life Balance Tips

In a busy world, sleep sits at the epicenter of health and happiness

Better Sleep tips

Relationship resiliency: A key to staying happy, and healthy, amid stress

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Do we need protection from ourselves to live healthy?

COVID-19 government regulations

Repositioning your priorities can lead to sustained happiness and health

Happiness keys

Conversations form the bedrock of relationships – and a healthy lifestyle

Communication Tips

This Father's Day, take a call to action

Father's Day 2020

Three techniques to help men improve their mental health

Men Mental Health tips

COVID-19 transition offers men an opportunity to lead by example

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Loving relationships form a strong foundation for men seeking a healthy lifestyle

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COVID-19 crisis creates ironic path for men to bolster social relationships

COVID-19 social relationships

Americans' response to the coronavirus provides a model for future behavior change

Coronavirus COVID-19 Zoom

Finding your new normal through healthy behaviors during the COVID-19 outbreak

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The coronavirus provides a wake-up call for men to adopt a healthy lifestyle

As men age, it's important to seek out new friendships

Male friendships

Sex can be a motivator for healthy living, especially after age 50

Sex Life after age 50

Know no boundaries: Anytime is a good time to embark on a healthy lifestyle

Motivation Plan Healthy Lifestyle

Grandchildren remind us to find magic in the moment – and provide motivation for healthy living

Grandchildren Healthy Living

A New Year's resolution for older men: Undergo a prostate exam

New Year's Resolution: Prostate exam

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Sal Paolantonio Sirianni

Sal Paolantonio prides himself on living healthy, and offers a playbook for other men to follow

Physical Activity Work

New dementia study reiterates the physical activity paradox — that not all exercise is beneficial

Distracted Driving Fatalities

Car crash deaths spike on days that big albums are released, study finds

Clancy Postpartum Depression

Lindsay Clancy trial puts focus on postpartum psychosis; here's how it differs from depression

Brain Dump Anxiety

Waking up to a mind filled with worries? A 'brain dump' may help ease that stress

Toothbrushes Electric Manual

Is it better to use an electric or manual toothbrush? It depends on these factors

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