Health & Wellness

Girlfriends. They’re celebrated in pop culture but can be elusive in our own lives, especially as we age. When the kids leave home or we leave our jobs, we can lose those convenient and easy friendships that emerged from our more transitory, midlife stage. ...

Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States with 4.8 million players last year, adding 11.5 % new players each of the last five years, according to the 2022 Sports & Fitness Industry Association. It's easy to see why. ...

Failing to get a good night's sleep plagues many of us as we get older. While there are many techniques to combat sleeplessness, don't overlook breath work. It can have a profound effect on relieving anxiety and helping to induce calm, which in turn leads to slower heart rates and the ability to peacefully fall and stay asleep. ...

 We're having a hotter summer than usual this year, with Air Quality Alerts from the National Weather Service issued every couple of weeks. A Cleveland Clinic doctor explains what an Air Quality Alert means and its impact on older adults with allergies and asthma. ...

Mobsters, a family-owned brewery, friendships and the best sport you haven't played. Our July/August issue, which comes out next week, covers a lot of territory. Look for it online or pick up a copy at your local library, rec center, medical office or Giant Eagle, Marc's and Discount Drug Mart stores throughout Northeast Ohio.  ...

The communication between your sensory systems and your brain is rapid and complex. Protect your sensory organs by minimizing exposure to loud noises, ensuring good dental hygiene, and using sunscreen all year long. Notice any sudden or marked changes in your vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch or proprioception? See a doctor. ...

60 Connect: The Mandel Jewish Community Center (Mandel JCC) is resuming in-person programs for community members ages 60 and over to connect with one another. ...

People who don't use public libraries think of them as dusty relics — quaint, quiet and stodgily irrelevant. The rest of us know otherwise. Public libraries, perhaps more than any other type of institution, have remade themselves in recent years to meet the needs of their diverse and tech-savvy patrons. ...