Young Adults Are More Afraid Of Aging Than Older Adults

Fighting belly fat is not exactly easy for anyone, but menopause can take it to another level with challenging hormonal changes occurring that can lead to extra weight around the middle, but there are ways to battle the “menopot” unwanted weight gain. 

A lot of people feel as if weight gain is rather inevitable once entering those middle years, but this is not a fact, and it does not necessarily have to be that way. Women may start to notice symptoms of menopause due to natural hormonal changes such as mood swings, night sweats, and hot flashes, but weight gain is one of those symptoms that you don’t have to simply sit back and accept as being unstoppable.

Those experiencing more disrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later, according to research published in Neurology. 

“Given that signs of Alzheimer’s disease start to accumulate in the brain several decades before symptoms begin, understanding the connection between sleep and cognition earlier in life is critical for understanding the role of sleep problems as a risk factor for the disease,” said study author Yue Leng, Ph.D., of the University of California, San Francisco. “Our findings indicate that the quality rather than the quantity of sleep matters most for cognitive health in middle age.”

Small differences in the availability of both green and blue urban spaces may be associated with better mental and physical health among older adults according to research from Washington State University published in the journal Health & Place, as well as being presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting 2023. 

Around the globe, landscapes are being sliced and diced by high-traffic roadways, and interstate highways and wide arterials have become defining features of most developed metropolitan areas. As picturesque nature is being replaced by roadways the constant flow of cars is spewing their pollution into the environment and nearby neighborhoods. 

One of the problems with this is that researchers are only beginning to understand the health risks that are posed by all of that pollution to humans, animals, nature, and the environment alike. Along with the loss of nature and damage to the environment, long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution has recently been linked to increased rates of cardiovascular disease, asthma, lung cancer, and death.