This is a first-person account of an elderly person who now requires the services of a caregiver. I turned 80 last year. I started suffering from poor health when I was in my late 70s, with the health prognosis not being good as I continued to age. Otherwise, I had a healthy life till my…
By Dibya Prakash During a recent discussion on the secrets to maintain good health, one of the attendees posed a thought-provoking question: “What is the key to staying healthy?” This inquiry led to a deeper exploration of how our overall well-being is intricately linked to our gut health. Understanding this connection reveals how vital it…
By Aavishi Bhatnagar Do you know drinking water might actually help you live longer and healthier? A study published in Lancet’s eBioMedicine portal looked at data from over 11,000 adults that was collected over 30 years. These researchers wanted to find out how staying hydrated impacts your body as you age. And what did they…
By Amitabh Sharma Grandma Emma*, as she is fondly called, possesses a never-say-die spirit in every ounce of her body. She’s agile, active, and puts a lot of younger folks to shame. Emma, two years short of scoring a century, has creaking joints, as it would be the case with progressing age … or as…
By Sunil Saxena Ever wondered why some people are 35 but feel like 60? And there are others who are 65 but feel like 45? For a long time, researchers thought that how long you live was coded in your genes. If your parents and grandparents lived long lives, you were likely to live long…
By Sunil Saxena Have you ever wondered why human bodies aren’t built to last forever? Mankind has been searching for answers to this question since time immemorial. But it is only now that researchers have identified eight physiological factors that contribute to human ageing, leading to death. These changes happen at the level of our…
By Dibya Prakash During a quiet dinner with a distant relative, I noticed that Dadi Ji, the family’s beloved matriarch, was barely touching her food. Concerned, I gently asked her if something was wrong. After some urging, she finally admitted that she had been suffering from a toothache and had recently lost three of her…
By Sunil Saxena Imagine if we had a key to keep our cells young and healthy forever. Well, scientists believe they may have found that key— and it’s called telomerase. Telomerase is an amazing enzyme that plays a big role in the ageing process, though it also has a flip side. Scientists associate it with…
By Amitabh Sharma We are here in the sunny Caribbean, on the island of Jamaica, where a group of parents and grandparents decided to go on a day bus trip right after a Category 4 hurricane passed the island. As her parents were on a high adrenaline mode, back home, Sue* was worried … there…