Beach Drive in Washington, DC, remains a walker’s paradise. | Getty Images
American cities that closed streets during the pandemic to give residents additional outdoor space for recreation have returned most of them to drivers.
Those reopenings are a missed opportunity to improve health if the prognosis from an ongoing experiment in urban redesign in Barcelona, Spain, is any indication.
POLITICO’s Helen Collis reports that Barcelona has seen promising results from a decade-old project to close large sections of three neighborhoods to traffic.
A survey of people living in the repurposed areas found they reported better rest, increased socialization and…
Ask Dr. Howard Tucker about people who want to retire early and he’s incredulous. At 100, the neurologist has been working in medicine for 75 years.
Guinness World Records has named him the world’s oldest practicing doctor. Tucker just recently stopped seeing patients, but he’s still teaching medical residents at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, heading to work twice a week.
“I look upon retirement as the enemy of longevity,” Tucker told TODAY during a recent video call. He has a computer and smartphone, and is determined to keep up with technology.
“I think that to retire,…
Preparing healthy snacks for the whole family
With hungry kids home from school, nutritionist Kathy Chraghian shows us how you can prepare healthy snacks for the whole family.
LOS ANGELES – Believe it or not – there are some states where residents have a better chance at living longer lives, and this may be partly due to their healthy lifestyles.
That’s according to a new study by Life Extension, which analyzed federal data to determine the best states for longevity based on life expectancy at birth and several lifestyle factors including exercise, healthy diet, sleep quality, and stress levels.
Hawaii…