Posts Tagged ‘40s’

The importance of muscle maintenance

Sunday, June 13th, 2010
As active young adults, most of us have a relatively high percentage of muscle that helps us in our daily activities. As we move into our 40s, however, we may start to notice some loss of muscle and strength as part of the aging process. The term for...

Pregnancy timeline

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
A week by week guide to pregnancy taking in how the baby develops, changes to the mother and key scan dates. Middle age spread link to frailty Emma WilkinsonHealth reporter, BBC NewsPeople who are overweight or obese in middle-age run the risk of being frail in later life, say Finnish researchers.A study of more than 1,000 men found the highest risk of death and illness in those who put on weight in their 40s but lost it when they got older. It is thought that the heart risk asso