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Reader Feature · Nerve Health
I Ignored the Numbness in My Feet for Two Years
Diane Brennan, 64, on the question her neurologist answered more honestly than she expected, the two years she spent explaining it away, and the months of reading that followed.
Everyday Habits
Why Stretching Gets Harder After Sixty
The tissue itself changes with age. What that means for how you should actually stretch.
The Case for Carrying a Water Bottle
Thirst becomes a less reliable signal with age. That one fact changes the whole argument.
Sunscreen Still Matters at Seventy
A common assumption says the damage is already done. Dermatologists disagree.
Publishing shortly
Noticing the small lapses first
A contributor's account of what changed, and what the current research actually says.
Coming soon Blood SugarWhen a routine test comes back higher
What one reader learned about metabolic health after an unexpected result.
Coming soon Joints & MobilityStiff mornings, and what sits behind them
Why the first hour is the hardest, and what is actually happening in the joint.