At least 1 in 4 adults over the age of 65 report falling each year, and research suggests many more adults fall but don’t report it. Falls are a significant health concern and can lead to physical injury, disability, loss of independence, decreased quality of life, and even death.

Working to prevent falls is an essential part of keeping you or the older adults in your life safe, happy, healthy, and active. There are many steps you can take, but it can be hard to know where to start. In this article, we’re breaking down falls and what you can do to prevent them.

Nearly 42% of Americans are dealing with obesity, and around 70% of Americans are either overweight or obese.

62% of adults struggling with obesity have Metabolic Syndrome, as do 25% of overweight adults and around 10% of normal-weight individuals. The worst part is, these numbers are steadily increasing, as more and more of us are struggling with our weight and our health in general.

If the way we’re doing things is working, why are these rates increasing, and why is our life expectancy decreasing?

We need to understand the impact that bearing excess weight can have on our health, and all of us need to realize that our American lifestyle is placing us at a huge risk for chronic disease and early death and disability.

It’s that time of year when we reflect on what’s happened in the past year and start to consider what’s coming up for us in the next 365 days. What do we want to do differently? What could we do better? How do we want to grow, change, and develop over the next year?

About 40% of people make New Year’s Resolutions each year, but only about 9% will keep those resolutions throughout the coming year. So, the question is, what can you do to keep your resolution and meet your goals?

As we approach the holiday season, we get busy with family, friends, shopping, parties, and everything else that goes along with Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, and any other holidays that fall in there. It’s easy to get wrapped in it, focusing only on what you have to do. The holiday season, as fun as it is, can also be incredibly stressful.

Learning to manage that stress is essential to getting through the holidays (and the rest of life as well).

Practicing gratitude is an easy way to help manage stress, while also helping you focus more on the things that matter and less on the things that don’t.