McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Wildfire smoke as we age: What to know and how to protect your health
Why might wildfire smoke pose greater risks as we get older? Discover what can increase vulnerability and the practical steps to help you prepare, limit exposure, and respond with confidence.
Step-by-Step: Walking for Parkinson’s disease
Research highlights the benefits of walking programs for people living with Parkinson’s disease.
More than a card: What World Senior Citizens Day reminds us about connection
World Senior Citizens Day is, at its heart, a thank-you to parents and grandparents, mentors and neighbours, and older adults who keep showing up for those around them. The best way to honour that is to make sure they feel it: seen, included, and part of things.
3 tips to support brain health
Keeping brain health “top of mind” through aerobic exercise, music-making, and protecting our senses.
Why does thirst stop keeping up with us in late summer?
By mid-August, the heat no longer feels like news. The warnings that shaped the forecast in June are now background noise; the humidity is just… another Tuesday. And that's exactly the risk. Late-summer heat is still very much with us, but after two months of it, our guard tends to drop just when our bodies still need it up.
Don’t let the heat stop your stride: How to keep walking through August
August has a way of testing a good habit. You finally found your walking routine this spring, but when the humidity rolled in, your morning loop started to feel like a slog. If you've been tempted to hang up your walking shoes until the weather breaks, this one's for you. The goal isn't to push through the heat. It's to work with it so your walking habit survives the summer intact.