Vigorous activity can protect you from the two leading sight stealers that occur over time: cataracts and macular degeneration. (How healthy are your eyes? Find out by visiting the RealAge Eye Health Center.) If you run a little over a mile a day (that’s about 2,000 of the 10,000 steps you’re taking daily anyway, right?), [...]

About 15 percent to 30 percent of people with allergies have allergic reactions to furry or feathered pets. The dander — a combination of dead skin cells and hair (or feathers) — shed by cats, dogs, and birds can trigger sneezing, runny nose, and itchy watery eyes in those who are susceptible. There are, though, [...]

A survey released last week by the National Sleep Foundation makes the case for exercising at any time of the day or night to improve sleep. The survey of 1,000 adults between the ages of 23 and 60 found that vigorous exercisers (running, biking, swimming) were almost twice as likely as sedentary people to report [...]