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Why is it more difficult for women to lose weight, and easier for us to gain weight, as we hit midlife? Let's figure it out. 

While changing hormone levels play a role, a major culprit in midlife weight gain is the loss of muscle mass that naturally comes with aging, a condition called sarcopenia. If you're physically inactive, you can lose as much as three to five percent of your muscle mass each decade after age 30. 

So unless we take action to preserve and build lean muscle mass, the lost muscle is replaced by fat, our bodies require fewer calories (muscle burns more calories than fat), and...

We know sleep is important to our well-being. But getting it can be challenging. Stress, caffeine and poor work/life balance can interfere a restful night. But sleep apnea — a serious, potentially life-threatening disorder — can also be the culprit. 

One of the chief causes of non-restful sleep is snoring – an issue in which its potential seriousness is underrated. Snoring occurs when the muscles in our airway relax and collapse, causing a narrowing in the throat and the rear of the mouth. As air flows past the relaxed tissue, it vibrates, causing a coarse or harsh sound. 

When that tissue...