As we age, maintaining our health becomes increasingly important. It's not just about adding years to our lives, but more importantly, it's about adding life to our years. With this in mind, the following tips from Choice Connections provide a helpful guide to healthy living for seniors.

Many of us have internalized negative perceptions of aging that can follow us throughout our lives. We may believe that senior citizens are uniformly grouchy and out of touch with the modern world. We likely even feel that way about ourselves at times.

For the first time in 18 years, U.S. health regulators approved a new drug in June to treat Alzheimer’s — in spite of concerns over whether or not the therapy is effective.