Boston, Mass – A special health and nutrition-focused Parade Magazine included some expert advice from several Tufts faculty members. According to Miriam Nelson, professor of Nutrition at Tufts University, “Muscles are a big key to staying healthy longer. We start losing a third to a half-pound of muscle in our mid 30s – so by the time we reach 90, we have only half the muscle mass we did as adults.”

   Nelson suggests regular resistance-training, with hand-held weights or a weight machine, for 20 minutes three times a week. “Exercise can make a 70-year-old as strong and fit as a 40-year-old,” she adds.

   Tufts Medical School professor Jeffrey Blumberg also added expert advice to the special issue. Commenting on the benefits of tea, he says, “Not only is tea rich in riboflavins, but there’s also the substitution effect: If you are drinking tea, you aren’t drinking another – possibly unhealthy – beverage.”