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For the first time in seven years, Lindenwood quality control coach Isaac Akers will begin a football season healthy.

When you talk to healthy older adults about their advice for living a long life, they rarely follow a secret diet or exercise program. More often, they've built simple, healthy habits that happen automatically—and that they've been doing for decades.

Scroll social media, and you’ll find influencers trying to squeeze more protein into every meal—and food companies that are happy to help with powders and bars. But if every product is packed with protein—which is essential for growth and development in children, as well as repairing muscles, bones, and tissues—does it matter where that protein comes from?

You know the routine when you go for your annual physical: Your primary care doctor checks your blood pressure, listens to your heart and lungs, and asks if anything has changed since your last visit.

The first signs of age-related hearing loss are often subtle: Leaning in to hear someone better. Reaching for the TV remote to turn up the volume. Having to concentrate harder when there’s background noise. Feeling like you’re always asking, “Can you repeat that?”

What if one of the secrets to living a longer, healthier life has been sitting on your dinner plate all along?

While the most familiar metrics—blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar—still matter when it comes to managing your health and living a long life, there are signs that how we evaluate overall wellness continues to evolve.

U.S. News & World Report has again recognized St. Louis Children’s Hospital—with the WashU Medicine physicians who provide the care there—among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals, ranking St. Louis Children’s No. 1 in Missouri, No. 1 in St. Louis, and tied for No. 4 in the Midwest region encompassing 13 states.

Following 26 years of exemplary service, Bob Cannon, president of BJC Health’s East Region has announced his plans to retire, effective April 1, 2027.