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ABOUT JUDY FOREMAN
Judy Foreman, the author of “A Nation in Pain” (2014), “The Global Pain Crisis” (2017), and “Exercise is Medicine” (2020), all published by Oxford University Press, was a staff writer at the Boston Globe for 23 years and a health columnist for many of those years. Her column was syndicated in national and international outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News, Baltimore Sun and others. READ FULL BIO


“Get this book, as it brings the latest science to life in a readable and exciting way. It will add to your motivation to get and stay moving and leave the reader wanting more.”
John Ratey, clinical professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
LATEST BLOG POST
Exercise and Telomeres
When I last wrote about the research I did on aging and exercise (Blog #4, March 23, 2020), I focused on one of the major ways biologists can tell where a person is in the aging process: the epigenetic clock. I described a process called DNA methylation, signals that tell certain genes to whether to … READ FULL ENTRY
JUDY’S COLUMNS
Aging is one of the deepest mysteries of the universe
After all, what’s the point? Once you’ve passed your genes on to the next generation, why stick around? Why take up space and use food and other scarce resources? It’s the young who need those things to live to reproductive age. So why do old animals even exist? Or old people? … READ FULL COLUMN
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NEWS FLASH
Judy spoke with Ashton Applewhite about ageism in a conversation hosted by the Boston Public Library Listen to the conversation
Judy was interviewed on the Scientific American podcast Science Talk. Listen to “Why Exercise Is So Good For You”
Judy was interviewed on New Hampshire Public Radio and talked about the connection between physical activity and aging. Listen here
Judy was a guest on That Organic Mom podcast. Listen or watch the interview or read the blog post.