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For years, healthy aging has come with familiar advice: eat nutritious foods, stay physically active, and keep up with preventive health care. Those habits remain essential, but today's research shows they're only part of what helps people live longer, healthier, and more fulfilling lives. Experts now recognize that social connection, lifelong learning, community engagement, and a strong sense of purpose [...]

Did you know that participating in the arts can improve health, wellbeing, social connection, and even independence as we age? This fascinating article from the National Institute on Aging highlights the growing body of research behind "creative aging" and why lifelong learning and creative expression matter. At The Holland Center, we see these benefits every day through our classes, workshops, [...]