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Welcome to the Wellgevity Warrior Newsletter!

Simple, No-Nonsense Ways to Add Life to Your Years

Feb 8, 2024 • Daria Diaz

Is Your "Healthy" Diet Making You Older? What Ultra-Processed Foods Do to Your Biological Age

“Everything in moderation.” It’s common nutrition advice that I’ve followed myself and given to others.

Feb 20 • Daria Diaz

Wellgevity Warrior Ultra-Processed Foods Implementation Tool Kit

Click Here for Your Step-by-Step Plan to Reduce UPFs Without Losing Flavor or Convenience

Feb 20 • Daria Diaz

Your Valentine's Day Surprise Box: 7 Joyful Ways To Add Life to Your Years

Do you remember the Valentine’s Day parties we had in primary school?

Feb 13 • Daria Diaz

How Building Muscle Protects Your Heart

The Surprising Way Strength Training Shields Your Cardiovascular System and Keeps Blood Sugar Steady

Feb 6 • Daria Diaz

Most Popular

Why Functional Fitness After 55 Is the Secret to Lifelong Independence

May 9, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Leg Strength: Your Unexpected Ally Against Cognitive Decline

Feb 21, 2025 • Daria Diaz

The Calves: Your Second Heart AND Your Blood Sugar Secret Weapon

Jan 23 • Daria Diaz

The Surprising Balance Booster: Why Your Shoulders Are Key to Preventing Falls

Jul 18, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Movement Mastery

The Calves: Your Second Heart AND Your Blood Sugar Secret Weapon

Why the muscles you’ve been ignoring might be your most powerful tool for metabolic health

Jan 23 • Daria Diaz

Beat the Holiday Hustle by Choosing Mindful Micromovement Momentum

Why does it feel so hard to get things done in December?

Dec 5, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Why Stretching Isn't Enough To Stop Stiffness (And What Actually Works)

Your Hips Aren’t Tight Because You’re Getting Older.

Oct 24, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Dead Butt Syndrome Is More Than Just a Pain In the Butt

Why Gluteal Amnesia Causes Pain in Your Back, Hips, and Knees, and Simple Fixes You Can Start Today

Sep 26, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Flunking Geri-Fit Class

A Guest Post for Wellgevity Warrior

Sep 12, 2025 • Carol Van Klompenburg

Habit Stack Your Movement Snacks

Your Personalized Framework for Sitting Less and Moving More

Sep 5, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Core Strength Is Your Aging Super Power

Picture yourself at 85, confidently navigating an uneven sidewalk, climbing stairs without worry, and effortlessly getting up from your favorite chair.

Aug 8, 2025

The Surprising Balance Booster: Why Your Shoulders Are Key to Preventing Falls

One in four adults over 65 will fall this year. Most will blame weak legs or poor core strength. But could the culprit be your shoulders?

Jul 18, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Mindset and Resilience

Resilience, Not Invincibility: What Getting Flattened by the Flu Taught Me at 64

I’ll admit it: I’ve been a tad sanctimonious about my good health.

Jan 9 • Daria Diaz

Why Your Goals Don't Stick (And the Science-Backed Way to Set Ones That Do)

You start the year with laudable goals and good intentions.

Jan 2 • Daria Diaz

Stop the December Scramble and Start 2026 Energized and Empowered

When someone asks about your goals, how do you feel?

Nov 21, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Waiting to Feel Ready? That’s Why You’re Stuck

Part 4 of 6 in the Knowing-Doing Gap Series

Oct 17, 2025 • Daria Diaz

The Simple Secret to Doing: Design Your Environment for Success

Part 3 in the "Knowing-Doing Gap" Series

Sep 19, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Your Personalized Environmental Design Action Plan

Use these prompts to set up your own environment for success.

Sep 18, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Habit Stack Your Movement Snacks

Your Personalized Framework for Sitting Less and Moving More

Sep 5, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Invest in Your Health for Lifelong Resilience

What if you reach retirement age financially secure, but physically bankrupt?

Aug 15, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Rest and Restore Body and Mind

The Extra Hour Paradox: Why Older Adults Struggle After the Fall Time Change and How To Reclaim Your Sleep

It’s 3:17 AM.

Nov 7, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Feeling Drained, Foggy, and Irritable? Let Nature Reboot Your Brain and Body

Most of us spend 90% of our lives indoors, surrounded by screens and synthetic lighting.

Aug 1, 2025 • Daria Diaz

11:35

10-Minute Guided Forest Visualization

Can’t step outside today?

Aug 1, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Wide Awake at 3 a.m.? Insomnia Fixes for a Racing Mind

You wake up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night.

May 16, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Harnessing Good Stress: Sauna and Cold Therapy for Healthy Aging

Last week we talked about hormetic stress—those “just-right” doses of challenge that make us stronger, not more rundown.

Apr 18, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Good Stress, Great Aging: Boost Healthspan With Hormesis And Eustress

April is Stress Awareness Month—and while stress often gets a bad rap, this month we’re flipping the script.

Apr 11, 2025 • Daria Diaz

How Proper Breathing Improves Posture, Balance, and Brain Function

Did you know that focusing on your breathing and improving the way you breathe can enhance your posture?

Mar 21, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Sleep Struggles After 50? How to Handle Daylight Saving

On Sunday, March 9, most of us in the U.S.

Mar 7, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Nourish and Fuel for Longevity

Is Your "Healthy" Diet Making You Older? What Ultra-Processed Foods Do to Your Biological Age

“Everything in moderation.” It’s common nutrition advice that I’ve followed myself and given to others.

Feb 20 • Daria Diaz

Wellgevity Warrior Ultra-Processed Foods Implementation Tool Kit

Click Here for Your Step-by-Step Plan to Reduce UPFs Without Losing Flavor or Convenience

Feb 20 • Daria Diaz

The Kitchen Cabinet Hack That Lowered My A1C

How a daily dose of apple cider vinegar became my secret weapon for metabolic health

Jan 16 • Daria Diaz

The 80% Rule: What Okinawan Centenarians Know About Holiday Eating That We Forgot

How the world's healthiest 100-year-olds never count calories—and what they do instead to add life to their years

Dec 12, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Sober October: Rethinking Drinking for Better Health and Longevity

How science is changing what we thought we knew—and what it means for your health and longevity

Oct 10, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Wellgevity Warrior Mocktail Guide

Benefits of going alcohol-free + 10 mocktail recipes to try

Oct 10, 2025 • Daria Diaz

The Surprising Secret to a Better Mood and a Sharper Mind: Just Add Water 💧

Do you ever find yourself getting angry over tiny things?

Oct 3, 2025 • Daria Diaz

Fiber: The Unsung Hero for Gut Health, Energy, and Chronic Disease Prevention

We’ve all heard the nutrition mantra: protein, protein, protein. And especially as we navigate midlife and beyond, protein is essential for maintaining…

Jul 11, 2025 • Daria Diaz

The Surprise Box

Your Valentine's Day Surprise Box: 7 Joyful Ways To Add Life to Your Years

Do you remember the Valentine’s Day parties we had in primary school?

Feb 13 • Daria Diaz

The Surprise Box: How One Phone Call Sparked a Gratitude Tradition

We just celebrated Thanksgiving in the U.S.—a day when gratitude (and yes, plenty of food) takes center stage.

Nov 28, 2025 • Daria Diaz

🎃 Halloween Surprise Box: The Delight of a Good Scare

Great movies and books that scare the heck out of me! Some of these may surprise you.

Oct 31, 2025 • Daria Diaz

The Surprise Box: The Chair, The Window, And The Meaning of Home

What I learned about "home" after Hurricane Katrina changed everything.

Aug 29, 2025 • Daria Diaz

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