{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Dr. Sue Paul","home_page_url":"https://drsuepaul.com","description":"Dr. Sue Paul","author":{"name":"Dr. Sue Paul"},"items":[{"id":"https://drsuepaul.com/insights/f/parks-as-preventive-medicine","html_content":"

We talk a lot about chronic disease in medical terms. Blood pressure. Diabetes. Obesity. Heart disease. Depression. Dementia. Falls. Medications. Screenings. Referrals.

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I recently visited the Asbury SeniorScapes Park in Frederick, MD and met a lovely couple. He hovered closely around his wife who was standing, rigidly, on the step-up platform, hands wrapped tightly around the bar in fro...

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Want a SeniorScapes Park in your neighborhood? You should.

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When most people think about exercise, they picture gym memberships, complicated routines, or intense workouts. But one of the most powerful indicators of health may be much simpler: how fast you walk.

","url":"https://drsuepaul.com/insights/f/walking-faster-may-be-one-of-the-simplest-ways-to-protect-your-he","title":"Walking Faster May Be One of the Simplest Ways to Protect Your He","summary":"When most people think about exercise, they picture gym memberships, complicated routines, or intense workouts. But one of the most powerful indicators of health may be much simpler: how fast you walk.","date_modified":"2026-05-08T13:13:37Z"},{"id":"https://drsuepaul.com/insights/f/upstream-investment-the-real-roi-of-senior-centric-parks","html_content":"

Most cities don’t struggle with whether to invest in parks. They struggle with how to justify the investment.

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As people age, the nervous system relies more heavily on the surrounding environment to support movement.

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Before fitness trackers, before pickleball courts, before the phrase “active aging” ever appeared in a grant proposal, people did something very simple to stay active.

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There are two primary ways we find our way in the world.

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If you ask neurologists, geriatricians, and brain health researchers to name the single most powerful intervention for protecting the brain, the answer is surprisingly consistent.

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What Most People Get Wrong About Protecting Their Brain

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City leaders plan for climate change, transportation, and economic growth, yet one of the most predictable forces shaping our communities, aging, rarely makes it into the conversation. Across the United States, communiti...

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We design spaces for children to play.

","url":"https://drsuepaul.com/insights/f/why-play-might-be-the-most-powerful-intervention-in-healthy-aging","title":"Why Play Might Be the Most Powerful Intervention in Healthy Aging","summary":"We design spaces for children to play.","date_modified":"2026-03-13T18:07:43Z"}]}