Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Recent research on heart disease patients just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that those who have the highest blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids seem to age more slowly on a cellular level than those with the lowest blood levels.
Earlier work has shown that patients with heart disease who have [...]
Monday, December 14, 2009
We all know that a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D is good for our bones, but exercise also helps improve your bone health, while also building muscle strength, coordination and balance (helping to prevent falls), not to mention encouraging overall better health.
And while being active is important to young people, there was little [...]
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Most of us accept the idea that there will be a decline in our fitness levels as we get older, now research that’s been widely reported has found precisely when that drop off speeds up – at age 45.
The good news is that healthy habits can hold off the decline, which means that keeping your [...]
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
According to research published in well known medical journal The Lancet, covering critical information on how to “stop” aging, more than half of the infants born in the UK and other wealthy countries today will reach 100 because of higher standards of living.
Improvements in medical care, as well as changes in diet and lifestyle are [...]
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Many of us, as we dream about the day we’ll retire, hold rosy images of leisurely days of hobbies and travel and family time.
Research about this part of life is becoming increasingly important as more and more baby boomers (now in their middle 50s) begin to approach retirement age.
Doctors know that high cholesterol brings increased risk of heart disease, and what’s worrisome is the finding about the dangers of even borderline cholesterol that comes from a new study that’s one of the largest and longest dementia trials ever conducted. Could there be a link between cholesterol and Alzheimer’s Disease?
Adults in their mid 40s [...]
Adults, especially young people, have yet another reason for cutting the calories you take in per day. If the monkeys from some very positive research appearing in Science are any guide, by following calorie restricted diets you’ll live longer, look younger and stay disease free.
Monkeys, as close as you can get genetically to people, fed [...]
If you’ve ever wondered whether those anti ageing vitamins you swallow each morning is doing you any good, a recent report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition should offer some solid reassurance.
It seems that multivitamins might actually help women live longer by keeping key parts of our DNA from getting shorter.
“This study provides the [...]
Want to live to a ripe old age?
Florence Baldwin, Britain’s oldest woman who has just turned 113, credits her longevity to a daily fried egg sandwich.
And while medicine can tell you exactly what shortens your lifespan (smoking and being overweight come to mind) researchers have for along time struggled to identify things that contribute to [...]
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Trying to slow aging is a complex process that science is only just beginning to understand. What we do know is that there is no one “magic” answer no fountain of youth to keep us forever young and healthy despite what those late night infomercials want you to believe. You’ve been told [...]
