Anti-Aging

“Sweet friendships refresh the soul and awaken our hearts with joy.” What was taught in the Book of Proverbs is just as true today.

The health benefits of socializing are well established, but is there any positive impact of having friendships for older folks and the elderly? A major new study answered this question with a resounding yes.

Here’s what you need to know about the health benefits of having friends in your Golden Years.

The concept of ‘successful aging’ has become an important topic. To achieve this the emphasis has been put on a number of healthy behaviors such as improving your […]

Conventional medicine points to obesity and carrying excess weight as a risk factor for death only in the morbidly obese. But that’s not true.

According to a new study they’re wrong. And what these researchers found might affect you even if your body mass index, or BMI, is only slightly above normal. Here’s what you need to know.

The new study found that you don’t have to be morbidly obese for your waistline to steal years from your life.

How is BMI related to mortality?

Researchers at Colorado University at Boulder found that people who are simply overweight—not obese– are nine times more […]

Look in the mirror and you’ll see an older you than in previous years. The cellular damage this reflects is seen not just in your skin but in organs and tissues throughout your body. It can lead to loss of immune system function, chronic illnesses such as heart disease, memory-wasting diseases like Alzheimer’s as well as cancer.

This journey to old age is not all bad news though. Because recent studies provide fresh hope that biological aging isn’t inevitable. In fact, a new scientific study in both mice and humans suggests you can reverse your biological age and extend your lifespan.

The […]

When it comes to eating healthy, the mainstream still gets it wrong.

They’ll tell you to trade in your favorite foods for sugar-free, fat-free, chemical-ladened Franken-snacks. But that’s a terrible idea for anyone who cares about their heart health and wants to fight cardiovascular disease.

The best advice is to eat foods in as close to their natural state as possible. Fresh fruits, vegetables, healthy fats- such as coconut oil – whole grains, and lean meats are filled with heart healthy nutrients. Nuts are also a great addition to a healthy diet when it comes to stopping cardiovascular disease.

So, when you’re at […]

“‘Is this too good to be true?’ is the question I often ask,” says Dr. Michael Sheetz, an award-winning mechanobiologist who has taught at Duke Medical School, Columbia and now at the University of Texas. His astonishment at this therapy’s effectiveness is understandable because it reverses a key driver of aging – senescent cells, sometimes called zombie cells.

Researchers are testing drugs to see if they can flush these aging and disease promoting cells from the body. But Dr. Sheetz’s approach is quite different. He’s not aiming to eliminate these zombie cells, but to revitalize them.

In our sixties and beyond senescent […]

Recently, some anti-aging researchers have argued for more people to start taking rapamycin, a drug that has been used to prevent organ transplant rejection, to slow the aging process.

Rapamycin can reduce inflammation, lower the risk of some cancers and fight against viral infections.

However, even though animal tests show that rapamycin can increase longevity, it comes with a concerning list of possible side effects – including immune system disfunction, digestive issues, anemia and swollen hands and feet.

But you have another choice. A remarkable protein that conveys some of the exact same anti-aging benefits as rapamycin, but without the side effects.

This protein […]