Seven Easy Habits To Stop Dementia
When it comes to defending against health problems like memory loss, the mainstream often skips over approaches like diet, exercise, and sleep… and goes straight to handing you a prescription for a powerful drug laden with uncomfortable side effects. But it doesn’t have to be [...]
Can This Artificial Sweetener Give You A Heart Attack?
If you’ve got diabetes or want to lose weight, you’re probably avoiding sugar like the plague. And that means you may be looking for other ways to satisfy your sweet tooth. But if you’re using artificial sweeteners containing a certain ingredient, you could be sending [...]
Nightly Habit Can Add Years To Your Life
You may be one of the millions who likes to settle into bed with a good book every night before you turn out the light. Maybe you like murder mysteries. Or perhaps you’ve got your nose in a historical fiction tome that brings a whole [...]
The Neptune Secret To Living Longer
If you want to live longer, you’ve got to maintain the health of your kidneys. Unfortunately, many people forget about their kidneys until there’s a problem. But your kidneys are critical to ridding your body of waste and toxins, making them among the most important [...]
This Slow, Gentle Exercise Adds Years To Your Life
If you’re one of those folks who’s not crazy about huffing and puffing through frequent exercise sessions, I’ve got good news… The series of slow, controlled movements called tai chi might be just the right activity for you. What’s more, new research shows this gentle, [...]
Eat This Common Fruit And Live Longer
In the U.S., the humble grape is the third most popular fruit, with California producing almost all the grapes eaten; that’s over 5.75 million tons in 2021. If some of those grapes end up in your shopping basket, you’re likely making a good dietary choice [...]
Is A Fat Immune System Causing You To Get Sick And Age?
The headquarters of our immune system is in our lymph nodes. It’s where immune cells congregate and are activated. As you age, your lymph nodes-- like much of the rest of your body-- accumulate fat. While this phenomenon is well known and common in those [...]
Will Intermittent Fasting Help Or Hurt You?
Intermittent fasting is said to protect against heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and cancer. It’s even touted to increase longevity. In fact, we’ve written about it here in regards to helping increase lifespan. But the findings of a large new study suggest that intermittent fasting is [...]
Go Green And Live To 100
When people say “go green” they usually mean to start thinking about the environmental impact of our day-to-day activities. But, if you ask a small group of anti-aging researchers, “going green” means something else entirely. In fact, it has nothing to do with changing your [...]
The Health Boost You Only Get When You Age
None of us like to be reminded about the physical and mental decline that comes with aging, but it’s not all bad news. One very damaging health issue that can have dangerous results actually gets better as you age instead of worse. I’m talking about [...]
How Long Should You Exercise To Lengthen Your Life?
People who positively enjoy exercise are very lucky; many do it grudgingly. If you’re in the latter category the latest research should thrill you. It shows exercise needn’t take up more than two minutes of your day. It’s true! Even this tiny amount of time [...]
This Simple Daily Habit Will Lengthen Your Life
How would you like an effortless way to reduce fatigue, have more energy, curb overeating, prevent constipation, enjoy more radiant skin, and improve mood, focus and short-term memory? If that windfall of health benefits sounds good to you, your mission is easy… All you must [...]
Avoid This Ingredient And Sharpen Your Memory
Many studies have explored the relationship between diet and cognitive function as you age. They’ve all come to similar conclusions - when you avoid processed food you improve your chances of avoiding memory loss and Alzheimer’s-related dementia. But why is processed food so bad for [...]
Is Your Meal Healthy? Here’s How To Know For Sure…
With 40,000 items in the average supermarket, making healthy choices can be challenging. That sourdough loaf, tub of yogurt and can of vegetable soup might look wholesome but may not be all they’re cracked up to be. To clear up the confusion, experts at Tufts [...]
What’s Worse Than Smoking?
You, like most of your health-conscious friends, would probably do everything in your power to give up smoking because you know it’s a life shortening activity. Yet there’s a danger that comes from another bad habit that’s not well known. It’s not something people do, [...]
When “Feeling Tired” Is Something More Serious…
Feeling tired? That’s understandable if you’ve had a busy day at the office, thrown yourself into yardwork or just completed an aerobics session. But what if you’ve done nothing more than water the plants or watch TV? How fatigued certain activities make an older person [...]
Genes or Age – What Determines The Quality of Your Golden Years?
Even late in life we still hope to ascend flights of stairs, decipher puzzles, and steer clear of infirmity and serious disease. But many believe such desirable outcomes are out of our hands due to our genetic history. A new study shows this thinking is [...]
What Is The “Perfect” Anti-Aging Diet?
How do the foods we choose to eat and the nutrients within them affect how we age? It’s a very simple question, yet the answer is anything but simple. Manipulating a single dietary factor such as calorie intake, or a single nutrient such as vitamin [...]
Overlooked Lifestyle Factor Can Age You… Or Help You Grow Younger!
It’s no surprise that smoking and drug abuse are two examples of behaviors that speed up the aging process. Certain illnesses do the same. Now, new research has uncovered a largely ignored aspect of health that, according to scientists, can speed up aging even more [...]
Did You Ever Smoke? Here’s What You Need To Know…
If you’re one of the 52 million former smokers in the United States, good job! You’ve made a commitment to your health and well-being, so why not keep the ball rolling? A new study shows that by stopping smoking and adding a handful of other [...]