Latest Stem Cell Findings are Mind-Blowing
The potential for using stem cells to repair every organ in your body is truly mind-blowing. These microscopic wonder-cells hold the key to rejuvenating the body. Within our lifetimes – in fact, within a few years – we’re going to see them fight aging and [...]
Restore Youthfulness by Blitzing Zombie Cells
The dream of a long, healthy and energetic lifespan has come one step closer thanks to breakthrough research. The promising anti-aging strategy is to clear old, damaged cells from the body. These are called senescent cells but I think of them as "zombie" cells. They [...]
Shocking Discovery: Holocaust Survivors have Longer Life Expectancy. Why?
People who survived the Holocaust experienced higher levels of physical and mental illness in their later lives. This is hardly surprising. They lived under horrendous conditions, with inadequate clothing and shelter, prolonged malnutrition, brutal overwork, and “chronic stress” – a phrase that hardly seems adequate [...]
Tonight You Can Drink from the Fountain of Youth
Poor Ponce de Leon, the Spanish explorer, never found the fountain of youth, but his quest turned out to be a durable legend. Who wouldn't want an easy way to stay young? Well, researchers at the University of California Berkeley say their research demonstrates a [...]
Why Do Presidents Tend to Live a Long Time?
I bet you’ve seen those photos documenting the changes that occur in presidents during their stressful tenures. After a year or two, they are already showing signs of wear and tear; wrinkles line their faces and streaks of gray start to proliferate in their hair. [...]
This Part of Your Body May be the Very Heart of the Aging Process
Inside your brain, there’s a very small section of tissue that some researchers believe is the very heart of the aging process. They also think this tiny but crucially important area holds clues that may lead to therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and other brain function [...]
Can a Transfusion of “Young” Blood Keep You Young?
New York state lost more residents in 2018 than any other state in the US, so they are certainly in need of some fresh blood. And there's one man who intends to supply it - literally. 34-year-old Jesse Karmazin is hoping to open a clinic [...]
The Special Health Benefits of Racket Sports
Daily exercise is essential if you want to stay healthy and live a long life. You probably knew that. But you may not know that racket sports in particular can help you live longer. Keep reading for the full scoop. . . A study published [...]
Big Changes are Already in the Works for the 100-Year-Life Society
The number of centenarians in the US has already soared by 58% in the last seven years alone. The Census Bureau projects numbers will increase seven-fold over the next four decades, to 600,000 people past the age of 100. That’s both good news and bad [...]
How an Intestinal Problem Can Make You Age Faster
When things get old they leak. That includes old pipes, dams, faucets and hoses. And it also includes the walls of your digestive tract. Those leaks – known as leaky gut syndrome – are more than a mere annoyance. They make you age faster. Researchers [...]
Slow Down Lung Aging, Breathe Easier with These Foods
Every minute of every day, two basic activities keep you alive from one moment to the next: your heartbeat and your breathing. We’ve all read or seen a ton of information about how to keep your heart healthy and functioning properly, but what does anyone [...]
What Will Life be Like When Millions Live Past 100?
Education. Work. Retirement. That’s your life plan. It's a simple, three-stage model we have all learned to expect. But this model is rapidly becoming out of date. For the last two centuries life expectancy has increased by more than two years every decade. In 2014, [...]
Pack on This Type of Fat and Live Longer
Most of us want to live a long life, but only if our later years are spent in good health. The buzzword these days isn’t “lifespan,” it’s “healthspan” – how long can you enjoy life to the fullest? That’s why, for the past 20 years, [...]
Scientists Say This Life-Extending Nutrient Should be Considered a Vitamin
Arriving from all over the world, a veritable Who's Who of anti-aging scientists gathered at the campus of UCLA in Westwood, California in 2011. They met to discuss a newly rediscovered nutrient that must be obtained from the diet. It's a type of sulfur-containing amino [...]
Drugs of This Type are Known to Extend Lifespan
In a number of widely different species - yeast, worms, flies, mice - there's a class of pharmaceuticals proven to slow aging and lengthen lifespan. Many anti-aging researchers believe these drugs, called rapalogs, (the best known being rapamycin) hold out real hope for extending human [...]
Maple Leaf Extract: Has Botox Met Its Match?
From lovely fall foliage to delicious syrup, the mighty maple tree has much to offer, and now scientists have discovered it may also help keep skin youthful. University of Rhode Island researchers presented their interesting new findings at the 256th National Meeting & Exposition of [...]
‘Youth Drug’ Popular with the Rich and Powerful (You Can Get It, Too)
Almost 70 years ago, Dr. Ana Aslan, a cardiologist from Rumania, pioneered a treatment to fight aging. It was an injected local anesthetic called procaine (Novocaine), combined with antioxidants and stabilizing agents. You probably know Novocaine as an anesthetic dentists use to numb the teeth [...]
Want to Live Longer? Eat This Snack Three Times a Week
Research now shows you can improve your health and increase your chances of living longer with a snack that doesn’t cost much, and is already popular for good reason: it’s delicious. This goes against the widespread belief that the foods that help you get healthier [...]
Dynamic Duo Slows Down Aging and Tames Brain Inflammation
With millions each year suffering traumatic brain injuries and chronic disorders like Alzheimer's, seeking new ways to protect the brain has become a top priority. Thankfully, renowned author, clinical nutritionist, and pharmacist James LaValle -- who operates at the cutting edge of longevity and rejuvenation [...]
Life Expectancy Is Going Down – Here’s How to Buck the Trend and Live Longer
Since the early 1900s it’s been taken for granted that our life expectancy, year by year, would keep getting longer and longer. What with improved knowledge of nutrition, better medical care and more of it, safer jobs… And for a long time, the average person [...]
