All Entries in the "Aging" Category
Using Hormones? What You Need to Know
More and more people are using bio-identical hormone therapy. Though this therapy conveys a wide range of benefits, it can also pose the risk of undesirable side effects. But you can make this therapy safer and more effective with an individualized approach: Understand how your body metabolizes hormones and boost their benefits with the right diet, lifestyle and supplements.
Green Tea Boosts Life Expectancy
Increasing your chances of living longer may be no harder than drinking a cup of green tea. Research in Japan published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that people who drink green tea have increased life expectancy compared to non-drinkers.
Vegetarians Live Longer
I don’t stick to a strict vegan diet (I eat some meat), but I embrace the health benefits of mostly raw, fresh produce. I question whether animal meat really improves health or longevity. But minimizing animal meat, eating more nutrient-rich fresh vegetarian foods and restricting calories can provide big health and longevity dividends.
Powering Up A Video Game With An Exercise Bicycle Powers Up The Brain
Working out on an exercise bicycle while you pedal through a make-believe video environment, can help keep your brain power stronger as you age.
Statins Cause Delirium In Seniors
If you or a family member who is over 70 years old is going to have surgery, you may want to avoid taking a statin drug in the three months beforehand.
Starchy Foods May Increase Chances of Breast Cancer Recurrence
If you have been treated for breast cancer, your food choices may affect the risk of the disease’s recurrence.
Scientists Discover The Fountain of Youth
Nobody lives forever, but if you want to maximize your health and longevity, scientists have discovered an accessible Fountain of Youth: exercise. Every time you lift a weight or walk around the block, you move closer to rejuvenation. And those healthy benefits happen so profoundly on a cellular level that researchers have been taken aback by the power of the workout.
Exercise May Slow Down Dementia’s Brain Destruction
Scientists at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg tested the effects of a specially designed intervention aimed at slowing or halting the progression of dementia, and discovered that the drug-free method may be an effective one.
Vitamin B12 May Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk
If you’re low in vitamin B12, you may be at extra risk for Alzheimer’s. A seven-year Swedish study of people aged 65 to 79 found that those who were lowest in B12 ran the highest risk of Alzheimer’s.
Seniors At Serious Risk From Prescriptions
Four out of 10 older adults receiving home-healthcare are probably taking one or more prescription drugs that are unsafe or ineffective for someone their age, according to a study published in The Journal of General Internal Medicine.
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