by Martin Ettington | Oct 29, 2014 | Aging, Exercise, Fitness, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Science Research |
Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti Oct 18, 2014 at 03:37 pm According to a recent study on fitness and lifespan, an individuals’s fitness age, mainly determined by a measure of cardiovascular endurance, lifespan is a powerful predictor of longevity than chronological age. The...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 28, 2014 | Aging, Diet, Happiness, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Science Research |
612 ABC Brisbane By Matt Eaton Posted about 4 hours agoTue 21 Oct 2014, 4:05am Eating large amounts of fruit and vegetables can make you happier, Queensland research has found. The University of Queensland study suggests eating eight or more portions of fruit and...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 25, 2014 | Aging, Cells, Longevity, Mitochondria, Science Research, Telomeres |
Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered a toggle switch for aging cells. By controlling the growth of telomeres, it may eventually be possible to coax healthy cells to keep dividing and generating even in old age. The cells in our bodies are constantly...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 24, 2014 | Aging, Community, Diet, Exercise, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Long Lived Persons, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Sleep |
By Jennifer J. Brown, PhD Bama County in Guangxi Province is home to China’s famed ‘Longevity Village,’ where many people live to 100 and beyond. How do they do it? Matt Walker and Brennan Snow HIGHLIGHTS: Residents of Longevity Village eat...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 24, 2014 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Meditation |
Kelly Rogers, Life & Arts Editor There are a number of images that come to mind with the word “meditation.” Whether it’s a serene mountaintop where only the sounds of nature can be heard, or simply deep breathing in the comfort of your home, one...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 23, 2014 | Aging, Cells, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Regularly drinking high levels of sugar-sweetened soda could lead to the premature aging of immune cells, leaving the body vulnerable to chronic diseases in a similar manner to the effects of smoking, according to research. The study associates sugary soda with more...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 21, 2014 | Aging, Cells, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Meditation, Science Research |
Positive psychological changes that occur during meditation training are associated with greater telomerase activity, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the University of California, San Francisco. The study is the first to link...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 20, 2014 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Meditation |
“If I meditate, will I live longer?” I am passionate about my own longevity. I have a daily meditation practice. I teach a weekly yoga class (a small part of my time, a large part of my life). As a scientist, I study aging from a practical as well as an...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 19, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Calorie Restriction, Growth Hormone, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research, Telomeres, The Science of Longevity |
Biologists have successfully extended the life spans of some mice by as much as 70%, leading many to believe that ongoing experimentation on our mammalian cousins will eventually lead to life-extending therapies in humans. But how reliable are these studies? And do...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 18, 2014 | Aging, Exercise, Healthy Aging, Life Urge, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article |
30 years ago, the elderly were not expected to be active at all — they were actually advised not to exercise as it was considered dangerous. Playing cards were seen as a more fitting activity. Today, we are all expected to live active, healthy lives until the...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 17, 2014 | Aging, Exercise, Longevity, Muscles, The Science of Longevity |
OCT 06, 2014by ADMINISTRATORin HEALTH SCIENCE I know, I know. If the current state of knowledge was not enough to get you into the gym and lifting weights (or at least doing serious bodyweight progressions) a powerful new study is not enough. We are up against the...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 16, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Cells, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, The Science of Longevity |
BY TIM SANDLE An on-and-off “switch” has been detected in human cells. Researchers think that the switch could hold the link to healthy aging. In the human body, new cells divide cells constantly. The problem is that most types of human cells cannot divide...
