by Martin Ettington | Jun 12, 2014 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research, Sex |
Date: November 28, 2013 Source: University of Michigan Health System Summary: Sex may in fact be one of the secrets to good health, youth and a longer life – at least for fruit flies – suggests a new study. Sexually frustrated fruit flies in this lab lived shorter...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 11, 2014 | Aging, Diet, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Sex |
The Huffington Post | By Shelley Emling Posted: 06/02/2014 6:09 am EDT Everyone knows the old adage “you’re as young as you feel.” But that doesn’t make the widening disconnect between what you see in the mirror and how you “feel”...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 10, 2014 | Aging, Anti-Aging, Drugs, Healthy Aging, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
A study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says that metformin, the world’s most widely used anti-diabetic drug, slows aging and increases lifespan. In their experiments, the researchers tease out the mechanism behind metformin’s...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 9, 2014 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Yoga |
Monday, September 09, 2013 by: Angelo Druda (NaturalNews) There actually is a Fountain of Youth. We do not, however, have to trek into some deep Amazonian forest to find it. The living spring of bodily rejuvenation is located in the human body itself.Contemporary...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 8, 2014 | Anti-Aging, Healthy Aging, Herbalism, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article |
Call it gotu kola, centella asiatica, Indian pennywort, brahmi, or spade leaf – an ancient healing plant is making a comeback in the modern science of preventing skin aging. Centella asiatica (often just called centella) is rich in amino acids, beta carotene, fatty...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 7, 2014 | Aging, Anti-Aging, antioxidants, Diet, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research, Vegetarian |
Note: This is a long article on diet with many videos illustrating the points. Good reading-but takes a while… This is the second part of a series of posts that addresses the science regarding plant based diets and the documentary Forks Over Knives and the very...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 6, 2014 | Diet, Food, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Vegetarian |
Very few would argue that simply excluding flesh from the diet will guarantee optimal health and longevity. However, the CBS Atlanta recently featured a concerning article, Study: Vegetarians Less Healthy, Lower Quality Of Life Than Meat-Eaters, suggesting that diets...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 5, 2014 | Diet, Food, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Proponents of Paleo and Low-Carb diets suggest that plant-based diets, particularly those rich in grains and legumes, promote disease, ultimately resulting in premature death. However, there is a substantial amount of evidence casting doubt on such suggestions, with...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 3, 2014 | Anti-Aging, Biology, Cell Regeneration, Cells, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Rejuvination, Science Research, Tai Chi, The Science of Longevity, Vital Forces |
Tai Chi exercises offer anti-aging benefits at cellular level, study suggests, including pain and stress reduction Jason Rehel | May 28, 2014 12:47 PM ET More from Jason Rehel | @culturejunky Steve Bosch/Postmedia News filesTai Chi, the ancient Chinese martial art,...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 2, 2014 | Aging, Exercise, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
By The New York Times , Herald-Tribune/ Wednesday, May 28, 2014 By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS, The New York Times Regular exercise, including walking, significantly reduces the chance that a frail older person will become physically disabled, according to one of the largest...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 1, 2014 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Long Lived Persons, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article |
By Terrence McCoy The date stretches across her Guatemalan identification card: November 29, 1893. That’s Juana Chox Yac’s birthday, according to government authorities, making her an astounding 120 years old. If the claim and her recollection are indeed authentic —...
by Martin Ettington | May 31, 2014 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article |
Alexandra Sifferlin @acsifferlin April 30, 2014 Search no further for the fountain of youth, we’ve summarized it for you From the booming anti-aging supplement industry to scientists in the lab, everyone wants to know the secrets of a long and healthy — even...