by Martin Ettington | Dec 7, 2013 | Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Health
Spirituality is that dimension of life that lifts us far beyond the limits of our physical bodies. Focusing on your higher consciousness can give your life a sense of peace and meaning. Live the life you were meant to live! Medicine today has taught us that...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 6, 2013 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Long Lived Persons, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, Positive Attitude
by Alexander Heyne The Secret to Longevity Ever since I was a kid, I was always curious about the secrets to longevity and what made people live to 100. I mean, 100 is kind of a random number, but triple digits?! That’s pretty amazing – there must be some kind of...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 5, 2013 | Aging, Anti-Aging, Genetics, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, Science Research
By Lyle J. Dennis, M.D. It is well known than the sirtuin class of genes play a role in aging, with increases sirtuin expression generally linked to a longer lifespan. Sirtuins function generally as a cellular molecular switch sitting at the crossroad between...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 4, 2013 | Aging, Anti-Aging, Healthy Aging, Herbalism, Herbs, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, Natural Health
By Soriyya Bawa Anti-aging herbs have a big role to play in not only fighting disease, but in helping to prevent some of the more obvious signs of aging. Free radicals, over the course of many years, can start to damage brain cells, opening the door for amyloid...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 3, 2013 | Aging, Biology, Healthy Aging, Hormones, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, Science Research
Published November 30, 2013 Healthline.com Testosterone, the male sex hormone, helps regulate heart function and plays a part in sperm production, bone health, energy levels, concentration, and muscle mass. This key hormone plays more of a role in a man’s life than...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 1, 2013 | Aging, Biology, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, The Science of Longevity
Image: Univ. of Pennsylvania The blood stem cells that live in bone marrow are at the top of a complex family tree. Such stem cells split and divide down various pathways that ultimately produce red cells, white cells and platelets. These “daughter” cells must be...
by Martin Ettington | Nov 30, 2013 | Aging, Anti-Aging, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, The Science of Longevity
At 101 years old, Henrietta Daytz volunteers to help children read. In the summer she volunteers at Girls Inc. in Sarasota. In the fall when the children are back in school, she volunteers at Southside Elementary School in Sarasota. Here second-grader Isabella...
by Martin Ettington | Nov 29, 2013 | Aging, Anti-Aging, Happiness, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, Positive Attitude, Psychology
By Soriyya Bawa How many times have you been told to stop worrying and just “think positive?” Although many people suggest optimism just to offer reassurance or comfort, there’s actually a lot of power in it. In fact, there’s a pretty strong link between optimism and...
by Martin Ettington | Nov 28, 2013 | Anti-Aging, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, Meditation
From: Anti-Aging and the Body, Anti-Aging and the Brain, Anti-Aging Fitness by Soriyya Bawa You may have tried a variety of anti-aging exercises, but the best exercise may be the one that involves the least amount of movement. Meditation has always been regarded as...
by Martin Ettington | Nov 27, 2013 | Anti-Aging, Diet, Food, Healthy Aging, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, The Science of Longevity
When you think of vitamin D, you probably naturally group it with all of the other anti-aging vitamins. You’d be wrong. It’s actually not a true vitamin—many experts consider vitamin D to be more of a hormone than one of the anti-aging vitamins because it is...
by Martin Ettington | Nov 26, 2013 | Aging, Biology, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, Science Research
Nov. 22, 2013 — Finding a way to slow the biological processes of aging will do more to extend the period of healthy life in humans than attacking individual diseases alone, according to some of the nation’s top gerontologists writing in the latest issue of...
by Martin Ettington | Nov 25, 2013 | Anti-Aging, Diet, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Longevity Q&A, Natural Health, Science Research
November 21, 2013 5:39 PM Regular nut consumers had about a 20 percent reduction in all-cause mortality, including lower death rates from heart disease and cancer, a study found. Americans have not always been in love with nuts. Think about it: They’re loaded...