Archive for 'Aging'

Drink Milk - Prevent Osteoporosis

April 5th, 2008 – 12:19 pm Posted by Michele

When most women think of milk, they think of those small cartons served with school lunches or the milk they may pour over their morning cereal. Too often considered a beverage for children, milk can be vital for women’s health and the prevention of osteoporosis, the most common metabolic bone disease in the United [...]

Eat Less, Live Longer

February 16th, 2008 – 1:29 pm Posted by Chris
Tagged as: Aging, Diet

One of the hottest theories in the world of health these days is calorie restriction. Simply put, there is a growing body of research to suggest that the best way to live a long and healthy life is to simply to eat less. No need for special diet foods or fancy exercise equipment (though [...]

Anti-Aging Foods

April 1st, 2007 – 2:29 pm Posted by Bill Tuscan
Tagged as: Aging

Foods that stop oxidation and preserve brain function are Anti aging Foods that one needs. Heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s, fatigue, cataracts, vision, can be prevented or lessened with certain foods.
The antioxidant anthocyanin which is thought to be important for preserving brain function is found in blueberries, pomegranates ,and cranberries.
Consumption of vitamin E makes one less [...]

Aging

January 10th, 2007 – 2:23 pm Posted by Bill Tuscan
Tagged as: Aging

Sir Francis Bacon might have been right when he said that life span was determined by how quickly one used up one’s personal store of “vital spirits” One of those “vital spirits” that gets used up is the telomeres. Telomeres get shorter with each cell division. It is believed by some researchers that they become [...]

Wrinkles

May 31st, 2005 – 5:52 pm Posted by Bill Tuscan
Tagged as: Aging, General Health

As we grow older, we start to lose calcium and bone and under the skin are fat pads which lessen. Two protein strands elastin anc collagen are produced at lesser quantity. Those wrinkles come about because without enough of these two proteins the skin is not as smoot h and elastic as it once was [...]