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The latest scientific research shows that specific lifestyles and actions can, no matter our age, improve the health and level of functioning of our brains. Such improvement can happen thanks to neuroplasticity that is, when the rate of creation and survival of new neurons in certain parts of ... Views: 1116
The CDC, hospitals and doctor's offices around the country are intent on pushing the pneumococcal vaccine as a safe and effective way to reduce the burden of pneumonia on society.
It's touted as being especially important for the elderly population to get this vaccine, as they are not only ... Views: 1240
How To Tell If Your Aging Parent or Elder Needs Help
We all may know someone who has been thrust into the role of caregiver for their aging parents or an elderly loved one. And as those who have had to assume this role can surely agree this shift is a major transition.
But, how can we ... Views: 1744
How The Government Can Help With Your Home Care Costs
With the rising costs of assisted living and home health care, it’s extremely difficult for many of our elders to receive the care they need. It also places an unusual burden on the spouses of the elderly or other caregivers, many ... Views: 1740
Have you ever seen a guy that was so in love with his car? And I am not talking about love, but totally infatuated & obsessed with his big piece of machinery. He's out there washing it every day to make sure it looks good and presentable on the outside. Not only that, but he makes sure the ... Views: 2381
I’d like to propose a paradigm shift about the word choice to describe what it is I am so passionate about.
If there is one there is only one thing that I’d like you to remember in what you read here, let it be this:
Healthy bodies create better solutions for their future.
The one proven ... Views: 893
Some folks seem to shine when dealing with and overcoming major adversity, while others of us wilt at just the thought. In my own case, a mere broken fingernail greatly bothers me and rivets my attention until it can be filed down or trimmed smooth again. That some people appear able to deal ... Views: 4529
Inflammation and Dietary Sugar
One of the major causes of inflammation in the human body is the over consumption of processed, white sugar. When I was an intern in a Taoist school of acupuncture and a red halo developed on the skin around an inserted needle, the Master would say; “too much ... Views: 1817
Sometimes, but not usually, pain or discomfort is the result of one single traumatic event. When that happens we can use EFT techniques to resolve the emotions surrounding the trauma, and get physical relief really quickly.
I would suggest that when a person experiences a medical trauma ... Views: 4280
There are those who say wisdom comes with age, but that wisdom comes with a price as well. Fine lines, white hairs and failing memory may be constant reminders that age is catching up with us. By taking note of a few tips, we can maintain our mental acuity even as the years take a toll on our ... Views: 1688
Baltimore, Maryland's Ernestine "Ernie" Shepherd, at age 73, is a certified personal trainer, professional model and competitive all-natural bodybuilder. In March of 2010, on the stage of a television show in Rome, Italy, she was formally given the title of World's Oldest Performing Female ... Views: 4595
Wrinkles are a by-product of the aging process. With age, skin cells divide more slowly, and the inner layer, called the dermis, begins to thin. Wrinkles are often given special or fanciful names depending upon their location or appearance. For example, the fine lines on the sides of the eyes ... Views: 838
One of the biggest common complaints about topical anti aging products is that they tend to be loaded with chemicals and synthetic active ingredients. Sure some may make you look better on the short term but what about over the long run?
A New & Growing Interest in Natural Anti Aging
As a ... Views: 689
Way back in the old days it was black beauties. These days it's the more dangerous diet pills. But those days are done. No more paying shameful prices to despicable ripoff artists and tearing your body apart just to study for a test. Currently there is a study aid that's all natural AND good for ... Views: 954
Get ready for a mainstream media headline proclaiming that vitamin D causes fractures.
Yup, you read that right. Causes, not prevents.
Is it true?
Well, no.
Let’s go to the videotape.
Vitamin D is the new superstar of nutrients, having been found in recent years to be associated ... Views: 1540
Did you know that more than 90 million people purchased anti-aging products in 2004, as reported by the National Consumers League (NCL)?
Is it just me or does it seem like we're constantly being told that growing older is a bad thing? Everyday we are bombarded with advertisements for ... Views: 2646
Women and aging has always been a difficult conversation. Baby boomer women are starting to reach their mid sixties. For some, it has meant burying their heads in the sand of denial. For others it has meant a descent into despair. With the body, age is inevitable, but that doesn’t have to be ... Views: 3110
My Problem with Top Ten Food Lists – Part 2
By Suzanne W. Dixon, MPH, MS, RD
Last week we brought you the first five foods on our Top Ten Healthiest Foods to Eat Now list. We also detailed why most top ten food lists fall short.
A quick review of several top ten healthy food lists shows ... Views: 1656
Often, many of my over-40 patients will tell me that they have “fuzzy”, or even scattered, thinking. They can’t remember where they put their keys or their wallet and may even have difficulty recalling a person’s name or the name of something they use every day! This causes a lot of concern that ... Views: 1632
In parts 1 and 2 of Why Some of Us Age Much Faster ... we learned that the larger the gap between our beliefs (read that, EXPECTATIONS) and our desires, the greater the stress that we experience. It is this resultant stress, or self-imposed resistance to our aspirations, that makes us age faster ... Views: 1228
Go wild and green
Wild as in salmon, green as in grass. Let me explain.
Wild salmon is a very different food from farm-raised. Wild salmon has higher levels of a potent antioxidant known as astaxanthin, which the salmon get from eating their natural diet of krill. Wild salmon has lower ... Views: 1271
Your life style can help you to look younger, feel better, and live longer.
Steps to follow for anti-aging life style:
1. Early rise. Studies show that people who get up early (5-8 AM) every day are benefited by a slowing down of the aging processes. Ayurveda – the oldest and most complete ... Views: 1829
We are a nation of people who have all kinds of toxins wandering the highways and byways of our bodies. But what does it mean to say "it's toxic?" Toxicity means that whatever that something is, it has the ability to damage your cellular function. Toxicity damages the little fuel factories ... Views: 879
In September of 2009 Montana's Walter Bruening became the verified World's Oldest Man. Through his recent interviews, the speech he gave at his 113th birthday bash, and articles written about Walter, we can now piece together the "secrets" to his longevity and amazingly good health.
While ... Views: 1185
Here’s part one: Drink green tea every day Catechins in green tea help fight cancer; they’re also effective for boosting your metabolism and helping fight weight gain Eat five ounces of nuts a week A 14-year study of more than 86,000 women in the Nurses Health Study showed that people who ... Views: 1714
Several months ago I posted “There’s a WRONG Way and a RIGHT Way to Set Goals,” which I wrote the week before Christmas. In it I talked about the right ways to set goals for the new year. I enjoyed writing that column and was delighted that so many friends told me they enjoyed reading ... Views: 1799
“Studies show that one of the most accurate predictors of longevity is what a person thinks about their own health,” says Dr. Larry Dossey, MD, author and one of the top experts in mind-body medicine.
Recent research shows that your mind, not your genes, is the primary determining factor in ... Views: 1817
I hear it all the time. A friend is telling me something and before she finishes, there’s a pause. She might clear her throat and crinkle her eyebrows. Then she says, “Oh dear, another senior moment.”
Usually the person is over 50 – but lately I’ve been hearing it even from men and women ... Views: 1865
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW YOU COULDN’T FAIL?
How do people accomplish amazing things?
How does a young man working for a mobile phone store in Wales end up as a globally-recognized operatic tenor whose first CD sold more than two million copies?
How does a young woman who lost her ... Views: 4877
In part 1 of Why Some of Us Age Much Faster..., we discussed how having strong beliefs and desires in opposition to each other produces the long-standing stresses that speed up aging. In order to better align our beliefs and aspirations, reducing the stress/tension/resistance that is aging us, ... Views: 2343
According to the Food and Drug Administration, since the year 2000, the number of joint replacement surgeries performed each year has been on the rise. In 2001, 165,000 hip joints and 326,000 knees were replaced in the United States alone.
Renaissance Orthopedics reports:
Between the years ... Views: 1541
5 Ways Blood Stagnation Can Impact Your Health
The Blood: Two Perspectives
Our blood is responsible for circulating oxygen and nutrients to every cell of the body, as well as bringing warmth, and removing metabolic waste products. Western Medicine recognizes the importance of the ... Views: 6918
Are you getting enough sleep or maybe depriving your body of optimal health as you age People just have not heard about their real need for proper rest as they age.
Anti Aging Techniques alone will not optimize a youthful appearance without proper rest. There is nothing we can do about the ... Views: 3190
WISE WOMAN WAYS: PRE-MENOPAUSAL YEARS
The actual age at which menopausal Change begins varies considerably from woman to woman; the norm is 45, with a normal range of 35 to 55. During these pre-menopausal years, menstrual periods may become noticeably different (closer together, farther ... Views: 2642
Janesville, Wisconsin's Lois Ann Gilmore overcame two major life-threatening diseases to become the USA Track & Field's Masters Athlete of the Year. For just about everyone her story is truly inspiring, but for those of us who struggle mightily to deal with a crick in our neck or the common ... Views: 1332
What causes the ringing in the ears that we universally call tinnitus? Well, it could be that the sufferer has very recently been in a particularly noisy environment. Exposure to very loud or even constant mid-range noise can leave the ears ringing for anyone until the ears have settled down and ... Views: 1289
"I don't feel prettier, I don't feel younger. I just feel scarred."
These are the words from Laura Perella, the author of Chasing Beauty, her cautionary tale of the toll chasing beauty through plastic surgery took on her life.
Laura chose to have fifteen surgeries from age 25 to age 35, ... Views: 1234
As we age, there are many changes that happen in the human body. Our bones become weak, causing us to not be able to do the things we used to do such as play sports at a high level, lift heavy objects, and do acrobatic maneuvers in athletic events. Men lose their hair as they age, and women ... Views: 958
You know how some folks appear to be much older than their actual age, while others look, feel and perform more like people decades younger? The experts tell us that only 15 to 30% of this extreme difference in the speed at which people age can be explained by genetics; the vast majority of this ... Views: 4190
Health and beauty of our skin is a very popular and important topic. There is an abundance of information and variety of advice on the topic of nurturing and creating a healthy, smooth, beautiful skin on your face and body. Market appears to be overcrowded with "miracle" creams, lotions, oils, ... Views: 1542
"Raw Foods" is a popular phrase these days that is often misunderstood, yet represents a powerful, grass roots health movement.
Some people shun the idea, not knowing what it means. Others embrace the idea, not knowing what it means. And that's no wonder, since there are many different ... Views: 2042
What’s a good firming and wrinkle treatment for skin? There are actually lots of them. Here’s a quick look at 7 of the good ones. No trip to the cosmetic surgeon required.
1. Use a Cream Containing Coenzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q10 is an antioxidant that you might be familiar with. It is ... Views: 1507
With all of the skin firming and anti-aging solutions on the market, you would think that no one would be walking around with wrinkles or age spots. There are probably some people that just don’t care, others that have tried ineffective products until they are sure that nothing really works and ... Views: 1412
Breath is what is called a primary pattern, meaning it's one of the first things a child does when he or she is born. Your whole body responds to the air that you bring in through your lungs, not just your chest, and oxygen is the most vital nutrient your body requires.
While you can live ... Views: 1762
So often, pain plagues us for years, rearing its ugly head at the most inopportune times, like right before a sporting event, while we're on vacation, or when the weather finally turns to sun and it's time to get outside and play. Even worse, it can be a persistent thorn in your side for years; ... Views: 2594
Every second of every minute is precious. Every hour of every day will only happen once. Time is ticking, and whether we like it or not, aging is inevitable. So if this is true, why are so many of us treating our bodies poorly? Why do we take better care of our cars than ourselves? When was ... Views: 896
The great comedian Lenny Bruce used to have a bit in which he said, "I was going on vacation, so my doctor gave me an important list of things to do for swimmers in shark infested waters". He´d slyly ask the audience, "Are you ready for the first ´do´?"
"Get out of the water as soon as ... Views: 943
Recently I went to see an iridologist where she discovered just by looking into my eyes that I had a very strong constitution and a predisposition in my DNA to live a very long life and it got me thinking about the idea of a long life and how our DNA could be predisposed to living a long life ... Views: 1367
Cholesterol and Heart Disease: Wrong All Along?
By Suzanne W. Dixon, MPH, MS, RD
Cholesterol Conundrum
At first glance, the connection between high cholesterol and increased heart disease risk seems solid. Below the surface, the details look murkier. For starters, many people who have heart ... Views: 2716
Do you know what it is that you really need in order to take care of aging skin? Most people think that they understand what ingredients are necessary in an effective skin care product, but few of them really know any more than what the cosmetics companies tell them. This is why the sales of ... Views: 948