In my last article I described the absolute essential nature of the two fats; linoleic acid (LA) and alpha-linolenic acid (LNA), how the human body cannot make these fats and requires them to have life at all, let alone health. I further described how modern food processing removes nearly ... Views: 1452
The news media and even many doctors refer to 'Essential Fatty Acids' (EFAs) and lump Fish Oils in with the discussion in a way that confuses the use of the term. Strictly, the term applies to only two unsaturated fats (which are fatty acids because they are fats which are acidic); ... Views: 1310
Cellular Senescence – our cells get old after dividing about 10 to 50 times for humans, depending on cell type, then they change characteristics and function and either commit suicide (apoptosis) or just quit functioning (stasis or senescence). Ultimately it is senescence that defines our ... Views: 3845
Aging brings a general stiffening of tissues, loss of bone mass and density, shrinkage of the brain, joint cartilage and some organs’ size, and a slowing of energy production in all body cells. Part of this is because our immune system, an army of immune cell types that defend us from invaders, ... Views: 2361
More Antioxidants for Optimal Aging
Here are some other antioxidants that should be a part of your strategy to minimize the effects of aging. Alpha-Lipoic Acid is an antioxidant that is both fat-soluble and water-soluble, and crosses the blood-brain barrier to work in all tissues. It can ... Views: 2103
There is an epidemic afoot called Type-II diabetes.
You can tell it is an epidemic because we are now seeing it starting in increasing numbers at younger ages, even in children. It is a primary cause of disability and death among the aged. It is not that we are catching some viral-induced ... Views: 1871
In Part 1 of this Supplements article I explained strategies for maintaining healthy digestive function as we age by taking supplemental stomach acid (Betaine HCl), Digestive enzymes and Probiotics. When we are young to middle aged, we can take these as need arises, but the older we get, the ... Views: 2131
With age comes decreased capacity to repair cellular damage, to digest foods completely, to produce energy in our mitochondria, to recover from exercise, to take in and use oxygen, to circulate blood, repair cartilage, etc. Supplements are a primary strategy for getting around these limitations. ... Views: 2056
Let’s recap the important concepts of the last article (Nutrition (Part 1)). The first important concept is that in order to optimally perform the daily process of repairing the body and meeting its energy demands; we must eat REAL foods and eat very little industrially altered, manufactured ... Views: 2500
Food, what we eat daily, provides the basic materials that build and sustain our bodies. In our prime we can seemingly eat anything and digest it, absorb it, assimilate it and utilize it. But as we age, stomach acid and enzyme production decrease, digestion worsens, absorption and assimilation ... Views: 2412
When you push exercise to your aerobic limits, your cardiovascular/pulmonary system improves; it's called the 'training effect'. Your body adapts to the measured stress by becoming more efficient at getting oxygen to the cells, and the cells become more efficient in performing all their various ... Views: 1953
The key underlying principle to be grasped with regard to Exercise is this: The body is a demand-driven, adaptable, living system that requires movement and muscular activity to maintain its function. Observe what happens to someone bedridden in a hospital; muscle mass, flexibility, strength, ... Views: 2695
To optimize fitness for life, there are 6 key areas that should be attended to on a consistent, life-long basis. We can slack our attention for brief periods without much consequence, but get back on track quickly and the results are better.
On the Senior Fitness.com website these 6 topics ... Views: 1718
A Less-than-timely Admission:
At the American Heart Association's 50th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, researchers reported that sugar-based drinks actually do contribute to heart disease and diabetes. That confession is about 50 years late in ... Views: 1907
Two recent news articles announced discovery of 13 gene variants that make us susceptible to developing type-2 diabetes later in life. The point of this article is that you don’t have to be a victim of genetic variants; you may be more susceptible to some disease of aging, but you don’t have to ... Views: 1964