Category: Anti-Aging
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What Is “Negligible Senescence”—And Can We Achieve It?
Some animals, like tortoises and lobsters, never grow old, and learning their secrets could let humans live as long as they want. For most animals, there are three basic ways they can die: disease, injury, or old age, which is also called senescence. But a select few species are seemingly immune from aging itself, a…
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The Anti-Aging Effects Of HGH—And Can You Produce More Naturally
We make less human growth hormone (HGH) as we get older, resulting in many aging symptoms: loss of muscle tone, increased weight gain, loss of stamina, hair loss and graying, and many diseases linked to aging. If we can increase HGH, can we reverse many of the signs of aging? Growth hormone fuels childhood growth…
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Should You Be Watching Your VO2MAX?
Also referred to as maximal oxygen uptake, VO2MAX is widely considered the most accurate measurement of cardiovascular fitness. Measuring your VO2MAX can give you an inside look into your current fitness levels. VO2MAX is a measurement of the maximum (MAX) volume (V) of oxygen (O2) your body can take in and use during intense aerobic exercise. It’s…
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Can Physical Exercise Prevent Mental Decline?
Did you forget where you put your keys? They’re in the refrigerator where the milk should be that you forgot to buy when you went shopping. Does this sound like you, or do you fear that it could be you in a few years? Is it a sign of normal cognitive decline as we get…
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Will Arthritis Soon Be A Thing Of The Past?
When you picture old age, do you see yourself with bones creaking with arthritis, painful and preventing you from enjoying physical activities? Do you see this as an inevitable part of aging? Osteoarthritis does, in fact, impact hundreds of millions of people worldwide, and those affected incur significant physical burdens. What if we could re-grow…
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Could We Extend Life Expectancy By 5 Years With A Calorie Restriction (CR) Diet?
While far from conclusive, there is growing evidence that a calorie restriction (CR) diet could significantly extend both average and maximum life span, while reducing typical aging related diseases. The trick is that it needs to be done over a significant time period and could be very difficult to achieve given typical overeating patterns. The…
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Can We Turn Back The Clock 30 Years?
Research from the Babraham Institute has developed a new technique for rejuvenating skin cells. This technique has allowed researchers to rewind the cellular biological clock by around 30 years according to molecular measures, significantly longer than previous reprogramming methods. The partially rejuvenated cells showed signs of behaving more like youthful cells in experiments simulating a…
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Can We Live Forever?
A 2015 article in Scientific American titled “Why Can’t We Live Forever?” by Thomas Kirkwood explores the issue of aging. In it he states: “We have all grown up with fairly rigid preconceptions about how the body ages. Small wonder that modern science struggles to come to terms with the reality that most of what…
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What Are The Top 5 Preventable Conditions That Shorten Lives?
In a study published by the Cleveland Clinic, the greatest number of preventable life-years lost were due to (in order from greatest to least) obesity, diabetes, tobacco use, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. These results continue to highlight the importance of weight loss, diabetes management and healthy eating in the U.S. population. Obesity is…
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Is It Possible To Re-Grow Hair?
Pattern hair loss by the age of 50 affects about half of males and a quarter of females. It is the most common cause of hair loss. The causes of pattern baldness are believed to be a combination genes and hormones. We know that there are a couple of drugs on the market that have shown some…