Category: Weight Loss
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Cycling for Weight-Loss and Longevity
Cycling is one of the most popular forms of exercise worldwide, and for good reason. Not only is it a fun and low-impact activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and fitness levels, but it also offers a host of health benefits, including weight loss and improved longevity. Obesity is a growing…
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Another New Weight-Loss Drug is in the Pipeline
A recent study compared the effectiveness of a new peptide GEP44 to an existing drug, liraglutide, for treating obesity. The study investigated the effectiveness of the new peptide triple agonist in treating obesity and type 2 diabetes. The peptide triple agonist targets three different receptors in the body: the GLP-1 receptor, the neuropeptide Y1 receptor,…
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The Not So Simple 7
Maintaining good cardiovascular health is essential for a long and healthy life. The American Heart Association (AHA) has developed a tool called Simple 7 to help individuals measure and improve their cardiovascular health. Simple 7 is a set of seven lifestyle factors that have been shown to be associated with improved cardiovascular health and longevity.…
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Intermittent Fasting: Two Month Follow-Up
A recent small study asked the question “Is early time-restricted eating (TRE) more effective than eating over a period of 12 or more hours for losing weight and body fat?” In a randomized clinical weight-loss trial involving 90 adults with obesity, early time-restricted eating was more effective for losing weight (down 14 pounds on average…
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Promising New Weight-Loss Drug Study Released
In a just released study showing the result of a clinical trial of participants with obesity, tirzepatide—a promising new drug—provided substantial and sustained reductions in body weight. This is important for longevity because obesity is the number-one cause of preventable shortened life expectancy due to a higher incidence of diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and kidney…
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Intermittent Fasting: One Month Follow-Up—The Early Results
Many of you might have read my post from a month ago titled “Have You Heard About The Benefits Of Intermittent Fasting?” If you read to the end, you would have seen that it wasn’t just academic—I planned to put it into practice myself. As I stated: “Today I started with a ten-hour eating window…
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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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Have You Heard About The Benefits Of Intermittent Fasting?
A diet of three meals every day plus snacks is very ingrained in our culture. Changing this eating pattern, however, could provide multiple benefits—including lengthening lifespan and healthspan. Intermittent fasting (IF)—the practice of alternating periods of eating and fasting—has emerged as an effective therapeutic strategy for improving multiple cardiometabolic endpoints, ranging from insulin sensitivity and fat accumulation to hard…
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Mindful Eating
Obesity is now the number-one cause of preventable early death in the country, so anything we can do to maintain or lose weight is important for longevity. You could write a whole book about the concept of mindfulness and its importance in reducing stress and increasing happiness, and I will write more about mindfulness in…
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How Much Water Should You Really Be Drinking?
Water is necessary for the existence of all life on earth. And water makes up the majority of our body weight—up to 70%. It is therefore not a surprise that your level of water intake can affect your health. The more hydrated you are, research suggests, the more efficiently your body works at tasks that…