Calories That Count
Only a single dietary regimen has ever been conclusively demonstrated to extend life span and improve the heath of laboratory animals and humans. It is known as calorie restriction |
Magnesium and Aging
Magnesium (Mg) is a ubiquitous element in nature. Both plants and animals have an absolute requirement for magnesium, a mineral that plays a central role in photosynthesis in plants, and many of the metabolic reactions in animals. |
New Markers of Cardiovascular Health
Why depend on only lipid profile such as HDL, LDL, and total cholesterol when there are so many newer and better markers that more closely track your heart health? Advance markers such as CRP, LP(a), homocysteine are now commonly available... |
My Doctor is Killing Me
225,000 deaths per year are due to causes induced by a physician's activity, manner, or therapy. |
Baby Boomer's Anti Aging Program
As baby boomers we not only want to look good, we also want to feel good. And "good' usually means "young". |
Fiber – Friend or Foe?
Dietary fiber, formerly unrecognized for its health benefits, has received much attention in the past decade |
Cancer Prevention
According to the National Cancer Institute, the odds of getting cancer after age 60 is 16 times greater than before age 40. |
Growth Hormone
Tremendous interest has emerged over recent years on the use of growth hormone to rejuvenate the body. The press is filled with stories of how Hollywood stars are using this drug as the latest “fountain of youth”. We seek to distinguish the facts from mere fiction. |
Sugar and Aging
Common table sugar represents about 20 to 25 percent of the daily caloric intake of the average American. This translates into the equivalent of half a pound a day and over 5 tons in a lifetime. |
Water
Studies have shown that those drinking at least five glasses of water per day were associated with an approximately 50% decreased rate of heart attacks and stroke, compared with those who drank only two glasses of water per day. |
Dehydration
Maintaining well-hydrated cells is what forms the foundation of a comprehensive anti-aging program. |
Eggs - Good for your body
Contrary to popular belief that the egg is something to avoid, numerous research and long term studies have shown that eggs are a great dietary source of many fundamental and non-fundamental components that are essential for optimal health. |
Estrogen Dominance
Over 50 % of all women over 35 years old suffer from some form of hormonal imbalance, including PMS, endometriosis, irregular or heavy periods, fibroids and fibrocystic breast disease. We now know why... |
Fibroblast Growth Factors
Growth factors (GF) are small protein chains, commonly known as polypeptides that bind to cell surface receptor sites and exert actions directly on the target cells. This is generally done through cellular proliferation and or differentiation. |
Hypothyroidism – More CommonThan You Think.
More than 10 million Americans have been diagnosed with thyroid disease, and another 13 million people are estimated to have undiagnosed thyroid problems. About 10 percent of the adult population is afflicted with this frequently overlooked disease of epidemic proportion |
| Insulin and Aging |
Metabolic Syndrome
Scientists have known that calorie restriction, when accompanied by optimum nutrition can extend lifespan of animals 30 to 230 %, depending on the species. |
Nutritional Medicine
After 100 years of modern medicine, the number of people suffering, from chronic age-related degenerative diseases, continues to skyrocket despite the best medical effort. Modern medicine has utterly failed to cure chronic degenerative diseases. |
Tea
Tea's history is nearly 5,000 years old. Legend has it that it was discovered in 2737 B.C. by a Chinese emperor when some tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water. |
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a complete medical system that has been in practice for over 23 centuries. |
