Aging

  • Rows of golden fish oil capsules on yellow background.

    The brain benefits of omega-3s from cradle to grave

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    Recently, a patient shared with me that her doctor had told her to stop taking fish oil supplements: “They’re a waste of money,” he admonished. When it comes to the brain, that’s dead wrong. A pioneering study was just published…read more

    Categories: Aging

  • Senior African American woman doing yoga at home, in front of a large window.

    10 factors that undermine our balance as we age

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    There’s a maxim I recall from my hospital training in the 80s: “GOMERs go to ground.” It was one of the sardonic 10 Commandments from Samuel Shem’s (real name Samuel Bergman, MD) “The House of God”. The 1978 book became anodyne to…read more

    Categories: Aging

  • Illustration of hand throwing a balled up red paper into a trash can

    Dethroning the orthodoxies: Ideas it may be time to throw out

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    “Follow the science” they say. But if Covid has awakened us to anything, it’s that science is dynamic, a work in progress. Today’s verities may be overturned by new discoveries. What follow are some dogmas that are past their expiration…read more

    Categories: Aging

  • Image of the internal structure of mitochondria, organelles in the cell

    Unleash your longevity potential with Urolithin A

    By Jen Scheinman, MS RDN CDN

    I discovered MitoPure® a couple of years ago, after a series of scientific articles about Urolithin A prompted my interest. I’ve been taking it faithfully as part of a suite of nutrients for mitochondrial support and believe it’s helped me…read more

    Categories: Aging

  • Two injectors / dosing pens for subcutaneous injection of antidiabetic medication or anti-obesity medication hovering over a blue background. A yellow measuring tape around the injectors.

    March tidings—the latest in health news

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    New, more powerful weight loss drugs: Drugs like Wegovy, Rybelsus, Ozempic and Mounjaro/Zepbound are revolutionizing obesity and diabetes treatment and garnering enormous profits for their manufacturers. Early drugs worked on GLP-1 alone; subsequent meds paired GLP-1 with another gastric peptide,…read more

    Categories: Aging

  • Close up view on a female nurse sitting in front of a senior patient while measuring her blood pressure during a regular visit.

    The declining health of baby boomers

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    “People try to put us d-down (talkin’ ’bout my generation) Just because we g-g-get around (talkin’ ’bout my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (talkin’ ’bout my generation) Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (talkin’ ’bout…read more

    Categories: Aging

  • 11 ways you can predict how long you'll live

    11 ways you can predict how long you’ll live

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    Among the most pressing questions I get in daily practice is: “Doc, how long do I have to live?” Even when posed by a patient with “terminal” cancer, it’s a hard one to answer. The patient’s viability may conform closely…read more

    Categories: Aging

  • Kombucha tea with lemon and sweetened root filling in glass jug on kitchen background.

    August auguries 2023

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    Fragrant memories: One of the most remarkable stories of the summer comes to us from researchers at the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at UC Irvine. The role of smells in kindling recollections has long been a literary theme, most prominently in the…read more

    Categories: Aging

  • Wheat germ in wooden spoon with stalk of wheat behind, on a dark wood-grain table

    Fight off aging with fermented wheat germ extract

    By Rick Jahnke

    Wheat germ is a traditional health food that “don’t get no respect”—á la Rodney Dangerfield—because of current concerns over gluten. A new formulation promises to deliver the documented benefits of wheat germ without the potential for undesirable effects: Metatrol®**, by…read more

    Categories: Aging

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