Aging

  • Aging better with Tru Niagen

    Aging better with Tru Niagen: A view from the discoverer of nicotinamide riboside as a powerful vitamin precursor of NAD

    By Charles Brenner, PhD

    I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Charles Brenner on the Intelligent Medicine radio show and podcast. He’s the Roy J. Carver Chair and Head of Biochemistry at the University of Iowa, as well as a founding co-director of…read more

    Categories: Aging

  • Clinical Focus: Nicotinamide Riboside

    Clinical Focus: Nicotinamide Riboside

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    I’m in the business of knowing which supplements will make the grade—for patients and my listening and reading public. I’m constantly inundated with product pitches, few of which really pan out. To maintain the credibility of my recommendations, I perform…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

  • Blood Sugar and Your Brain

    Blood sugar and your brain

    By Dr. David Perlmutter

    Several years ago, when I wrote Grain Brain, I had a long discussion with our publisher centered around choosing the best subtitle. Ultimately, we decided to emphasize the toxic role of sugar and carbs on the brain, and with good reason….read more

    Categories: Aging

  • Why I liberally indulge in high-test chocolate

    Why I liberally indulge in high-test chocolate

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    What the world doesn’t need is yet another cheery article about the health benefits of chocolate. Some of what you see out there is the result of an aggressive marketing push by Big Cocoa, an industry that boasts 101 billion…read more

    Categories: Aging

  • Leyla Weighs In: Are we destined to lose muscle mass as we age?

    Leyla Weighs In: Are we destined to lose muscle mass as we age?

    By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

    Sarcopenia is the loss of lean body mass, especially with advancing age. Think frailty. Indeed, physically inactive people can lose between three to five percent lean body mass every year—starting as young as age 30! Current recommendations for daily protein…read more

    Categories: Aging

  • stem cell research

    Stem Cells: Panacea or snake oil?

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    They are billed as the new keys to longevity, an endless inventory of “spare parts” that can regenerate sick or tired organs, a veritable Fountain of Youth. But are stem cells the medical cure-all of the future, or are they…read more

    Categories: Aging

  • The roadmap for extending longevity

    The roadmap for extending longevity has been discovered: Are you following it?

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    This month, in a landmark article in the journal Cell, an international consortium of anti-aging researchers published a prescription for grabbing the reins of longevity. They boldly assert that “The main features of the ‘westernized lifestyle, including hypercaloric nutrition and…read more

    Categories: Aging

  • Niacel

    Clinical Focus: Nicotinamide Riboside

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    I’m in the business of knowing which supplements will make the grade—for patients and my listening and reading public. I’m constantly inundated with product pitches, few of which really pan out. To maintain the credibility of my recommendations, I perform…read more

    Categories: Aging

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