Aging
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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
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9 Ways to Look and Feel Younger
By Allison Fingleton
Aging may be inevitable, but feeling your age is not. While some factors of age are beyond our control, there’s plenty we can do to help ourselves continue feeling younger, longer. Check out these nine tips for taking care of yourself and…read more
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What’s your “Aging Type”?
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Amid the consternation over the coronavirus pandemic, news of an important health research breakthrough was eclipsed. It came in the form of an article entitled “Personal aging markers and ageotypes revealed by deep longitudinal profiling” in Nature Medicine. We all age, and yes,…read more
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The important role nitric oxide plays in your health
By Beth Shirley, RPh, CCN
With a profusion of consumer nitric oxide products out there, it’s nice to know that we’ve garnered the sponsorship of a truly science-based NO booster. Berkeley Life cares about the research, and has formulated a real physician-quality supplement that reliably…read more
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Is weight gain inevitable as you grow older?
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Most people steadily gain weight as they advance in age from young adulthood into middle age. Between ages 29 and 39, women typically gain about 7 pounds, and men put on an additional 15 pounds, according to the U.S. Department…read more
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Leyla Weighs In: Health is Wealth
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
“When you have your health, you have everything.” I don’t know who said it first, but it’s true! In fact, this message is more important today than at any other time in our lives. As we grow older and face…read more
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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
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Enhanced brain function with magnesium and curcumin
By Celine Torres-Moon
Supplements may help your body—but do they reach your brain? It’s all about bio-availability. Protocol for Life Balance’s Protosorb Magnesium and Cogumin SCLP are two of my favorite supplements on Fullscript. Here’s a great rundown on the rationale for their…read more
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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
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
Lifestyle matters! Around one in nine women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer during her…
Q: Glucose and fructose are both called sugar and combine to form sucrose, common table…
I’ve long been a fan of DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), available as an over-the-counter supplement. It’s a…
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