Healthy brain function refers to our ability to retain key cognitive functions: thinking, learning, and remembering which in turn allows us to reason, concentrate, make plans, evaluate and organize information. Aging is of course inevitable, but with our increasing life expectancy we have a remarkable opportunity...
Chronological age is not a good marker of our susceptibility to disease or mortality. In other words we all age differently and many factors play into our biological age. This month, researchers at Boston University School of Medicine published their study on a set of...
Wrinkles are not inevitable. The skin damage that leads to their development is caused by two factors: UV radiation from the sun, and diminished cellular production of the proteins collagen and elastin. The sun emits many different frequencies of radiation that can ionize molecules and contribute...
Controlling cortisol and insulin levels are essential strategies in the quest for healthy aging. These hormones cause an increase in metabolic stress, which leads to abdominal weight gain, chronic inflammation, and telomere shortening. Metabolic aging can be partially offset by an increase in DHEA and...
There’s a lot of buzz in the media related to an aging population, along with a plethora of purported anti-aging products that contribute to a very profitable multi-billion dollar industry. The baby boomers, once again, are not happy with the status quo and are looking...