Exercise Wins: Fit Seniors Can Have Hearts That Look 30 Years Younger We know we need to exercise for our health, but a lifelong exercise habit may also help us feel younger and stay stronger well into our senior years. In fact, people in their 70s who have been exercising Read more…
Weightlifting for an Hour a Week Cuts Risk for Stroke and Heart Attack Up to 70 Percent Written by Dr. Joseph MercolaFact Checked November 30, 2018 Previous Next STORY AT-A-GLANCE Strength training is foundational for optimal health, especially as you get older. It’s not just about keeping your musculature strong; Read more…
Muscle mass should be a new vital sign, research shows ABBOTT SHARE PRINT E-MAIL IMAGE: THIS INFOGRAPHIC DETAILS THE LINK BETWEEN MUSCLE MASS AND A PERSON’S OVERALL HEALTH STATUS, AND HIGHLIGHTS KEY FINDINGS FROM THEANNALS OF MEDICINE REVIEW PAPER. view more CREDIT: ABBOTT A comprehensive review published in Annals of Medicine Read more…
How to Regain Strength After 50 Safely and Effectively Do it the right way, and reap the benefits of getting stronger There are a ton of benefits to regular strength training, especially for adults over 50. Aside from just feeling better, overall, strength training helps us combat the natural functional Read more…
The Cure to Aging Could Be Hiding in Plain Sight Since the dawn of man, we’ve been searching for ways to escape our mortality. The long-sought “fountain of youth” may not lie in divine water or a miracle pill, but rather, in something as simple as the foods we eat and the Read more…
Not exercising worse for your health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease, study reveals Updated 11:47 AM EDT October 19, 2018 Atlanta, Georgia We’ve all heard exercise helps you live longer. But a new study goes one step further, finding that a sedentary lifestyle is worse for your health than Read more…
Do You Even Lift, Grandma? Why Older Adults Should Be Making Gains. It’s More Than Just Bro Science Do you even lift? According to urbandictionary.com, it’s a condescending expression used on body building and fitness forums to question the legitimacy of someone’s fitness expertise or weight lifting routine. But if Read more…
For the past year and a half, Keith Taylor and his wife have adopted a lifestyle that includes fasting on a regular basis. “For six days per week we don’t eat until around 5 pm, but eat as much as we want and whatever we want from 5 pm until Read more…
September 26 2018. An article that appeared on September 6, 2018 in Molecular Cell reported the discovery of researchers at Georgia State University of a protective effect on the vascular system for a molecule produced during fasting or calorie restriction. “The most important part of aging is vascular aging,” explained senior author Ming-Hui Zou. Read more…
2 forms of exercise are the best way to stave off the effects of aging — here’s how to incorporate them into your life If you’re searching for an all-natural way to lift your mood, preserve muscle tone, and protect your brain against the decline that comes with aging, look Read more…