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Ever thought about how your diet might be affecting how you age? A recent study has explored just that by comparing the effects of vegan and omnivorous diets on aging.

Omega-3 fatty acids from fish or supplements may prevent cognitive decline, particularly benefiting those with mild cognitive impairment or coronary artery disease.

Learn what three 23-minute HIIT sessions per week can do for your biological age and overall health, based on recent research findings!

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study showed that taking oral glutathione can potentially improve skin health.

Resveratrol, a compound found in grapes and red wine, activates SIRTs and has significant health benefits. It's a strong antioxidant, reduces inflammation, and can affect cellular pathways relating to cell death and survival (Moraes DS, et.al., 2020).

This study examined the effect of exercise intensity on senescence in skeletal muscle, using a randomized counter-balanced crossover design (Jean WH, et.al., 2023). Senescence is the loss of a cell’s ability to divide and grow. Biopsies of the vastus lateralis muscle of 9 sedentary men with an average age of...

The researchers of the following study investigated how 2 substances metformin, a drug, and berberine a plant substance, separately may affect and slow down the ageing process (Han X,et.al., 2016).   These enzymes and functions are affecting how we age.The function of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), an enzyme, is to...

  The mitochondria are the energy producing enties of the cell and the primary intracellular site of oxygen consumption. For that reason, the exposure to free radical damage is also is also high.Among the antioxidants and detoxifying enzymes existing inmitochondria, mitochondrial glutathione emerges as the main line of defense (Mari...

This natural ingredient has shown anti-aging properties. A lot of scientists are working on solutions to slow down and even reverse the aging process. The following study investigated if Berberine a natural ingredient would affect aging. Key pathologies of aging, including oxidative stress, mitochondrial malfunction, and the associated mTOR, AMPK...

Healthy ageing can be defined as survival without chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer, lung disease, and severe chronic kidney disease, and the absence of cognitive and physical dysfunction, after age 65. The following research investigated if circulating omega 3 fatty levels had an effect on healthy ageing (Lai HT,...

It is very common–even if it is not necessary–to see that the blood pressure is increasing with age.   With medications, blood pressure usually comes down, but it may still not be as low as we would like it to be. Blood pressure medications also comes with side effects. What else can...

"The world can be a stressful place, and that is most likely not going to change anytime soon. The solution is to get to a state where we are not affected much by things that cause most people to react with anxiety. Is that possible or just wishful thinking?  ...

Increased oxidative stress has been documented in the frontal cortex in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and in patients with mild cognitive impairment (Ansari, MA 2010).  One of the emerging causative factors associated with Alzheimer’s pathology is oxidative stress. This AD-related increase in oxidative stress has been attributed to decreased levels...

"A telomere is a region of repetitive nucleotides consisting of DNA and RNA at the end of a chromosome that protects the chromosome from deterioration. Shorter telomeres are known to determine cell longevity and shorter telomeres lead to a shorter lifespan.  Telomeres can therefore give us information on how fast...

You would most likely prefer to feel happy and excited about life and ready to get going to accomplish your goals when you wake up. Do you think almost everybody feels that way? No, that is not the case, because depression is the second leading cause of disability, and it...

One of the impressive health benefits of flax seeds is the ability to decrease blood pressure (Rodriguez-Leyva D, et.al., 2013). In a double-blinded, placebo-controlled study, 30 g of flax seeds daily for 6 months reduced the systolic blood pressure of 10 mm Hg and the diastolic blood pressure with 7...

The process of atherosclerosis is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and involves deposits of fat and especially LDL cholesterol into the blood vessel wall (Salisbury D, Bronas U, 2014). These researchers state that when the LDL cholesterol gets deposited into the vascular wall it can oxidize and cause injury...

Ultraviolet light is causing oxidative stress and that is damaging to the skin. This also leads to the depletion of important cellular antioxidants, especially glutathione, which you may have guessed. Glutathione is a very effective antioxidant. Glutathione protects the liver, it’s involved in detoxification, and it also regulates the immune...

Inflammation may be the most important factor affecting how we age, but inflammation is also directly tied to free radical damage. We cannot really separate the two since we will always have increased inflammation when we have increased free radical damage. Some times it can be difficult to tell what...

Results of a large study suggests two mechanisms involved in the aging process (Zierer J, et al. 2016). The research involved 3,511 women and the results were replicated in an additional 904 participants. They found metabolites indicating increased oxidative stress due to alterations of the glutathione metabolism. This has previously...