HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT TELOMERES AND LONGEVITY? Can mindfulness practices (such as meditation) slow the rate of loss of these markers of cellular aging? Let’s look at the relationship between... Read More
Optimizing Your Healthspan
Optimizing your healthspan is our topic today. Older adults appear to not only be living longer but better too. Those are the conclusions of a new study from the United... Read More
Sleep and Weight Loss
Could getting sufficient sleep be a key to weight loss? The answer is an emphatic yes. Al I hear about are diets, diets, and diets. But what if I told... Read More
Dropping Your Cancer Risk
DROPPING YOUR CANCER RISK. Did you know that physical activity can reduce your chances of getting at least seven types of cancers? In the pandemic era where many of us move... Read More
How Moving Improves Your Brain
How moving improves your brain. Take a few more steps daily and you are on to your way to improving your cognitive functioning. A recent report from the University of Georgia (USA)... Read More
Are Naps Good for Health? It Depends.
The restriction of sleep to six hours or less nightly led to a cognitive hit equivalent to two nights of total sleep deprivation. Moreover, the participants appeared largely unaware of their increasing cognitive deficits over a two week period.... Read More
Drop Your Prostate Cancer Risk
Drop your prostate cancer risk. I am a cancer doctor, and I want to share some ways that you can lower the chances we will ever meet. First, a quick look... Read More
Good Sleep Can Help Sore Joints
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society recommends that adults ages 18 to 60 sleep seven or more hours per night regularly of optimal sleep health.... Read More