Heart rate is a vital sign reflecting your health. It’s a reflection of disease risk and mortality. The beat of our hearts isn’t just our body’s rhythm; it’s a predictor of early... Read More
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Reduce Your Kidney Disease Risk
I AM GOING TO BEGIN WITH A QUIZ ABOUT the exercise amount you need to do weekly to shield against kidney disease and neuropathy. Today, I’ll show you a relatively... Read More
Dodging Diabetes
I’ll BEGIN BY TESTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DIABETES and lifestyle tactics to reduce risk. Today, I focus on dodging diabetes. As I age, I am aware that I am at... Read More
Muscle Loss and Early Mortality
A NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT THOSE WITH SIGNIFICANT muscle loss sarcopenia) have a higher risk of early mortality. And those who have both sarcopenia and obesity are three times more... Read More
Fighting Age-Linked Muscle Loss
SARCOPENIA IS AGE-RELATED PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF MUSCLE MASS and strength. Researchers posit that a sedentary lifestyle coupled with poor dietary habits may play a role in the development of the... Read More
My Misconceptions About Stretching
Stretching is not necessary at all, right? A 2020 study showed that stretching was associated with a lower risk of early death. In this essay, I address my misconceptions about stretching.... Read More