BE CAREFUL WITH SUPPLEMENTS. ENGLISHMAN’S RECENT OVERDOSE ON VITAMIN D (I acknowledge that it is an extreme case) is a reminder that supplements are not always benign. Here’s the story, as reported by... Read More
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Can Exercise be Bad?
Folks living in Blue Zones (for longevity) don’t go to the gym. They walk or often have a garden, building movement into their everyday lives. There is much we can learn from populations in northern Okinawa, the Nicoya peninsula of Costa Rica, and the mountains of Sardinia.... Read More
Longevity: Role for Elders
Are you a giraffe with an especially long neck, a structure that allows you to feast on leaves others cannot access? With more food, you are more likely to survive to reproduce and pass your propensity to have a long neck on to your offspring. Your friends with shorter necks are less likely to survive to pass on their genes to future generations.... Read More
Fighting Depression with Exercise
There appeared to be an inverse association between physical activity and the incidence of depression, with greater differences in risk at lower activity levels.... Read More
Hormone Replacement: Were We Wrong?
The largest clinical trial — The Women's Health Initiative — showed that HRT that contains both estrogen and progestin increased the chances of serious health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, blood clots, and breast cancer.... Read More
Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Early
Memory loss is the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, with early signs including challenges in remembering recent conversations or events. With disease progression, the memory impairments worsen, and other symptoms emerge.... Read More