A dietary supplement blend has shown remarkable anti-aging properties in a new study.
The supplement appears to prevent and even reverse the decline in brain structure associated with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers said.
Dr. Jennifer Lemon is a research associate at McMaster University in Canada. She led the study. The brain effects of the supplement left her “shocked, along with everybody else,” she said.… Read More
Great news for older adults: You don’t have to beat yourself up at the gym or jog for hours to gain huge health benefits.
A major new study found that simply walking 15 minutes per weekday cuts your chances of dying by 22%.1
French researchers set out to find out how much exercise seniors need to get longevity benefits. The study followed more than 123,000 people for up to 12 years.… Read More
America’s health care system has battled hospital-borne infections for years. But there has been little success.
Some 80,000 Americans a year die from hospital infections. That’s more than breast, colon, and pancreatic cancers combined.1
Why can’t we stop this scourge? A new study may have found the answer.
… Read MoreFor years, as his memory faded, doctors told music legend Kris Kristofferson he had Alzheimer’s. He couldn’t remember his song lyrics. The 80-year-old star couldn’t even remember what he was doing from one moment to the next.1
Then, earlier this year, one of his doctors thought to test Kristofferson for Lyme disease. The test was positive.
His wife Lisa believes the medications he was on for Alzheimer’s actually caused his brain fog.… Read More
Going to church dramatically improves health, new research shows.
In a 20-year study, Harvard scientists found that women who went to religious services twice a week were one-third less likely to die compared to non-attendees.1
The study included data on more than 75,000 U.S. women between the ages of 46 and 71.
… Read MoreHave scientists stumbled onto a town that holds the secret to the Fountain of Youth?
The residents of the small Italian village of Acciaroli are fat, tan, and many of them smoke. They don’t exercise much. They don’t watch their diets. But somehow they live incredibly long lives.1
With a population of 2,000, the town boasts 300 people over 100 years of age.… Read More