Scientists from Oxford University and King’s College London have made an important breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research.
Researchers compared thousands of blood samples from subjects between the ages of 25 and 65. They identified a set of 150 genes necessary for healthy aging and looked at how well they were functioning. Then they added up the results to determine a “healthy age gene score.”… Read More
You know you need to get calcium from your diet to keep your bones healthy. Your doctor may already recommend you take it along with vitamin D3. But she’s forgetting to tell you about the other critical nutrients your bones crave… There’s a good chance you aren’t getting enough of them.
Here are five overlooked nutrients you need for stronger bones.… Read More
Stress kills. It’s the driving force behind depression, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s.
Not all stress affects you the same way. But new research suggests work stress may be the worst of them all. And not surprisingly, it’s one of the main sources of stress for most Americans.1
This type of stress can lead to eating disorders and violence…2 It even increases your risk of having a heart attack by 25%.… Read More
Getting your seven to nine hours of sleep each night may be the easiest way to keep your mind agile. But there’s another simple way to keep your mind sharp as you get older…
A new study out of the University of Illinois looked at the effect of exercise on the brain health of 100 adults between 60 and 80.
… Read MoreYou can enjoy a glass of red wine, knowing that it contains true health benefits. Resveratrol is a major antioxidant that comes from grape skins. It usually gets the credit for maintaining a healthy heart and reversing the signs of aging.
But there’s much more power within the grapes…
… Read MoreYour “heart age” describes how old your cardiovascular system is. It’s measured by the number of heart attack or stroke risk factors you may have…1 The more you have, the older your heart age.
And now the CDC has updated the Framingham CVD risk calculator to determine what that number is…
Researchers at the CDC gathered data from the Framingham Heart Study and all 50 states.… Read More