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Telomeres are a marker for longevity, but telomere length is not fixed. Your behavior matters and can influence longevity. Watch.
Continue readingTelomeres are a marker for longevity, but telomere length is not fixed. Your behavior matters and can influence longevity. Watch.
Continue readingSouth Korean researchers recently determined that the relative size of two fingers of a male determines the size of his unit. No more posturing, fellas; or guessing, ladies – the fingers tell the tale. A sex expert weighs in.
Continue readingRather than food marketed as low-calorie snack food, try these five foods that will help get you thin. They help get and keep you full, either with protein or fiber, or both.
Continue readingWho would have thought that the most assured way to build a better brain is to build a better body? Well, not precisely – but the science shows that some simple, consistent exercise does more to improve the brain than crossword puzzles and blueberries.
Continue readingPurified Bottled Water Is Not Tap Water, Industry Argues. To which I say, “Who cares”! The biggest problem for North Americans is not the water quality, but the plastic bottles themselves, for they poison us and the environment.
Continue readingThis is a summary of a Men’s Health article about ten common foods we eat that are often contaminated with scary sounding bacteria and pesticides that can make us sick. The list: Chicken, ground beef/turkey, oysters, eggs, cantaloupe, peaches, lettuce, cold cuts and scallions. Learn what to do. IF YOU cruise around the Net and […]
Continue readingNew FDA Guidelines are forthcoming that will help consumers spot sunscreen effectiveness. Right now, labels are misguided, leaving you to choice lotions that may be ineffective. With skin cancer on the rise, it pays to know who to protect yourself.
Continue readingAre you prepared for solar storms? They completely disable the electrical grid. No electricity, perhaps for weeks, or if the storm is big enough, months. The New York Times reports NASA’s warnings. Get prepared.
Continue readingThe idea with these fat busting exercises is to tweak your workouts just a bit so that you can maximize fat burning. The more of these seven “tricks” you do, the more the fat will have to struggle to cling to you. And for a change, it will lose.
Continue readingExercise trainer Bobby Strom features kettle bells in a short video that suggests their effectiveness at building Ryan Reynolds’, “The Green Lantern”, physique.
Continue readingIf you run and want to keep at it, eventually you need to know your foot type. Do you pronate, supinate, or do something in between? If your running shoe isn’t built for your foot type, running will become more difficult and you’ll potentially develop pain in the feet, ankles, knees and hips.
Continue readingThe Food Plate is in, and the Food Pyramid is history. The healthy diet is simpler now, better and comes with a host of tools to dive into your particulars in order to suggest a diet that will work for you. But there are a few issues I have with the tools. If you’re muscular, you won’t get the correct advice. And what’s with the milk!?
Continue readingAs the New York Times puts it: “Goodbye to the Food Pyramid, Hello to the Dinner Plate”. Will it be more instructive and provide better guidance to the American public?
Continue readingIt’s all about telomeres, that DNA on the tips of chromosomes. Telomere length is the marker for longevity – the shorter they become, the shorter your life. Good news is, you can protect and even extend them, and thus, your life. Learn how.
Continue readingWatch the trailer of this new film by Mark Wexler called “How to Live Forever”, and read the remarks by Jack LaLanne, Phyllis Diller and four other really old people about living really well.
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