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Aging and Muscle Mass
As we age we tend to exercise less but muscle building capacity remains intact. Staying fit is more difficult as we age. Injuries and pain limit exercise, Cautious interval training is best for all.
All About Iron
With too little or too much iron the end result is a disaster. Iron deficiency in pregnancy causes mental retardation and iron excess in adults predisposes to premature aging. Five percent of the population has the gene for iron overload.
Anti-Aging Smaging with Lani Simpson, DC
We live in a culture that deifies youth. The Premarin and Provera fiasco is revealed. The conflict interest of Big Pharma is revealed. Bioidentical hormones are overdone too. Natural progesterone during perimenopause, especially with low bone density. The role of lifestyle with diet, exercise, sleep, stress reduction, weight management is ...
Anti-Aging Using Enzymes with Ellen Cutler, MD, DC
Dr. Cutler shares advice on how to live longer and age less. Raw foods have more enzyme activity. Detoxification and exercise are important to improve body chemistry. The role of sugar in accelerating aging is discussed.
Antioxidants and Cancer Treatment
Cancer is a disease of lack of energy production. It is associated with loss of mitochondrial ATP production caused by oxidative stress. Antioxidants are the antidote to cancer development. This is why we sometimes see success with IV vitamin C treatment. Caveolin 1 is a marker that predicts survival. The question then is would it be worthwhile ...
Breast Imaging for Pain is Not Useful
Women witlh breast pain who receive imaging as part of their evaluation undergo additional testing with mammograms, ultrasounds, and MRIs are often biopsied. However, they do not benefit according to a Boston University School of Medicine study published in March of 2012 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Pain is rarely a presenting ...
Cancer: Managing it with Lifestyle
Lifestyle is the most potent treatment we have for cancer. Exercise, weight control, and vitamin D levels may lower the risk for getting cancer and also prolong life. Increasing our "wellness buffer" is one of the best kept secrets in cancer prevention and treatment.
Chinese Exercises for the Elderly
Chinese exercises such as tai chi and qigong can help with balance, strength, and focus. As we age this gentle and easy exercise is doable. We lose 1-2% of our muscle mass every year after age 40. Staying fit helps delay or prevent both osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease. Everyone can exercise; even imagery helps build muscle mass.
Dehydration
As we age we become more dehydrated. Exercise causes fluid and to some extent, salt loss that can result in hyponatremia. Humidity reduces evaporation and sweating does very little to cause cooling. Vicki tells a story of my extreme dehydration while playing tennis in Jakarta.
Exercise as Antiaging Medicine with Frank Shallenberger, MD
Aging accelerates as we get older and it becomes more and more important to exercise to slow down this process. We can measure the aging process by determining when they shift from burning fat to burning carbohydrate. Exercise is the most powerful factor that slows down aging.
Exercise is Powerful Anti-Aging Medicine
Stem cells accumulate in skeletal muscle following exercise and release growth factors to spur regeneration according to a study published in PLoS online. Stem cells become deficient with aging so exercise is the best way to preserve muscle as we age.
Food, Longevity, and the Anti-aging Diet with Dr. Richard Kunin
Is there a medicine or drug, any where, that has ever been invented, that does what lifestyle does to maintain wellness and restore health? Dr. Kunin's answer: Anything that can be treated by nutrition should not be treated by any other means.
Good food, good nutrition, taking care of yourself, and living a healthy lifestyle ...
Getting Healthier With Age with Ofer Erez
There is a difference between aging and becoming dysfunctional. There are clearly advantages of getting older; wisdom, experience, knowledge, skill. Abuse and misuse of the body cause loss of function. "Use it or lose it" or "abuse it and lose it" are important perspectives of aging.
Getting Younger and Healthier with Age with Sherrill Sellman, ND
Antiaging hormones are overdone. The HRT story is a wake-up call. Bioidentical hormone treatment is not a panacea, in fact, it is untested. Indigenous perspectives are worth noting.
Health Medicine Center: Breast Thermography
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How much iron do you need?
Iron balance is critical. Too little and kids will be retarded, and too much and we age prematurely. About five percent of the population has the recessive gene for iron overload. Iron metabolism should be a routine assessment.
How Safe are X-rays?
Doctors rely on x-rays in a lot for diagnostic purposes. They do a lot of very good things, particularly in trauma situations. They can tell us if something is fractured, or if there is an organ that is ruptured, or if there is some bleeding internally. They are not necessarily all that safe, and there are a lot of complications from ...
Hypertension: Using Lifestyle to Manage It
Hypertension does not have to be permanent. It is related to the style in which we live our lives and we can modify that. Underlying causes and tools for treatment are described.
Infrared Light For Back Pain
The story of how Dr. Len discovered infrared light therapy and how it works is shared. The role of infrared imaging during treatment is discussed and its application in integrative medicine reviewed. Its mechanism of action is explained.
Iron: How Much Do You Need?
Iron overload in the body leads to accelerated aging through oxidative stress. Five percent of the population has the recessive gene for this problem. The mechanisms of this process are reviewed and treatment discussed.
