Biological Aging

It’s no secret that staying healthy and active as you age is more than just keeping your medical appointments and making sure you’re taking your prescribed medications. Your lifestyle is a critical factor in how well you physically and cognitively age. Whether that means getting sufficient sleep or exercise, maintaining…

There has been growing research evidence for several years now that reducing your calorie intake may lead not only to weight reduction, but also to less inflammation and even the slowing of biological aging. Of course, for older adults, fewer calories need to be balanced with sufficient nutritional intake and…

While it’s not unhealthy for you to have body fat- in fact, it’s necessary for your survival- too much fat, especially visceral fat, is linked to serious health conditions as you get older, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, and even multiple cancer types. Most of the fat on…

The evidence about the negative health effects of alcohol has been building for years. Study after study has demonstrated that alcohol can negatively impact your brain, your cardiovascular system, your liver, and your immune system, in addition to solid evidence linking alcohol to an increased risk for several types of…

So what’s in your pill box? Do you take a host of medications, supplements, and vitamins every day? The data show that 70% of adults aged 65 and older take a multivitamin or other type of supplement regularly, and that more than $12 billion per year is spent on these…

Is your goal at this stage of life to live as long as possible, or to live as well as you can, for as long as you are able? To a certain extent, that’s the life span versus health span debate. Across the globe, there’s a discrepancy in the number…