aging

Watch videos about aging

• March 15, 2013
  Prunes vs. Metamucil vs. Vegan Diet

  The average number of bowel movements a week is compared between those eating prunes, those taking a fiber supplement, and those eating a strictly plant-based diet.
• November 14, 2012
  Plant-Based Bioidentical Hormones

  Do compounded bio-identical hormones for menopause carry the same risks as conventional hormone replacement drugs such as Premarin?
• September 25, 2012
  IGF-1 as One-Stop Cancer Shop

  Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) is a natural human growth hormone instrumental in normal growth during childhood, but in adulthood can promote abnormal growth—the proliferation, spread..
• July 24, 2012
  The Benefits of Caloric Restriction Without the Actual Restricting

  One mechanism by which caloric restriction may extend one's lifespan is by upregulating dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), the most abundant steroid hormone in the human body. DHEA supplements are..
• July 23, 2012
  Americans Are Living Longer but Sicker Lives

  Though our life expectancy is improving, our health expectancy is not. In fact we are living fewer years without serious disease and disability.
• June 28, 2012
  Boosting Immunity Through Diet

  Inadequate fruit and vegetable intake may help explain the loss of immune function associated with aging that is linked to an increased risk of dying from pneumonia and influenza.
• December 29, 2011
  Avoiding a Sugary Grave

  500 foods were tested for advanced glycation end products (AGEs).
• December 28, 2011
  Glycotoxins

  Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in our diet are thought to accelerate the aging process.