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Reverse Aging With Exercise!

Exercise is good for you. It makes you feel healthier, more flexible, and stronger. It can help your coordination and make it easier to perform physical tasks. It can ease the pain and swelling of arthritis. But studies are now showing that resistance training can help rejuvenate muscle tissue in senior citizens! A study from McMaster University Medical Center in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada looked at the decline in mitochondria function in older adults. The mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell, and its dysfunction leads to loss of muscle mass and general impairment of function. Muscle tissue samples … Continue reading →

Eleven More Ways To Fight Aging

You don’t have to grow old gracefully if you don’t want to! Here are ten more choices you can make that can help increase your life expectancy. Skip a meal — if it works for rats, it could work for people too. A study found that rats fed 30% less than normal lived 30% longer than normal. Studies done in humans showed that a leaner eater had a heart that looked 10-15 years younger than a regular eater. Manage stress. Stress releases hormones into the bloodstream that can raise your blood pressure and lower the effectiveness of your immune system. … Continue reading →

Nine Ways To Fight Aging

Good genes play a role in good health, but there are a lot of changes you can make to ensure that you live a long and healthy life. As much as seventy percent of the influences on life expectancy are more luck and choice than inherited traits. So what can you do to stay younger longer? Don’t smoke. If you do smoke, it’s time to quit. This is the single most important thing you can do for your life expectancy. Aim for a BMI (body mass index) of 23.5 — fat cells can raise your risk of type 2 diabetes, … Continue reading →

How to Live to Be A Hundred

Want to live to be a hundred years old? Ask the experts: the people who’ve reached the hundred-year milestone. A recent survey from health care company Evercare talked to one hundred people who were between the ages of ninety-nine and one hundred and four. An amazing seventy-one percent of the people surveyed said their health was good, or even excellent. So how do you live a century and still love life? Live life without regrets. Sixty-one people out of the hundred said there was nothing they would have done more of in their lives. Seventy-eight people said there was nothing … Continue reading →

Sleep Problems for the Elderly

Your sleep requirements and sleep patterns change throughout your life. But more than half of all older Americans have sleep problems that they think are a normal part of aging. They are NOT a normal part of aging, and the elderly shouldn’t have to suffer with sleep problems. Side effects of sleep problems: Memory loss Decreased ability to concentrate Impaired function (physically and mentally) Higher risk of falls and accidents Moodiness and depression How do you help a beloved friend or family member get a good night’s sleep? Keep a week-long diary that tracks wake-up time and bedtime, plus timing … Continue reading →