longevity Archives

1. The JAMA Network Journals reported about a study that showed that calorie restriction is beneficial. This study was published May 2, 2016 and involved 218 subjects, 30% men and 70% women. The body mass index of all participants was in the range of 22 to 28. The caloric intake was r

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December 21, 2016

by Ray Schilling

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better mood, body mass index, c-reactive protein, calorie restriction, hdl cholesterol, heart attack risk, improved sex drive, insulin resistance, LDL cholesterol, prolong life

Testosterone Treatment Helps Older Males

At the 23rd Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine (Dec. 11-13, 2015) in Las Vegas Dr. Joel Heidelbaugh presented a talk entitled “Examining the Correlation Between Androgen Deficiency and Cardiometabolic Risk”. In the beginning he mentioned that in the last few years many physi

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January 20, 2016

by Ray Schilling

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asthma, coronary artery stenosis, erectile dysfunction, heart attack, high blood pressure, mortality, prostate disease, testosterone, testosterone levels, type 2 diabetes

Vitamin E has been known to help prevent heart attacks in the past. But now a new publication has shown that in two human cell lines vitamin E prevented senescence to occur. This was proven by the fact that the human cell lines that included vitamin E continued to divide versus contro

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December 04, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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aging, antioxidants, arthritis, c-reactive protein, cardiovascular disease, CRP levels, lower mortality, source of vitamin E, vitamin e, vitamin supplements

Testosterone stimulates a man’s and a woman’s libido but is good for a man’s heart, brain and energy as well; as a result of these facts I entitled this blog “testosterone not only for sex”. A Japanese study from June 2015 found that testosterone replacement helped those men with low

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July 22, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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andropause, brain, energy, erectile dysfunction, heart, heart attack, menopause, osteoporosis, quality of life, testosterone

A study following 792 persons for 13 years showed that shortened telomeres predict cancer. Telomeres are the caps at the end of chromosomes that protect the DNA between cell divisions. Initially all of the patients of the Northwestern and Harvard study were cancer free, but after 13 y

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June 16, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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anti-aging drugs, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, elongate telomeres, life expectancy, lifestyle changes, modified RNA, telomere length, telomeres, white blood cells

A lack of zinc can lead to DNA breaks and zinc can repair DNA. These are the findings of a recent study from January 5, 2015. DNA is vital for cell function. When DNA breaks occur such as in zinc deficiency, cell function suffers. If this condition persists and does not get repaired,

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May 06, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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comet assay, dna, dna breaks, longevity, phytates, supplement, zinc, zinc deficiency, zinc serum levels, zinc supplementation

The fact that you can have a longer life with a Mediterranean diet is known for some time. But now a study has shown that the reason for a longer life is the fact that telomeres get elongated from the Mediterranean diet. Telomeres are the caps at the end of chromosomes, and they get s

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April 29, 2015

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chronic diseases, fiber intake, increased life span, lifestyle factors, mediterranean type diet, omega-3 fatty acid, physical activity, relaxation techniques, resveratrol, telomeres

Treating Alcoholic Hepatitis With Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (GCSF)

Introduction In September 2014 a study with severe alcoholic hepatitis patients showed that granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) improves their survival. Granulocyte-stimulating colony factors (GSCF) Before we examine this study I like to give some background about what colony

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February 18, 2015

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Calorie restriction makes you live longer; that’s what a remarkable study with primates showed that took 25 years to complete. Rhesus monkeys that had been fed 30% less calories lived longer than their normal controls without calorie-restriction. Rhesus monkeys are genetically v

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October 28, 2014

by Ray Schilling

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calorie restriction, life expectancy, rhesus monkeys, telomeres

In the June 5 issue of Cell Stem Cell an article was published that described regeneration of the immune system by fasting. According to the lead author, Valter Longo both animal experiments and work with humans showed that with prolonged fasting the white blood cell count in the bloo

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October 11, 2014

by Ray Schilling

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blood cells, fasting, immune system, PKA, white blood cells

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Calorie Restriction Is Beneficial

Testosterone Treatment Helps Older Males

Vitamin E Necessary For Anti-Aging

Testosterone Not Only For Sex

Shortened Telomeres Predict Cancer

Zinc Repairs Broken DNA

Longer Life With Mediterranean Diet

Alcoholic Hepatitis Treated With GCSF

Calorie Restriction Makes You Live Longer

Fasting Regenerates The Immune System

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