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Testosterone Not Only For Sex

Testosterone Not Only For Sex

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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Shortened Telomeres Predict Cancer

Shortened Telomeres Predict Cancer

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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Zinc Repairs Broken DNA

Zinc Repairs Broken DNA

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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Longer Life With Mediterranean Diet

Longer Life With Mediterranean Diet

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

Alcoholic Hepatitis Treated With 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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Calorie Restriction Makes You Live Longer

Calorie Restriction Makes You Live Longer

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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Fasting Regenerates The Immune System

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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Live Longer With A Purpose In Life

Live Longer With A Purpose In Life

Have you ever thought that your thoughts would matter? We may have noticed that some people who are always negative seem to attract more negatives and have difficulty coping. We also know that people who are inherently positive about life tend to get through trying situations with les
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