Anti-Aging

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Protecting Cognitive Health with Functional Medicine

Millions of people are affected by Alzheimer’s and other conditions of cognitive decline every year. In fact the NIH puts the number at about 36 million worldwide, and predicts this number will triple by 2050. Here in Israel, Statista’s most recent analysis (in 2020) puts the number at 150,000 Israelis. Though genetics plays a factor …

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Pomegranates Are Not Just a Beautiful Fruit to Look At…………

Scientists are constantly on the search for the best anti-aging cure, and are now turning their attention to the mitochondria in cells.  These mitochondria are small energy generators which takes nutrients, break them down, and creates energy rich molecules for the cell. Depending on the need of each cell, the mitochondria adjust in numbers accordingly; …

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Berry Compound Boosts Overall Health

Phytonutrients in plant-based foods, flavonoids have been shown by a number of previous studies to lower risks of various chronic diseases. Many types of berries are high in flavonoids, particularly red, blue and purple berries.  C. Samieri, from Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts, USA), and colleagues analyzed data collected on 13,818 women enrolled in the Nurses’ …

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Adequate Antixoxidants for Anti-Aging

A long-term study reaffirms the effects of antioxidants for health and aging.  Karen Assmann, from Universite Paris (France), and colleagues analyzed data collected on 3,726 men and women enrolled in the Supplementation with Antioxidant Vitamins and Minerals Study, which tracked participants for Metabolic Syndrome both at the study’s start and after 13 years of follow-up.  …

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Attitude & Longevity

A large-scale study confirms the notion that feeling younger than your chronological age reduces the chances of dying.  Andrew Steptoe, from the University College London (United Kingdom), and colleagues analyzed data collected on over 6,000 adults, ages 52 years and older.  In 2004 or 2005, researchers asked the participants how old they felt. More than …

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