Friday, July 6, 2012

Radioactive Tuna Arrives in US

Bluefin tuna are carrying radioactivity leaked from Japan's recent Fukushima nuclear disaster.  Levels are 10 times normal.   http://worldhealth.net/news/radioactive-tuna-arrives-us-shores/

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Friday, June 8, 2012

Jogging Dramatically Increases Life Expectancy

A 27 year  study composed of 20,000 Danish people, ages 20-93, reveals regular jogging decreases  the risk of death by 44%.  Jogging increased life expectancy by 6.2 years in men and 5.6 years in women.  http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-05/esoc-rjs050212.php

Monday, June 4, 2012

Gene Treatment for Longevity

New gene therapy associated with increasing the length of telomeres within the cell has increased life span in mice by 13-24%.   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22585399

Friday, May 25, 2012

Dairy Reduces Strokes

A recent study reveals that people who have 4 servings of low fat dairy are 12% less likely to have a stroke.  http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Prevention/32258

Monday, April 30, 2012

Standing reduces odds of Dying

Adults sitting 11 hours a day or more had a 40% increased risk of dying in 3 years.  http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/si-suy032612.php

Friday, April 13, 2012

Americans Living 60% Longer

Statistics from 1935-2010 show significant signs of improvement in American's lifespans.  Due to medical care-especially treatment of heart disease, antibiotics, decreased smoking and cholesterol lowering medications-overall risk of death at any given time has droppped by 60%.  In the 85 year old and older group, it has dropped by 38%.  We have a doctor trained in Anti-Aging medicine at our office to answer questions about what you can do to increase your lifespan and to feel well as you age.