Longevity and Cognitive Decline Several studies have found that selenium blood levels fall as we age and those with the lowest levels experience shorter life spans. One study showed a drop of 7 percent at age 60 and 24 percent by age 75. In one study involving 1,389 patients ages 60 to 71, it was discovered that, when compared to those with the higher selenium levels, those with the lower levels have a highest likelihood of experiencing cognitive and neurological problems.
You can’t expect to have topnotch sexual function if you have poor overall health. (…)
ABC television recently ran a Barbara Walters Special entitled, "Live to be 150 - Can You Do It?" On the program, Barbara Walters interviewed several scientists with various theories regarding how to combat the aging process. (…)
A naturally occurring antioxidant found in fruits and vegetables selectively kills leukemia cells without harming healthy cells, according to a new study. (…)
In a recent edition of the journal Current Opinions of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit reported that there was compelling evidence suggesting that antioxidant supplementation is beneficial for improving, and even reversing, the effects of several types of acquired hearing loss. (…)
All of the U.S. politicians are talking about the high cost of health care. Unfortunately they are not really concerned but simply looking for votes. (…)
About 60% of men have significant balding by age 50. (About 2% of women also suffer major hair loss.) Medications work, but only so well. Transplants offer better results. (…)
It's not altogether certain why we get more colds in winter compared to summer, although it may, indeed, be related to exposure to the sun and production of vitamin D. (…)
Most of us, including the health care professionals who advise us, believe food is the best source of nutrients, but the truth is that none of us eat an optimal diet all the time. (…)
In a study published in the May 2007 Archives of Internal Medicine, Harvard Medical School researchers prospectively evaluated total calcium and vitamin D intake among over 10,000 pre-menopausal and almost 21,000 post-menopausal women 45 years and older who were free of any cardiovascular or breast problems. (…)
Alleviating anxiety can be accomplished without heavy duty drugs but with an amazing amino acid. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is more than an amino acid. (…)
Your optimal multi-vitamin/mineral/antioxidant formulation is far more than the absurd RDA you see on many supplement bottles. (…)
When it comes to health freedom, this is the FDA's end game. (…)
Vitamin B Complex The body's ability to absorb vitamin B12 is reduced with increasing age. (…)
The latest round in conventional medicine's ongoing attempts to discredit, and ultimately outlaw, nutritional supplements is found in a highly questionable study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which claims that vitamins actually increase the risk of death. (…)
Vitamin B Complex Another unique feature is that vitamin B12 does not rely on whole food or plant-based diet as its source. (…)
Vitamin B Complex There are claims that vitamin B12 can be consistently obtained from nutritional yeasts. (…)
Vitamin B Complex There are a great many good food sources of vitamin B6 and this is the way that most people get their intake of the vitamin. (…)
Vitamin B Complex To maintain vitamin B12 status, the alternatives to high oral doses of cobalamin (500-1000 micrograms daily) are routine intramuscular injections at a dosage of 1 mg per month. (…)
Vitamin B Complex Pyridoxine Vitamin B6 (part of the Vitamin B Complex) is an essential nutrient required for life. (…)
