If you’ve been meaning to get around to cooking healthier meals or carving out time in your schedule for exercise, then maybe a recent study will be the final push you need. Research shows that weight loss induced by healthy lifestyle changes may help keep your brain sharp. Source link
If you have a parent or grandparent who’s reached their 90s or even become a centenarian, someone’s probably said to you, “Oh, you have good genes!” But if longevity doesn’t seem to run in your family, fret not: Lifespan has more to do with your lifestyle and environment than with your genetics, according to a…
City officials will kick off an initiative next week focused on making the region a healthier place to live. Earlier this year, Lodi was chosen as an area in which a Blue Zones team will assess the strengths, needs and challenges its residents face as part of the Blue Zones Ignite pilot. Blue Zones, which…
Centenarians are often cited as having secrets to living longer and healthier lives, and scientists studying them increasingly point to lifestyle as a crucial factor in longevity. Speaking to GB News, Clinical Biochemist Dr Jeffrey Bland outlined several of the most effective habits he has watched to reverse biological ageing. A crucial and often overlooked…
It’s impossible to predict when you’re going to die. But if you’re aiming for a long and healthy life, it pays to worry less about your genes—which you can’t change anyway—and more about your lifestyle and surroundings. That’s the conclusion of a new study in Nature Medicine that takes a broad look at the longstanding…
Dr Valter Longo, director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California, recently shared that you should plan your dinner according to your bedtime. We should put our plates down three hours before bed, he advised ― any later, and our sleep (crucial for brain health) might be disrupted, and our bodies won’t…
The role of genetics in longevity is clear, but there is evidence that lifestyle changes can push chronic diseases into remission while dramatically reducing biological age. Leslie Kenny is living proof of this; though she will soon turn 60, biological tests suggest her body is that of a 21-year-old. The longevity researcher and founder of…
Longevity is a tricky term. It’s not just about genetics or a stroke of good luck; it’s all about balance. Many things come to mind when we speak about longevity. One would be the brain and its cognitive prowess. Then we have the heart, which is the number one killer, followed by cancer and metabolic…
Longevity is something so many of us aspire to achieve, and aside from factors such as age, race and gender, there are plenty of things people can do to boost their chances of a long lifespan. Indeed, research shows that lifestyle choices play a significant role in how we age, for example, exercise routines, social…
February is Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Month, and the best time has come to bring more focus to habits in life which can improve general health. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is paramount, and one need not make drastic changes, so small changes can bring about a lot of difference. Dr. Spoorthi, an internal medicine specialist from…