Blood levels of proteins reflect the starting, stopping, and changing of biological processes linked to aging. We make significant changes at three ages. — “The wiser mind mourns less for what age takes away than what it leaves behind.” This is the insightful observation of William Wordsworth (1770–1850), the English romantic who (along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge) helped initiate the Romantic Age in English literature. Together, they published Lyrical Ballads in 1798.

IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT, THE FOOD amount that you consume appears more important than meal timing. Intermittent fasting did not appear to be associated with weight loss over six years. That is the finding of a study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Intermittent…

INDIVIDUALS TAKING VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS are significantly less likely to have a history of malignant melanoma or any skin cancer type than non-users. Today we look at the recent finding of Finnish investigators that vitamin D supplementation is associated with lower melanoma risk. Melanoma is over 20 times more common…

OILY FISH CONSUMPTION MAY PREVENT OR DELAY the development of chronic kidney disease. Here are some examples of seafood that is rich in omega-3 fatty acids: Anchovies Black cod Bluefin tuna Cobia Herring Mackerel Salmon Sardines Striped bass Whitefish The new study found that higher levels of plant-derived n-3 PUFAs…

ACCORDING TO NEW ZEALAND RESEARCHERS, KIWI CAN increase the frequency of bowel movements for people with constipation. Today we explore how to use kiwi for constipation. Have you ever had constipation? Constipation is a symptom and not a disease. A common definition is this: Constipation: Bowel movements three or fewer…

CANNABIS MAY IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE, depression, and sleep quality. This positive result is the finding of an observational series that included 129 uncontrolled cases of patients with depression, discovered using data from the United Kingdom Medical Cannabis Registry. Cannabis has gained popularity as a potential management tool for depression…

IS GUT HEALTH A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND A PERSON’S motivation — or lack thereof — to exercise? New mice findings from the University of Pennsylvania (USA) suggest that the gut microbiome may help regulate exercise desire. Of course, this study is in mice, so the applicability of the results to…

INSULIN SENSITIVITY IS A MEASURE of how responsive your cells are to insulin. Improve your sensitivity to reduce insulin resistance and the risk of diabetes and other chronic conditions. While there are many ways to accomplish this goal, I want to focus on three of my favorites. The hormone insulin…

HIGHER DIETARY ZINC INTAKE IS ASSOCIATED WITH a nearly one-third lower chance of migraine headaches, according to a new study of more than 11,000 American adults. Zinc fights migraines. “Presiding over the entire attack there will be, in du Bois Reymond’s words, “a general feeling of disorder,” which may be…