Tag: prevention
Old Fashioned Health and Housekeeping Practices
I’m linking to this blog instead of the article itself because it’s behind a paywall. In addition to the strategies below, let’s not forget the wearing of gloves, simple or fancy that was routine in previous generations. It would be extremely simple to start that again as a minimum. When I lived in Spain 20 years…
Read MoreDavid Sinclair on the Potential for Reversing Aging: Hormesis Revisited
The Biochemistry of Longevity is Discussed in this video For any readers who are interested in some of the biochemistry behind the latest science on strategies to age more slowly. Many of the strategies we’ve discussed before, as well as the concept of hormesis. Basically, the current thinking is that we are too comfortable. Never…
Read MorePrevention, an unpopular solution
Reading this fascinating discussion of possible ways to clean up the megatons of trash in the ocean , the article focuses on, of course, a young charismatic male entrepreneur from the Netherlands. He has a great name, Slat, and of course, he’s a great admirer of Elon Musk, and, of course, gave a TED talk…
Read MoreTai Chi Improves Mood and Autonomic Balance: HRV Study
After 24 weeks of 3 hours of Tai Chi per week, a group of older adults showed improved mood and better autonomic balance as shown by their HRV. Improved autonomic balance can lead to better mood, but also improved immunity, sleep, pain and inflammation. Maybe I’d better learn it! Int J Environ Res Public Health….
Read MoreAndrew Weil Breathing Exercise
This is a simple exercise that Dr. Weil recommends for anxiety and other conditions. He recommends twice a day, with 4 repetitions each. He says that it is a way to use voluntary activity to influence the autonomic nervous system and it has been very effective in some of his patients. He says that it…
Read MoreEnd of Alzheimer’s: Bredesen and Rhonda Patrick Part 3
Third part of this podcast on Alzheimer’s and possible solutions. His book can be found here. The podcast goes on to discuss more advantages of a ketogenic diet. It is “glucose sparing” which means that some important enzymatic reactions requiring glucose can take place. An important aspect of amyloid plaques is that they are considered…
Read MoreBredesen on Brain Health with Rhonda Patrick part 2
This is part 2 of 3 covering this podcast. His book can be found here. Dr. Bredesen discusses some of the biological markers they take into consideration when evaluating someone’s risk for cognitive decline. They look at CRP C reactive protein, an inflammatory marker Homocysteine which correlates with the volume of the hippocampus an important…
Read MoreThe Vagus Nerve Can Predict and Possibly Modulate Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases: Introducing a Neuroimmunological Paradigm to Public Health
This is a paper calling for monitoring of HRV and using neurostimulation for prevention of “non-communicable diseases” ie cancer, heart disease, and other chronic non-infectious conditions. It’s a combined effort of French, Belgian, and US researchers. I’m still picking my way through, but wanted to make this available to readers. It comes at a good…
Read MoreStress Reduction Over Time: Hypertension Te.Ca. edition
Here is another data set looking at long term stress reduction/improvement in HRV over time. from a patient who has been treated for 2 years for hypertension and anxiety. Her blood pressure is controlled without medication and the anxiety very rarely occurs. I would love to be able to show this consistently. But, of course,…
Read MoreCurcumin for Joint Health
From the Rhonda Patrick podcast she makes the case for curcumin, expecially a formulation with phosphatidylcholine for better absorption. If anyone would like me to get them some of this formulation, I have it in the clinic. “As an alternative to the use of NSAIDs, however, I’ve found curcumin is actually very helpful. Curcumin is…
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