Patient: “There are just so many nutritional supplements to take! Is there anything I can stop?”
Anti-Aging Physician: “Are you eating potato chips?”
Patient: “Well, yes.”
Physician: “Stop that.”
Archive for the ‘Longevity / Gerontology’ Category
Anti-Aging Humor
Thursday, January 5th, 2006Vermont is named healthiest state
Saturday, November 12th, 2005Vermont is named healthiest state. Mississippi and Louisiana are at the bottom of the list. More here.
“waist-to-hip ratio” is a better predictor of heart attacks
Saturday, November 12th, 2005McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario recently found “waist-to-hip ratio” is a better predictor of heart attacks than BMI or weight. More here
Anticancer Agent in Veggies Shows Promise
Saturday, October 22nd, 2005Anticancer Agent in Veggies Shows Promise
It is found in many fruits and vegetables, even in herbs like parsley! Common Flavonoid Shown to Fight Prostate Cancer in Mice.
Moderate Alcohol Use May Thin Blood
Saturday, October 22nd, 2005CNN has a story running on the netscape portal about how
Moderate Alcohol Use May Thin Blood.
Scientists may have found an antiaging hormone in mice
Monday, September 5th, 2005The hormone is a protein naturally made by the mice. In lab tests, researchers found that mice that make a lot of that protein lived about 20% longer than normal mice.
More information is available on webmd.com
The Living to 100 Life Expectancy Calculator
Monday, August 29th, 2005The Living to 100 Life Expectancy Calculator
www.livingto100.com
Take this quiz to find out how long you will live.
Hugging helps you live longer
Tuesday, August 9th, 2005Scientists have confirmed the wisdom of mothers down the ages – a real hug does you good:
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article304281.ece
New England Centenarian Study
Tuesday, August 9th, 2005New England Centenarian Study: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/Dept/Content.aspx?DepartmentID=361&PageID=5924
The NECS has gone on to enroll centenarians from throughout the United States and other countries and has grown to be the largest comprehensive study of centenarians in the world. There are currently 1,500 subjects to-date, including centenarians, their siblings and children (in their 70s and 80s) and younger controls.
Okinawans tend to live longer than the rest of the world
Tuesday, August 9th, 2005Elderly Okinawans have among the lowest mortality rates in the world from a multitude of chronic diseases of aging and as a result enjoy not only what may be the world’s longest life expectancy but the world’s longest health expectancy. Read more at http://okinawaprogram.com/