HerbScientist

Natural Health Views of a Research Scientist

Can You Really Reverse Brain Aging?

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brain agingIf you, like me, are concerned about brain aging, then take heart. Many recent discoveries point to simple lifestyle changes that can slow it down and even reverse it. Brain aging is a huge topic, so this post will focus on just one of those changes – getting more of the most important brain-healthy mineral into your brain. That mineral is magnesium. Here is what you should know. [Read more…]

Building Muscle As You Age – Exercise

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Building muscle and maintaining lean body mass are considerably simpler than most people think. Popular workout programs and advice from trainers and so-called fitness gurus fail completely to consider the two most important aspects of effective strength training – i.e., time under load (TUL) and recovery time. Research on optimizing these variables shows that the most effective muscle building workouts are easier, faster, and safer than ever, for all ages. Strength training is crucial for overall health and longevity. Here is what you should know for doing it right. [Read more…]

Building Muscle As You Age – Supplements

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building muscle with supplementsBuilding muscle is not as difficult as most people think. Since maintaining adequate muscle mass is crucial for overall fitness and health, adopting the simplest and most effective ways to do so will be more likely to ensure your success.

Start out by forgetting about and ignoring the majority of what you’ve heard or done yourself for muscle building. Diet, exercise, and supplements can only be helpful if you know which foods, workouts, and nutrients are truly useful. Each of these is a topic by itself, so this post will focus on one of these categories: muscle building supplements.

By the way, the benefits of certain supplements diminish as you age. Here is what you should know. [Read more…]

Foods That Speed Up Aging

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aging and grilled foodsEating is wonderful. Except when it isn’t. Such as when it exposes you to the monumentally dangerous substances that scientists call advanced glycation end products (AGEs). AGEs speed up aging and underlie many degenerative diseases, including diabetes, atherosclerosis, chronic renal failure, Alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure, stroke, osteopenia, and generation of epithelial cancers.

Unfortunately, scientific jargon about AGEs has kept this all-important topic from becoming a popular subject on social media and at parties, picnics and family gatherings. We clearly need a new term that the public can understand and talk about intelligently.

Since AGEs represent oxidation gone amok, and since oxidation is a burning of sorts, I propose that we refer to AGEs as Burnt Crap in Foods (BCFs). There, isn’t that better? Now let’s delve into BCFs to see what they do, where they are, and how to minimize damage to your health from them. [Read more…]

Live Long And Prosper With Healthy Mitochondria

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mitochondriaEvery part of every cell is important for good health. One part, though, has recently risen to the forefront in research on health and longevity – mitochondria. Everything works better and longer when you are good to them. If you aren’t, well … good luck with that. Here are some crucial pointers on what you can do to make sure that your mitochondria are all they should be. [Read more…]