Happy New Year, and good luck to all of you with health, fitness, or anti-aging resolutions for 2010.

We would like to extend a very special welcome to a new group of readers joining us via their iPhones, users of the weLost Social Weight Loss Network. These users will find our content under the Losin’It tab of the program. Other readers accessing us from their internet-enabled phones will also see Losin’It as the mobile version of our site.

Age Against the Machine provides useful information and coverage of the latest research on not only diet and weight loss, but also other health and anti-aging topics. We stay up-to-date on these topics and try to present them in a way that will be understandable without being watered down. In short, we present health and fitness information you can use.

The Winter Solstice is upon us. The days will soon begin getting longer, but cold weather and drying indoor heating systems will remain with us for some time to come. So what should you do to keep your largest organ — your skin — healthy through the winter?

Last week the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists released their revised guidelines for treatment of growth hormone deficiency. This revised document greatly updates the organization’s position on the use of Human Growth Hormone (hGH) and provides guidance for uses outside the traditional scope of rare metabolic diseases.

We’ve written about hGH before, and the recognition of hGH deficiency in patients that are outside the realm of strange endocrine tumors is a big step forward. Sadly, these guys aren’t the most compelling or bounciest writers. From time to time we have to cover the very dry scientific literature, this is one of those times. Let’s take a look at what the endocrinologists had to say.

Last week we had the opportunity to talk about the amazing Jack Lalanne and his 95th birthday. Jack is a man who is a true fitness leader. He didn’t get there just by building gyms though, he got there by being an example. He isn’t the only fitness leader who leads by example, that is something that true leaders do at any age.

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The last couple of weeks has seen a couple studies that take a long look at brain function relative to health and habits. Most specifically the studies look at weight and diet. The results of both really aren’t surprising to those of us that follow the literature but they bear repeating, especially for those looking to age against the machine.

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