Yet one more benefit of drinking green tea is slowing down prostate cancer. Research has already shown that green tea can help prevent heart disease, improve cholesterol levels (in test animals), help people lose weight, and perhaps even benefit Parkinsons and Alzheimers patients.
Why Diets Fail
On June - 19 - 20092 COMMENTS
There are a lot of reasons that people think diets don’t work. While we plan on exploring these ideas in depth over time, here’s the top 10 culprits. Read the rest of this entry »
Fight Aging With Martial Arts
On June - 17 - 2009Comments Off on Fight Aging With Martial Arts
Something that comes as no surprise to the crowds of elderly people that gather in public parks across Asia every morning as they practice Tai Chi is that practicing this ancient art reduces back pain in arthritis sufferers. Researchers at the George Institute for International Health have recently wrapped up a comprehensive scientific study that confirms exactly this. Of course, this isn’t the first time that medical science has looked to Tai Chi. Read the rest of this entry »
How to Keep a Sharp Mind while Getting Older
On June - 15 - 2009Comments Off on How to Keep a Sharp Mind while Getting Older
It turns out that the answer is very simple:
The four key factors involved in preventing mental decline were found to be exercise, education, social activity and not smoking.
That’s the results of a study published in the journal, Neurology.
Anti-Aging on AMA Agenda
On June - 12 - 20092 COMMENTS
The nation’s largest group of doctors, the American Medical Association, is meeting in Chicago this week. It’s a meeting so important that the President of the United States is showing up. And this year, anti-aging is on the agenda.