Most of us cherish the feeling of gulping down an ice cold brew. For many of us, it doesn’t even matter if it’s morning, afternoon, night, or a time unknown to our drunken selves. But hey, it’s beer, the sweet nectar of the gods, so luckily no one blames us, right? We all know … Continue reading Beer is the Way: Humanity’s Secret Weapon for Survival and Health
The University of Michigan has given the world a new reason to never be a sexual tease: causing sexual frustration is tantamount to murder! In a study involving fruit flies, scientists found that the key to a long and healthy life might be sex. The scientists placed normal male fruit flies in a tank flooded … Continue reading Sexual Frustration Leads to Accelerated Aging: Sex is the Answer
New research indicates that running slows down aging by beefing up protection of our DNA, which degenerates over time, causing many of the body’s aging signs. This is because as we age, telomeres, part of DNA that acts like caps on shoelaces, start to diminish and expose our DNA to change and damage. If … Continue reading Running Slows Down Aging, Slows Down the Clock
We’ve been told that antioxidants and resveratrol are the way towards fighting age related diseases, but most people know little about the autophagy process and how beneficial it is to sustaining healthy cells and increasing their survival. Autophagy is the cell repair mechanism that recycles unused or damaged cell components. Here is a better explanation … Continue reading Autophagy: The Unsung Hero in Slowing Down Aging
Why do we age? What is it that makes us age and grow saggy? How can we bring our youthful glow into adulthood and beyond? These are the questions that most women ask themselves. Joking, scientists and men alike ask the same questions. And you might find your answer in telomeres. Brief Intro … Continue reading Aging Process Is Similar to Replicating CDs: Story of Telomeres
[no_toc] Green tea, along with all other types of tea, is one of the most consumed beverages in the world along with water and coffee, and reaps many health benefits! Green tea contains powerful antioxidants called catechins (especially EGCG). They attach to free radicals and remove them from our body. Free radicals are particles that damage … Continue reading Green Tea Power: Surprising Health Benefits
Researchers at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered that a low-carb, low-calorie diet delays the detrimental effects of aging by producing a compound called β-hydroxybutyrate (βOHB). Although ketone bodies such as βOHB can be toxic at high levels for people with illnesses like Type I diabetes, Gladstone Senior Investigator Eric Verdin explains that lower concentrations of βOHB actually help protect cells from “oxidative … Continue reading Low Carb/Low Calorie Diet Produces Compound that Blocks Effects of Aging
Research from all around the world is coming up with various results that all point to the same thing; fasting is a safe and highly effective way to improve your health and overall well being. As an introduction to the art and lifestyle choice that is fasting, take a look at this documentary created by BBC … Continue reading The Wonderful, Healthier, Life Changing and Life Lengthening World of Fasting
Who doesn’t dream of taking full control of their brain, becoming a master of their own mind? For tens of thousands of years, individuals from every culture around the world have claimed the ability to focus their thoughts and brain activity to a state of profound one-pointedness, leading to incredible mental feats, deep states … Continue reading Master Your Mind: Proven Techniques for Altering the Brain
It’s a Colorado rocky mountain high I’ve seen it rain fire in the sky Friends around the campfire and everybody’s high -John Denver When the late John Denver recorded these prophetic lyrics in 1972, who could have foreseen the day, 35 years later, when Rocky Mountain High would take its place next to Where the … Continue reading Cannabis or Cannabust: Why That “Rocky Mountain High” May Come Crashing Down on Your Heads (At Least on Your Potheads)
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