February 5, 2010 – 11:56 am
We all know that having lots of belly fat is bad. We are told that it increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and a range of other health problems. But why is belly fat bad?
There are number of reasons but I will explain one of the major ones. This has to [...]
January 31, 2010 – 9:34 pm
We are frequently told that exercise is good for us. It reduces the risk of a range of diseases, such as heart disease and stroke.
What is often not clear is why it is good for us. How exactly does exercise help?
Here is one way that researchers have found that exercise helps with cardiovascular [...]
January 25, 2010 – 9:12 am
If you have high blood pressure, you have probably been told to cut down on your salt intake. Many, but not all, who have high blood pressure, have salt-sensitive hypertension.
With the increased consumption of processed foods and eating out, the amount of salt in the diet has increased dramatically. Take a look at [...]
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January 22, 2010 – 6:00 pm
For many years it was thought that high iron levels were a good thing. Remember the huge amount of advertising for iron supplements particularly Geritol (see old ad below).
More recently it has been realized that high levels of iron and some other minerals, such as copper, may be bad for us, particularly as we [...]
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Also tagged age-related diseases, ageing, Aging, Alzheimer’s disease, anti-aging, antioxidant, cardiovascular disease, copper, Diabetes, Geritol, high levels, iron, oxidation damage
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November 9, 2009 – 11:58 am
In addition to wanting to lower LDL, or bad, cholesterol it is of benefit to raise HDL, or good, cholesterol. As we age our cholesterol levels tend to change, and contribute to age-related diseases.
The guidelines for HDL cholesterol are greater than 39 mg/dL in men and greater than 49 mg/dL. Lower levels are [...]
September 18, 2009 – 12:28 am
Do you get enough vitamin K? Any idea which foods contain vitamin K? What about vitamin K and aging?
It is estimated that the majority of adults get below the recommended level of vitamin K in their diet. Most vitamin supplements do not contain any form of vitamin K, or if they do [...]
