After a certain age our immune system starts to become weaker and less effective. Some parts of the immune system are already starting to age in our 20’s. By the time we hit 65 the immune system is definitely not working as well as it did when we were younger. One common occurrence as we [...]
Tag Archives: Health
US Healthcare Still Lags
June 25, 2010 – 12:51 pm
As we age, the majority of us are going to need more healthcare. Are we going to get good healthcare that we can afford? Of course, how it is all going to shake out from the healthcare reform legislation is yet to be seen. However, if past performance is predictor of future performance, not that [...]
Health & Anti-Aging Tool – A Sense Of Humor?
June 9, 2010 – 7:31 am
Now there is more evidence that a sense of humor is good for your health and anti-aging. In Norway there is a big population study, the Trøndelag Health Study. Researchers surveyed 70,000 residents of a county in the middle of Norway, between 1995 and 1997. There were surveys, health histories and blood samples taken. The [...]
Drinking Tea Better Than Water?
April 30, 2010 – 8:28 am
The previous post talked about how high levels of phosphate in soda and junk food may increase the rate of aging. So if we are going to cut down on our soda consumption, what are we going to drink instead? How about tea? A headline on the BBC website is Tea ‘healthier’ drink than water. [...]
Move To High Altitude To Slim?
April 19, 2010 – 1:57 pm
There seem to be new ideas for slimming every day; however, living at a high altitude seems to be a new direction. At high altitude there is less oxygen. As you get higher and higher there is less oxygen. Many high altitude climbing peaks such as Mount Everest use oxygen cylinders when they are close [...]
Can you consume too little saturated fat?
November 4, 2009 – 3:06 pm
Should we try to eliminate saturated fat from our diets? There has been a huge push to reduce the amount of saturated fat in our diets. The mantra “saturated fats – bad, unsaturated fats – good” is everywhere. However, is consuming some saturated fat bad for us? Probably not. Could it even be good for [...]
