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What allows people to live to 90 and beyond? Not What You Think

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Researchers have been taking a look at what they call “the oldest old,” or the most aged members of the American population, to see learn more about their longevity. Some of the results are surprising. Robin Seaton Jefferson explained the studies at Forbes, and here is her rundown of some of the results: Researchers have […]

New Research Suggests Statins are Over-Prescribed

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Physicians believe that current thresholds for prescribing statins may be too low. We have regularly highlighted the unconvincing evidence for statins (read here, here, here, and here for starters). Read here from Sam Blanchard at the Daily Mail about new research that suggests statins are over-prescribed: The risks of taking cholesterol-busting statins outweigh the benefits […]

Do Not Eat Red Meat, Says Harvard School Of Public Health Study!

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Originally posted April 23, 2012. Like so much else that comes out of Harvard, I find this study hard to swallow. The study warns that there is a “linear, step-wise increase in risk of dying prematurely with higher red meat consumption.” (See: Five Questions: Dr. Walter Willett on red meat) The study was conducted looking […]

Slashing Heart Attack Risk With Dr. Mercola

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On Mercola.com, Dr. Joseph Mercola explains to his readers the research showing that the more vegetables you eat, the lower your risk of heart disease. I read all Dr. Mercola’s key essays and learn a lot from him. I hope you will read these key points and heed Dr. Mercola’s message. He writes (abridged): Story at-a-glance […]

New Apple Watch: Do You Have Atrial Fibrillation?

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Apple has just released its latest Apple Watch, and this one comes with the ability to perform an electrocardiogram on its wearer. That’s an amazing leap in technology, and can give users a lot of new information about their health, but Robbie Gonzalez, writing at WIRED, suggests that unless you have atrial fibrillation, the feature […]

Study: Statins Not Useful in Healthy Elderly to Prevent Heart Disease

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An article provided by the British Medical Journal to Medicalxpress.com details a study that found statins were no help to healthy elderly people in preventing heart disease. They wrote (abridged): Statins are not associated with a reduction in cardiovascular disease (conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels) or death in healthy people aged over 75, […]

The Untold Powers of Turmeric

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Originally posted on April 21, 2017. In a post titled “Science Confirms Turmeric As Effective As 14 Drugs,” Sayer Ji, the founder of GreenMedInfo.com writes that turmeric, primarily driven by its curcumin component “compares favorably to a variety of conventional medications.” On that list of medications are statins like Lipitor, corticosteroids, antidepressants like Prozac, Aspirin, […]

My Two Favorite Parts of Tom Brady’s TB12 Method

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Originally posted on January 17, 2018. Tom Brady is working on living as long as he can. Here are two pieces of his TB12 Method with which I heartily agree. You need to focus on getting enough electrolytes in your diet, and consider replacing free weights with resistance bands. Jason Gay, reporting for The Wall […]

Astaxanthin for the World

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I have long benefited from Dr. Mercola’s independent nutritional research and start every day of the week with his brand of Astaxanthin. Mercola writes: As Astaxanthin’s Long List of Potential Benefits Grows Daily, Few Substances Can Hold a Candle to This Magnificent, yet Little-Known Carotenoid While other antioxidants have only one electron to donate to […]