Read More at Rewire News Group When Shae was pregnant, she wanted to deliver her baby at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix, since the pandemic meant she wasn’t allowed a support person. Because she worked at the hospital, her coworkers could come visit her and the baby after the birth even if her family could not. In November 2020, Shae, whose last name is being withheld for privacy reasons, was working as an occupational therapist at the Catholic hospital when she became pregnant with her first child. At her 20-week ultrasound scan, she learned the fetus had three serious health concerns, including myelomeningocele, a particularly severe form of spina bifida that worsens during pregnancy and can sometimes be halted with fetal surgery; however, the procedure is extremely invasive and risky for the pregnant person. Shae’s doctor did not bring up…
4 Steps for Managing Food Cravings While Eating What You Love
Read More at Sixty and Me Do you often get the urge to eat when you aren’t hungry? Do you find yourself having lots of cravings for certain foods? The inability to manage cravings can be the downfall of the best efforts of many people who want to lose weight. But why is it such a problem? And what can you do to manage your cravings so you don’t routinely overeat and gain weight? There’s nothing wrong with craving and eating something when you’re hungry. The problem arises when you regularly have cravings for certain foods when you aren’t hungry. Why People Have Cravings First, let’s talk about why people have cravings. A major cause is food restriction and dieting. Yes, you read that right. Many studies have shown that for most people, attempting to restrict or deprive yourself of…
Beta-Sitosterol for Erectile Dysfunction: What To Know
Read More at Sexual Post Archive – Ben’s Natural Health Problems with erectile function can be overwhelming because it’s easy to think other men don’t experience these issues. The reality is that most men deal with erectile dysfunction (ED) for one reason or another. The good news is that you can naturally improve ED. Some studies show that beta-sitosterol can help manage erectile dysfunction. How does it work? Read on to learn more. What is beta-sitosterol? Beta-sitosterol is one of the plant sterols, i.e., phytosterols. Phytosterol is a compound similar to cholesterol. There are over 250 phytosterols, and they’re known for improving cardiovascular health. Beta-sitosterol appears as a white, waxy powder with a specific odor. Food sources of beta-sitosterol include wheat germ, rice bran, peanuts, corn oils, and soybean. Various plants and herbs contain beta-sitosterol. Good examples are rye grass…
‘I’m a Hand and Wrist Surgeon, and These Are the Carpal Tunnel Braces I Recommend To Alleviate Wrist Pain’
Read More at Well+Good With an uptick in work-from-home, computer-based jobs, it’s no surprise that more and more people are experiencing pain of all kinds, especially when in comes to the wrist and hands. A major culprit for wrist and hand pain is carpal tunnel syndrome, which occurs when the median nerve is compressed. When this happens, you’ll like experience numbness, a burning sensation, or tingly feeling in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, or ring finer. The best carpal tunnel braces, at a glance Best overall: Hely Weber, 450-LT Orthosis Wrist Titan, $43 Best budget: Mueller, Green Fitted Wrist Brace, $14 Best for sleep: Armstrong Amerika, Carpal Tunnel Wrist Brace, $18 Most breathable: Ossur, Formfit Wrist Brace, $20 Best for activity: Donjoy, Comfortform Wrist Support Brace, $19 Most adjustable: Breg, Apollo Universal Wrist Brace, $20 What causes carpal tunnel?…
For Better or Worse, the Fitness Industry Is Paying Attention to Pregnant People More Than Ever
Read More at Well+Good It’s common courtesy on the subway to give up your seat to someone who is visibly pregnant. Though considerate, the move could have an outdated implication: That they are not physically fit enough to move about the world. While that may have been society’s attitude for a long time, a different perspective is gaining steam—one that appreciates the strength required for childbirth and parenting. Pre- and postnatal workout classes are now common in the fitness industry, with a recent surge thanks to a confluence of scientific and societal shifts. “The truth is that we have to move throughout our daily lives while we are pregnant,” says Amy Hoover, the resident doctor of physical therapy at P.volve, a functional fitness method designed for women. “While it is true that our bodies rapidly change and adjustment is needed,…
Finding Aging-Related Expression Changes in Proteins in Skin Tissue
Read More at Fight Aging! A great deal of time and effort goes into identifying proteins that are expressed to different degrees in young versus old tissues. It is comparatively easy to find such proteins, the question is always what to do with that information. That levels of a given protein change with age is no guarantee that it is meaningfully involved in aging, or that its role is well known, or even that a good catalog of the other protein machinery that it interacts with will help in the production of interventions to treat aging. Exploration of aging at the level of protein expression is, in large part, quite disconnected from understanding of the causes of aging, or of the consequences of aging. This is the challenge of dealing with an enormously complex biological system: a great deal of…
Fight Aging! Newsletter, September 26th 2022
Read More at Fight Aging! Fight Aging! publishes news and commentary relevant to the goal of ending all age-related disease, to be achieved by bringing the mechanisms of aging under the control of modern medicine. This weekly newsletter is sent to thousands of interested subscribers. To subscribe or unsubscribe from the newsletter, please visit: https://www.fightaging.org/newsletter/ Longevity Industry Consulting Services Reason, the founder of Fight Aging! and Repair Biotechnologies, offers strategic consulting services to investors, entrepreneurs, and others interested in the longevity industry and its complexities. To find out more: https://www.fightaging.org/services/ Contents Nintedanib as a Potential Senolytic Drug Towards Reprogramming with Small Molecules Understanding a Natural Mechanism of Lysosomal Repair Antigen Presenting Cells Donate Telomeres to T Cells to Increase their Longevity Continued Hope that Amyloid-β is the Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease, an Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis 2.0 β2-microglobulin in Buccal Cells…
Yikes: It’s Possible for Your Loving Partner To Become Emotionally Unavailable—Here’s What To Know
Read More at Well+Good There often comes a turning point in a romantic relationship when things shift, however subtly or dramatically, from light fun into deeply emotional territory. And a partner’s capacity to respond to this and reciprocate this growth in vulnerability reflects their level of emotional availability. But at the same time, emotional availability isn’t necessarily a static thing revealed only at the beginning of a relationship. Just as someone might grow more emotionally available within a relationship over time, they could also become temporarily emotionally unavailable due to other emotional demands in their life. That’s right: It’s possible for a loving partner who once seemed fully committed to become emotionally unavailable. What does emotional unavailability look like? Often, the extent of someone’s emotional availability is something you’ll run up against early in a relationship. Perhaps you never reached…
Popular Men’s Haircuts Everyone Wants In 2022
Read More at Advice On Haircuts, Skincare, Botox & Cologne For Men In the same way that fashion is cyclical, what is on trend in the world of men’s haircuts can change at a rapid pace. Predominantly inspired by whatever haircut our favourite celebrities are rocking at the time, getting yourself the latest popular haircut is a task that requires commitment. Each passing year presents a prime opportunity to try out a number of new hairstyles, and following the spate of home haircuts caused by the 2020 pandemic, 2022 is an ideal time to get your hair under control. We’re already seeing a wave of popular men’s haircuts atop the heads of some of the most stylish guys around, with everything from medium length hairstyles, to hairstyles for men with long hair and of course, the usual array of undercut…
6 Lessons My Mother Taught Me About (Not) Aging Well
Read More at Sixty and Me Sometimes we learn what to do from someone who did it all wrong. I found myself realizing that I learned a lot about aging well from my mother. Sadly, the lessons are not ones I want to repeat. My mother was the same age as I am now when her health began to change drastically. Yes, she had some pre-existing health conditions, but they could have been managed. Her decline began after my dad died. The downward spiral from socially active and mobile to disabled occurred over a very short period of time and was caused by a number of factors: Lack of physical activity and exercise – a loss of strength, endurance, balance, and flexibility. Social isolationPoor mental healthInadequate nutritionLack of interests and hobbiesComplications from a fall Soon it was a cycle of poor…
Summarizing the State of Aging Research
Read More at Fight Aging! Providing a summary of the present state of aging research is a tall order, given the rapid growth in the field, and great breadth of work in both academia and industry, but the authors of this lengthy review paper take a swing at it. They look at areas of interest, new and well-established, apply a loose taxonomy to diverse initiatives, and attempt to draw it all together into a cohesive whole. The thrust of the field nowadays is towards intervention, attempting to slow or reverse aging in order to treat and prevent age-related disease. The important debates are over which strategies are more likely versus less likely to succeed in this goal, and thus over whether important areas of fundamental and preclinical research are underfunded or overfunded, and whether large-scale funding for clinical development is…
Can Berberine Increase Testosterone?
Read More at Sexual Post Archive – Ben’s Natural Health Various herbs and supplements have been promoted for their effects on testosterone. But does berberine increase testosterone levels in men? Berberine is an ingredient found in many natural supplements and has been shown to have potential health benefits. Some studies have suggested that it may decrease testosterone levels in men. However, more recent evidence points out the opposite, which increases testosterone in some people. What causes the discrepancy? In this blog post, we will explore what berberine is, what it’s used for, and whether or not it can raise testosterone levels in men. What is berberine? Berberine is an alkaloid you can find in several plants, including barberry, goldenseal, and Oregon grape. It is also available as a supplement in tablets or capsule form, as a powder, and as a…
Antigen Presenting Cells Donate Telomeres to T Cells to Increase their Longevity
Read More at Fight Aging! T cells replicate aggressively in response to infection and other threats, yet these cells must also persist in the body for years in order to maintain immunological memory. Telomeres, repeated DNA sequences at the ends of chromosomes, shorten with each cell division. This mechanism forms a part of the Hayflick limit on somatic cell replication. When telomeres become too short, cells become senescent and self-destruct, or are destroyed by immune cells. T cells can employ telomerase to lengthen telomeres, but not to any great degree. So how do they manage such long lives in an environment of repeated threats by pathogens, and thus repeated bursts of telomere-shortening replication? In today’s open access paper, the authors outline a fascinating mechanism by which antigen-presenting B cells, which interact with T cells to coordinate the immune response, donate…
How To Stay Mentally Sharp As You Age, According to a Psychiatrist and a Neurologist
Read More at Well+Good It was once long believed—by the average person and by brain health experts—that each person had a finite number of brain cells, which decreased over time. Lose enough and it can lead to neurological damage or diseases, including dementia. It’s a school of thought that could cause someone to obsess over every soccer ball they’d ever head-butted or night they had one too many alcoholic drinks. But this line of thinking isn’t exactly true based on what researchers have learned about brain health over the past decade. A wealth of scientific studies are connecting certain food and lifestyle habits with neurogenesis, the process by which new neurons grow in the brain. It’s a topic psychiatrist Drew Ramsey, MD talks about in his book, Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety ($22), and means that we can actively…
Baker Administration Celebrates Five Years of Accomplishments of the Governor’s Council to Address Aging in Massachusetts
Read More at Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative In honor of the five-year anniversary of the Governor’s Council to Address Aging, Governor Charlie Baker, Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, and Secretary of Elder Affairs Elizabeth Chen joined Council Members and stakeholders at a celebratory meeting to reflect on the strides made to support healthy aging in Massachusetts. Co-Chaired by Secretary Sudders and philanthropist Eileen Connors, the Governor’s Council to Address Aging was established via Executive Order in April 2017 with the goal of making the Commonwealth the most age-friendly state for people of all ages. Today’s final Council meeting under the Baker-Polito Administration was held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where Governor Baker first signed the Executive Order that launched the Council. “Over the past five years, this Council has expertly guided our administration’s aging policy to…
11 Vegetarian One-Pot Dinner Recipes Packed With Fiber and Protein
Read More at Well+Good When you’re trying to keep the mess to a minimum and you’ve only got one pot to work with, you really have to make each ingredient count. With one-pot vegetarian dinner recipes, that’s pretty easy: You simply load up on all the protein- and fiber-packed plants you can to ensure your meal is both delicious and satiating. Since vegetarians don’t eat meat, protein typically comes from sources like beans and legumes, nuts and seeds, tofu, and tempeh. And you’ll get more than enough fiber from pretty much every plant you put on your plate; they’re chock-full of it. Aside from the perks of eating vegetarian meals—like improving your heart health and lowering your risk of certain cancers—eating a wide range of plants also keeps your meals exciting and flavorful. Of course the real skill is figuring out…
These Scientists Developed a ‘Longevity Calculator’—Here’s What You’ll Learn From It
Read More at Well+Good It’s probably safe to say that most people want to extend their time here on Earth (or Mars, fingers crossed) as long as possible. A newly-designed longevity calculator promises to approximate just how long that will be based on a number of health-related metrics, and the results may serve as either reassurance that you’re on a good path or a wake-up call to pay closer attention to your well-being. Created by the Economic and Social Research Council-funded Business and Local Government Data Research Centre in the United Kingdom, an organization that uses data to help other organizations make decisions, the longevity calculator bases its lifespan estimate on a number of self-reported data. These include age, height, weight, sex, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, whether or not you’re a smoker, and your systolic blood pressure measurement. It also reporting…
Stylists and Dermatologists Agree: These Are the Best—and Worst—Ingredients for Aging Hair
Read More at Well+Good Hair health, just like skin health, declines as we get older. Over time, our scalps are exposed to environmental factors that cause oxidative stress, which causes visible signs of aging in our strands. So as we age, a mane that was once thick and shiny can become thin, dry, rough, dull, stiff, and brittle—and that’s not to mention the decrease in pigment that causes it to go gray. We all know that there are certain actives you can add to your facial-care routine to combat signs of aging (like retinoids, peptides, and vitamin C), but according to stylists, the same goes for your hair. Keep reading for their recommendations. To reduce dryness and breakage As we age, our scalps produce less natural oils and our strands get thinner and weaker, which makes hair more prone to…
4 Key Reasons Why Maintaining Mobility As You Age Can Boost Your Longevity
Read More at Well+Good Though aerobic exercise and popular fitness indicators like balance and grip strength are regularly touted as essential for supporting longevity, there’s one often-overlooked metric that underscores all of the above: mobility. If you don’t keep up your mobility, which simply refers to the ability of your joints to reach their full range of motion, you’ll find it much tougher to maintain a cardio or strength-training regimen without injury, and to reap all the benefits therein. Even beyond those physical-health benefits, the effects of maintaining mobility as you age boosts mental and emotional health as you age, too. For years, science has shown that people who are regularly mobile—clocking around 7,000 to 8,000 steps daily (or the equivalent 30 to 45 minutes of exercise)—live longer than those who don’t, and that inadequate physical activity can increase mortality.…
What Are The Health Benefits Of Damiana?
Read More at Sexual Post Archive – Ben’s Natural Health There are hundreds of supplements on the alternative medicine market that improve your health or boost your metabolism. How do you know what supplements are suitable for you? One of the supplements that consistently gets positive reviews is damiana. In this blog post, we will explore why people use damiana and the benefits it can offer for sexual health and weight loss. What is damiana? Turnera diffusa, also known as damiana, is a tropical vine native to the American continent. It can be found in Mexico, Brazil, and many countries of Central America. The plant grows in tropical lowland forests up to an elevation of 700 to 1,200 meters (4,600 ft), including tropical rainforests. Damiana is a plant that the Aztecs first used. It is often added to foods, such…
Why Drinking Enough Water Is the Key to Healthy Aging
Read More at Well+Good We all know that drinking water is good for us. It helps keep your skin radiant, gets you energized, and aids in digestion. And because it does so many good things to your body, it also helps with overall healthy aging. Niti Patel, MS, RD, a dietitian based in New York City, explains that drinking water and aging are linked. “If you maintain an active lifestyle, you’re eating a variety of foods and taking in a lot of water, you’re going to have optimal health,” Patel says. Water is in all of our cells, she says, and those cells need water to work efficiently. From lubricating your joints to pumping blood to your muscles, you need water to perform nearly every bodily function. Recent data from the CDC shows that between 2015 and 2018, the amount…
Strong Upper Body
Read More at The Betty Rocker Get ready to sculpt and strengthen your upper body with this fun “elimination rounds” workout! Today you will be working out with Coach Neesha from Team Betty Rocker – one of our amazing trainers! Coach Neesha is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and a Team Betty Rocker Coach. Elimination rounds means you’ll be eliminating moves as you progress through the rounds. I find this style of training is really fun and makes the workout feel like it just flies by! This workout will sculpt your shoulders, back, and arms, supporting a strong core and excellent posture. And remember, it’s the actions we take AROUND our workouts that help make them effective, including how we eat, how we rest and recover, and how we manage our stress. Be sure you’re eating enough protein in all…
β2-microglobulin in Buccal Cells as a Biomarker of Aging
Read More at Fight Aging! Researchers here note that expression of β2-microglobulin rises with age in cells of the inner cheek, correlating with p16 expression, a marker of cellular senescence. β2-microglobulin is connected to inflammation, and senescent cell burden is one of the more important contributions to the chronic inflammation of old age. One can never have too many biomarkers of age, even if they are individually only loosely correlated with age, as combining them can in principle produce better and more accurately correlated metrics. β2-microglobulin (β2M) is a small protein that is expressed in all nucleated cells, previous data showed that its activity increases during inflammation. β2M interplays with cytokines for instance, IL-6, IL-8 and others intracellularly to induce inflammatory responses. In addition, it can bind and modulate the activity of growth factors and hormones and receptors. β2M has…
Hair Colorists and Stylists Are Begging You To Use These Conditioners if You Have Gray Hair
Read More at Well+Good In The Devil Wears Prada, Miranda Priestley sports a stunning silver hairstyle. Allegedly the producers were hesitant about it at first, but Meryl Streep was able to convince them. Good thing she did, because Priestley’s gray hair was an integral part of her look. It also looked immensely healthy and nourished. She must have had a really good gray hair conditioner in her arsenal! Best gray hair conditioners, at a glance: Best overall: Moroccanoil Blonde Perfecting Purple Conditioner, $26 Best for frizzy gray hair: Pureology Hydrate Soft Softening Treatment, $41 Best for natural gray hair: Pattern Lightweight Conditioner, $25 Best for short gray hair: Kérastase Blond Absolu Strengthening Conditioner, $44 Best for dull gray hair: #mydentity #MyRefresh Silver Pearl Conditioner, $24 Best for long gray hair: Joico Color Balance Purple Conditioner, $24 Best for curly gray hair: All…
Fight Aging! Newsletter, September 19th 2022
Read More at Fight Aging! Fight Aging! publishes news and commentary relevant to the goal of ending all age-related disease, to be achieved by bringing the mechanisms of aging under the control of modern medicine. This weekly newsletter is sent to thousands of interested subscribers. To subscribe or unsubscribe from the newsletter, please visit: https://www.fightaging.org/newsletter/ Longevity Industry Consulting Services Reason, the founder of Fight Aging! and Repair Biotechnologies, offers strategic consulting services to investors, entrepreneurs, and others interested in the longevity industry and its complexities. To find out more: https://www.fightaging.org/services/ Contents Reporting on a Study of One with Khavinson Peptides and Melatonin for Thymic Regrowth On Reverse Cholesterol Transport Solutions to Atherosclerosis SENS Research Foundation Annual Reports for 2022 The One-Two Punch of Cancer Therapies Plus Senolytics In the Matter of Human Longevity There Will Be Opportunists and Alchemists Cell…
In the Matter of Human Longevity There Will Be Opportunists and Alchemists
Read More at Fight Aging! I suspect that a sizable, earnest community of opportunists and alchemists focused on anti-aging and longevity will continue to exist even as we transition from an era in which the only approaches to aging (beyond exercise and calorie restriction) were snake oil, the only service providers frauds, to an era in which therapies to slow aging and produce rejuvenation actually exist and are robustly proven to do what they say on the label. Will reliable, low-cost ways to measure biological age drive out the true believers who try whatever intervention is hyped, fail to gain scientific understanding, and fail to use adequate measures of success, living on a diet of hope? Will reliable, low-cost ways to measure biological age drive out the opportunists who sell that hope, in the form of whatever trendy, unproven strategy…
‘I’m an Astrologer, and Here’s What I Would Do—And Avoid Doing—If You’re Approaching Your Saturn Return’
Read More at Well+Good Often regarded as a cosmic puberty of sorts, a person’s Saturn return transit in astrology has a reputation for being intense. And that’s not unwarranted: The transit—which occurs about every 29 years when Saturn returns to the place in the sky where it was when you were born—can “make you feel like you’re at the crux of a crisis long in the making,” says astrologer Stefanie Iris Weiss, author of Surviving Saturn’s Return. But in reality, the event is more like a celestial dose of tough love, she says, and learning what to do (and avoid doing) before your Saturn return can help you integrate its lessons more effectively. The core reason why Saturn’s return can feel so challenging in the moment comes from the life themes over which Saturn rules: “Saturn is associated with maturity,…
16 Vegetarian Casseroles With Enough Fiber and Protein To Feed a Crowd
Read More at Well+Good As a healthy food writer, I spend a lot of time asking doctors, dietitians, and nutritionists for tips on how to eat and they always come back to me with the same advice: Build your meal so it’s full of fiber, protein, and healthy fats. Hitting these three buckets, I’m told, is important for good digestion, satiety, and proper, balanced nutrition. Casseroles have long been a classic way for combining all of the above into one dish, but the vast majority of the time, meat has been the central protein source. (I can smell the Hamburger Helper cheeseburger casserole of my childhood if I close my eyes hard enough.) Here’s a reason why it’s worth going vegetarian even if you eat meat: Incorporating vegetarian protein sources such as chickpeas, beans, or lentils into your casserole works…
12 Candida Diet-Friendly Recipes That You’d Never Guess Are Healthy
Read More at Well+Good Candida overgrowth is a condition in which a type of yeast called Candida albicans is said to grow abnormally in the body, causing symptoms such as bloating, fatigue, vaginal infections, and brain fog. If you’ve ever been diagnosed with it, you’re likely well aware of how limiting a diet aimed at restoring balance can be. Sugary sweets and fruits are out. Gluten is gone. Dairy is done. Alcohol? Not a chance. “[The] key is ensuring the digestive system is functioning properly,” says naturopath Sarah Cimperman, ND. Still, it’s not all bad news, as everything you can eat on the candida diet is beneficial to your health in other ways, too. (Think low-starch veggies, lean animal proteins, and fermented foods.) Plus, there are a number of tried-and-true hacks which can help you dupe the foods you love…
Does Nitric Oxide Help Sexually?
Read More at Sexual Post Archive – Ben’s Natural Health You’ve probably heard a thing or two about nitric oxide. We are often told to increase consumption of items that increase levels of nitric oxide in order to improve sexual function. But what is nitric oxide? And more importantly, can nitric oxide help your sexual performance? Scroll down to find out if nitric oxide does help sexually and how to obtain it. What is nitric oxide? Generally speaking, nitric oxide is a colorless gas and one of the principal oxides of nitrogen. Its formula is NO. The body naturally produces nitric oxide, which then exhibits important functions for our health and well-being. In your body, nitric oxide is the end result of a conversion process where dietary nitrates are turned into this chemical. What does nitric oxide do? Almost every…