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longevity, health
Submitted by Greg on September 30, 2009 - 2:42pm.
A large study has found that women who are overweight in midlife are far more likely than those who maintain a healthy weight to suffer from multiple chronic diseases and impaired mental health as they age. According to Science Daily, "It is the first study to show the role adiposity (fattiness) may play in the overall health of women who survive to older ages."
More broadly, this work is interesting because it doesn't focus on a single factor but on overall health later in life. »more»
Submitted by Greg on September 23, 2009 - 3:45pm.
A new UK study calculates how smoking, high blood pressure, and other health issues subtract from life expectancy. The researchers found that subjects high on the scale of several risk factors could expect to live ten years less than their compatriots who had low blood pressure, low cholesterol, and didn't smoke. »more»
Submitted by hlesbrown on February 16, 2009 - 8:07am.
You see all those fancy letters after my name? »more»
Submitted by shepherdess56 on January 6, 2009 - 8:31am.
OMG…Is Oprah having a Mid-life Crisis? »more»
Submitted by Wesley on December 18, 2008 - 11:15pm.
The scientific quest for longevity is heating up. After a century of dramatic increases in life expectancy from such things clean water systems and improved medicines and vaccines, studies are yielding important information on what produces healthy aging. Lifestyle is certainly one variable. »more»
Submitted by hlesbrown on December 3, 2008 - 12:17pm.
In October of this year, the American Psychological Association issued a report on stress by gender. Here is some of what they said: »more»
Submitted by hlesbrown on November 3, 2008 - 10:25am.
I have a confession to make: as I get older, taking care of myself becomes more and more of a chore. Additionally, as andropause continues to take its toll, bodily maintenance keeps looking more and more like an uphill (and losing) battle. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on July 20, 2008 - 7:49pm.
In the July 3rd online edition of Cell Metabolism (linked below), it was reported that scientists funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, have found that the compound resveratrol slows age-related deterioration and functional decline of mice on a standard diet, but does not increase longevity when started at middle age. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on June 28, 2008 - 9:40am.
The latest issue of USAM Swimmer has some interesting observations about the correlation between being a regular swimmer and health, quality of life and longevity. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on June 24, 2008 - 8:58am.
Husbands might want to print this article and save it.
According to the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institute, "the death rate for golfers is 40 per cent lower than for other people of the same sex, age and socioeconomic status, which correspond to a 5 year increase in life expectancy. Golfers with a low handicap are the safest." »more»
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