When astronauts are in space, they are weightless. Gravity disappears, and they float around their spacecraft. It sounds fun, but it isn’t great for their bones. Unloading your bones (taking stress off them) comes with consequences. Their bones become thinner, and their immune system gets weaker. This can happen to sedentary individuals on earth, too….
An Opportunity for ‘Radical Longevity’
In my bestselling books “The Fat Flush Plan” and “Radical Metabolism,” I discuss the neglected and overlooked weight-gain factors, beyond just diet and exercise, which are major contributors to our current obesity epidemic. I target liver and gallbladder congestion, sluggish thyroid, excess inflammation, yeast overgrowth, and hormonal imbalance as potent factors “weighing us down” and…
Luxury Living Complex for Seniors Breaks Ground in Mission Viejo
March 23, 2021
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Construction of a 132-unit, nearly four-acre luxury housing community for seniors is underway in Mission Viejo. Scheduled to open in early 2023, the MorningStar of Mission Viejo will offer housing units for independent living, assisted living, and memory care residents. Located at the former Avery Plaza business center at the intersection of Marguerite and Avery parkways in Mission Viejo, the…
Research Links Activity With Health Care Costs
Exercise is good for your health at every age—and you can reap the benefits no matter how late in life you start. That said, our latest research has shown that in the United States, people who were more physically active as teenagers and throughout adulthood had lower health care costs. For our study, we drew on data…
10 Lifestyle Changes Linked to Lower Blood Pressure Without Medication
If you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, you may not know that you can make some easy lifestyle changes to help reduce your risk of heart disease. Before turning to medication, you should manage high blood pressure—which is also known as hypertension—through diet and exercise. By successfully following a healthy lifestyle, you may…
Tests to Assess Your Risk for Heart Disease
So you’ve recently been diagnosed with a heart condition or have a family history of heart disease. Perhaps you’re wondering what you can do about it, and how to track improvements and manage risk. And if you weren’t, hopefully you are now. Cardiovascular illness is the leading cause of death in the United States, with…
Weight Gain With Age: It’s Not All Bad
Gaining weight could extend your life. You read that correctly. New research suggests racking up some additional pounds in your 50s and beyond may increase your lifespan and reduce the risk of early death. Stop yourself before you head to the pantry because there are a couple of caveats. The first is that the benefits…
Muscle Loss Leads to Falls—and the Pandemic Is Making It Worse
Older adults are at much higher risk of death from COVID-19 than their younger counterparts, but many also face another, less-recognized health risk associated with the pandemic: loss of muscle mass. This loss is one of the primary reasons for falls—the No. 1 cause of accidental death in those 65 and older. Also known as sarcopenia—from the Greek “sarco,” meaning…
Preventing Alzheimer’s: A Mind and Body Approach
So far, pharmaceutical drugs can only slow the onset of Alzheimer’s, and those that have been approved perform only modestly better than a placebo.
Do You Have Insomnia?
There used to be an old wives’ tale that suggested older people needed a lot less sleep than younger people. But according to The National Institutes of Health, older adults only need one hour less sleep—the recommended amount is 6 1/2 to 7 hours per night. Unfortunately, almost half of adults age 60 and older…
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