Aging is degenerative changes in body structure or function. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that body degeneration with age is unavoidable, but with the help of Chinese herbal medicines to nourish the kidneys and spleen, slowing down aging can be achieved by changing daily eating and other habits. Costa Lau Sin Yu, a registered TCM…
Adjust Diet to Nourish Spleen and Kidneys as First Stage to Prevent Premature Aging
When a person passes middle age, his/her yang qi starts to decline, and the body begins to age from then onward. Coupled with the effects of modern-day diets, abnormal daily routines, lack of exercise, and high tension from life and work, together with air and environmental pollution, all contributors to accelerated damage of the internal…
Are Your Dark Eye Circles a Sign of Internal Diseases?
Dark circles under the eye are probably one of beauty seekers’ most challenging facial concerns, which can be difficult to eliminate. Dark circles under the eye can appear purple, greenish-black, blue, dark brown, or black, depending on your skin tone. It makes you look careworn and older. How are dark eye circles developed? Dark circles under…
Suzanne Somers, 75, Is ‘Natural First’ and Loves the Way She’s Aging
You may know Suzanne Somers as the cute blonde, Chrissy Snow, on Three’s Company, a hit TV show in the 1970s. Or as the spokesperson for the ThighMaster (yes, it’s still being sold!). But it might surprise you that Suzanne Somers, now 75 years old, has spent decades exploring breakthroughs in anti-aging that avoid chemical…
17 Anti-Aging Superfoods for Glowing Skin, Reduced Inflammation, and Overall Health [Recipes + Videos]
As time passes, our skin changes. It loses elasticity or volume, wrinkles appear, and our complexions just aren’t what they used to be. Sadly, no one has found the fountain of eternal youth yet, but the world of anti-aging superfoods comes close to making it seem as if we have. Numerous factors influence your age—genetics,…
Exercise Can Slow the Ageing Process – a Professor Explains How
The tradition of sending a telegram to every British citizen on their 100th birthday was started just over 100 years ago by George V, who sent out just nine letters. Last year, the Queen had to sign over 16,000 birthday letters. The UK has an ageing society, with falling birth rates and increasing life expectancy….
How to Cultivate a Happier Retirement
Researchers have identified several factors besides money that contribute to a happier retirement, including good health, strong relationships, and a sense of purpose. But setbacks are inevitable, in life and in retirement. Not everyone enjoys good health—and no one enjoys it forever. Loved ones die or move away. The pursuits you thought would give your…
How Potassium Helps to Treat High Blood Pressure
STORY AT-A-GLANCE Nearly half—47 percent—of all Americans have high blood pressure, costing about $131 billion each year in direct medical costs Many who have hypertension don’t have it under control, which affects your microvascular system, triggering damage to your eyes, kidneys, heart, and sexual performance By ensuring that you have enough potassium in your daily…
Large-Scale Study Finds Ground Coffee Linked to Longer Lifespan
While exercising, getting enough sleep, and limiting alcohol intake are good ways to increase longevity, experts have discovered you can also drink yourself to longevity with the help of coffee. Research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, on Sep. 27, observed that amongst 450,000 adults with an average age of 58 over a…
Age-Related Hearing Loss
What is age-related hearing loss? Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) is the loss of hearing that gradually occurs in most of us as we grow older. It is one of the most common conditions affecting older and elderly adults. Approximately one in three people in the United States between the ages of 65 and 74 has…
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