Tag: longevity
Want Fewer Microplastics in Your Tap Water? Try Boiling It First
Study finds that boiling calcium-rich water can remove up to 90 percent of nano- and microplastic contaminants
Tea Leaves with Lemon- Against Microplastics in Water?
So folks, pour yourself a green tea from tea leaves with lemon, if you are worried about microplastics. That will protect you from real or imaginary threats you are confronted with daily reading the news.
Veganism is bad for older folks – my take on it
Veganism is a religion, but not mine. Aside of that, it can be bad for older adults. Vegan diet is necessarily high carb, and is more tolerable and can be excused in young age. But for older folks it is bad, and leads to type 2 diabetes and eventually to dementia. I follow low carb…
B Vitamins and Cancer Risk: What Recent Research Tells Us
B vitamins are essential for health and play a complex role in cancer prevention. While adequate intake from food is protective, excessive supplementation may increase cancer risk in certain situations.
Veganism in Old Age: A Path to Healthy Aging?
Veganism, a lifestyle that eliminates all animal products, has grown in popularity among people of all ages. While it is often associated with environmental and ethical concerns, adopting a vegan diet can also provide significant health benefits for older adults, particularly when it comes to healthy aging and disease prevention. However, careful planning is essential…
Why Veganism May Not Be Ideal for Older Adults: Key Concerns and Evidence
Studies show that older adults need higher protein intake to prevent muscle loss—1.2–1.5 g per kg of body weight—which can be harder to achieve with plant-based proteins alone
Alzheimer’s Disease: A Type 3 Diabetes?
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects memory and cognitive function. In recent years, mounting evidence suggests that Alzheimer’s might be more than just a disease of aging—it may be a metabolic disorder, closely linked to insulin resistance and impaired glucose metabolism in the brain. Researchers have even coined the term…
Old People Can Learn Too
Aging, brain plasticity, and motor learning Despite poorer motor performance, older adults preserve the capacity for motor learning. Older adults demonstrate training-induced changes in brain structure and function. Motor skill learning may help to counteract age-related loss of brain structure. Training-induced neurotransmitter modulation is evident, also in older adults. Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques can be…