Americans are in the habit of never walking if they can ride. —Louis Philippe, Duc d’Orleans (1798) How much exercise should you do each day? If you’re like us, you would rather spend as little time on exercise as is required to maintain a reasonable level of cardiovascular conditioning. Well, we have good news for […]
Read more Exercise: More Is Not Necessarily Better I
- alcoholic, Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, BLSA, cardiovascular system, cardiovasular conditioning, Dr. Lawrence E. Morehouse, enkephalins, exercise, fat, GH, growth hormone, HDL, heart attack, heart muscle, high density lipoprotein, hypertension, jogging, marathon, muscles, NASA, obese, pituitary gland, running, sedentary, smoking
There are several nutrients and prescription drugs which cause GH release. These include the amino acids arginine and ornithine and the prescription drugs L-Dopa (another amino acid), bromocriptine (Parlodel®, by Sandoz), and vasopressin (Diapid®, Sandoz nasal spray). In one study, 1/2 gram per day of L-Dopa increased the growth hormone output of men in their […]
Read more Athletics: Improving Your Performance with Nutrients III
- aging, amino acid, ananase, autoxidation, Bromocriptine, catechols, copper, dimethyl sulfoxide, DMSO, dopamine, dopinergic stimulants, endorphins, estrogens, free radicals, FSH, GH, growth hormone, iron, L-Dopa, LH, LHRH, mensturation, muscles, norepinephrine, Parkinsonism, Parlodel, pregnancy, progestins, prolactin, proteolytic enzymes, sandoz, SCI, Spinal Cord Injury, thyroid, TRF, TSH, vasopressin
Proteins are complex molecules, made up of amino acids, which perform a wide variety of functions in the human body, from chemical reaction-controlling enzymes, to structural molecules like collagen, to necessary components in human memory. In order to function properly, proteins must assume a correct three-dimensional configuration. In their proper shape, some proteins act as […]
Read more Cross-linked Molecules and Aging in Skin, Arteries, and Other Tissues III
- acetaldehyde, alcohol, amino acid, arteries, blood vessels, chelating agent, collagen, connective tissue, Cross-linking, diabetes, EDTA, EGTA, enzymes, free radicals, hemorrhage, ketones, lipids, metal ions, molecules, muscles, nitrogen, oxidation, oxygen, plasma, plasma lipids, protein, proteins, smog, sodium citrate, sulfur, tobacco, unsaturated fats, vitamin c, wine
What are some specific benefits and costs to consider? Benefits include: (1) improved appearance, vitality, health, and abilities now, and (2) a possibly longer overall life span. In the following posts, we’ll show you how you can improve your resistance to infections, look younger, increase your muscular strength and stamina, and even be more intelligent […]
Read more Benefits Versus Costs of Aging Intervention II
There are many virtues to growing old. [long pause] I am just trying to think what they are. —Somerset Maugham at the age of eighty As much as we may wish otherwise, old age is an unpleasant and unattractive affliction. Some people, it is true, have been active and productive into very old age—among them […]
Read more Aging Isn’t Beautiful I
- aging, aging mechanisms, Bertrand Russell, chimpanzee, clarity, deterioration, DNA, evolution, genetic, George Bernard Shaw, Helena Rubinstein, Life extension, Ludwig von Mises, mathematician, mental faculties, muscles, philosopher, philosophical, Picasso, weakness, wrinkles