Healthy Aging: Body, Mind & Spirit http://thehealthyagingblog.com You're not getting older, you're getting healthier! Here's some recent research to keep you that way. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:01:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 thehealthyagingbloghttp://feedburner.google.com The Five Top Health Benefits of Garlic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehealthyagingblog/~3/uDvBhjxyw6A/ http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/06/the-five-top-health-benefits-of-garlic/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:00:28 +0000 admin http://thehealthyagingblog.com/?p=4501 Here’s why you need to eat lots of it!
]]> http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/06/the-five-top-health-benefits-of-garlic/feed/ 0 http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/06/the-five-top-health-benefits-of-garlic/ Neuron production and childhood memory loss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehealthyagingblog/~3/LbdfVJ38AqU/ http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/05/neuron-production-and-childhood-memory-loss/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 14:31:53 +0000 admin http://thehealthyagingblog.com/?p=4498 The reason we struggle to recall memories from our early childhood is down to high levels of neuron production during the first years of life, say Canadian researchers.

The formation of new brain cells increases the capacity for learning but also clears the mind of old memories.  These findings were presented to the Canadian Association of Neuroscience.

Learn more from this BBC article!

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UV rays were found to release a compound that lowers blood pressure.  Researchers said more studies would be carried out to determine if it is time to reconsider advice on skin exposure.

Learn more from this BBC article.

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]]> http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/04/new-treatment-for-severe-asthma/feed/ 0 http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/04/new-treatment-for-severe-asthma/ Do performers and celebrities die at a younger age? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehealthyagingblog/~3/_CnGpSO-bbw/ http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/04/do-performers-and-celebrities-die-at-a-younger-age/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:14:49 +0000 admin http://thehealthyagingblog.com/?p=4489 Having a glittering career in the public eye may come at the cost of a shorter life, an analysis of obituaries in a US newspaper suggests.  It showed performers and sports stars tended to die a few years younger than people successful in other careers.

Go to the BBC for the full story.

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“In 100 pages, with an intriguing bibliography, this is a quick but comprehensive overview of our generation at this moment in the 21st century.  Carter’s telling is at once realistic and optimistic—and her own story is living proof. 

‘Why did I write this book?’ she asks in her prologue, and then answers with a quote from Joan Baez:  ‘Action is the greatest antidote to despair.’ 

Carter never looks at our generation through rosy glasses.  Her even-handed reporting and clear and compassionate writing help me understand the challenges and opportunities we all face.  Thank you.”               – Carrie Tuhy

Find Your Reason to Be Here: The Search For Meaning in Midlife is where I share what I have learned from years of research into the psychological legacy of boomers, where the idea of ‘midlife’ came from, and how boomers can make the most of this unique new stage of emotional development. I feel it is the best I have ever produced.

Here I summarize most of what I have learned in studying the experience of midlife from the inside out.  I explain what happens to our hearts and minds in combination with being raised in the time of the boomers, and then show how to combat emotional challenges, and succeed in becoming your best self in spite of the many factors which may work against you.

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]]> http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/04/ten-steps-to-avoid-alzheimers-disease/feed/ 0 http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/04/ten-steps-to-avoid-alzheimers-disease/ Dystextia an essential new way of diagnosing stroke! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehealthyagingblog/~3/mT1KbC-nHSc/ http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/03/dystextia-an-essential-new-way-of-diagnosing-stroke/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:43:55 +0000 admin http://thehealthyagingblog.com/?p=4475 Harvard scientists are reporting that a case of “dystextia” clued them in that a 25-year-old pregnant woman had suffered a stroke, and was in need of urgent medical care.

Apparently, the inability to text correctly can be your very first sign of stroke.

]]> http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/03/dystextia-an-essential-new-way-of-diagnosing-stroke/feed/ 0 http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/03/dystextia-an-essential-new-way-of-diagnosing-stroke/ BIG NEWS about going lactose-free! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehealthyagingblog/~3/aOR_H_2wgWA/ http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/03/big-news-from-our-house/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:27:59 +0000 admin http://thehealthyagingblog.com/?p=4467 My husband Mike suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), and various other major health concerns, but we solved one of them this week!

He has had stomach problems for the past few years and no doc could figure it out.  He basically had NO APPETITE EVER and general gut uncomfortableness.  Last week he stopped drinking milk and switched to lactose-free products.

Voila!  No more stomach problems, a lot better mental state, and his hunger is slowly coming back.  He cannot even believe the positive difference!

So, for those of you with CFS symptoms, try taking away the dairy products for a few days and see if it helps!

]]> http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/03/big-news-from-our-house/feed/ 0 http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/03/big-news-from-our-house/ Coffee is so GOOD for you! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehealthyagingblog/~3/cGYyhCivuJc/ http://thehealthyagingblog.com/2013/03/coffee-is-so-good-for-you/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:21:13 +0000 admin http://thehealthyagingblog.com/?p=4465 In case you were wondering whether to have some coffee this morning, go ahead!  The case FOR coffee just keep getting better and better.

And besides, who wants to go without it anyway?

Here’s the case for COFFEE!

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