Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 17th 2020
In this study, we sought to elucidate the role of VRK-1 in regulation of adult life span in C. elegans. We found that overexpression of VRK-1::GFP (green fluorescent protein), which was detected in the nuclei of cells in multiple somatic tissues, including the intestine, increased life span. Conversely, genetic inhibition of vrk-1 decreased life span. We further showed that vrk-1 was essential for the increased life span of mitochondrial respiratory mutants. We demonstrated that VRK-1 was responsible for increasing the level of active and phosphorylated form of AMPK, thus promoting longevity.
A Fisetin Variant, C...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 16, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Self-Care to Lower Anxiety
In today’s world, self-care is not a luxury, it is a necessity. Although we may not be able to control what is happening outside of us, we can take steps each day to stay grounded and connected to our center.
If you are looking for some at-home self-care practices to help you lower anxiety, alleviate stress, and feel calmer on a day-to-day basis, you’ve come to the right place. The practices below will help to anchor you in the present moment, quiet your fears, and calm a spiraling mind. Implement these practices on a regular basis to see lasting effects in your life.Â
However, with this being said, if you are curren...
Source: World of Psychology - August 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nancy Ryan, LMFT Tags: Anxiety and Panic Mindfulness Self-Help Breathing Exercise Self Care Sleep Hygiene Source Type: blogs
Don ’t Boost Your Immunity – Optimize It!

One of the most common questions that I’m getting right now is how to boost the immune system and it makes sense. People want to know how to protect themselves from infection. I want to share with you today four powerful ways to do that but boosting your immune system is not the best way to get there.
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If you think about it what are autoimmune diseases? That’s an immune system that’s cranked up and targeting the wrong things. What are allergies? That’s a hyper-responsive immune system to things in the environment that aren’t real threats. What’s chronic inflammation? Inflammati...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - August 12, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog COVID-19 Immunity Eat Real Wellness Source Type: blogs
Don ’t Boost Your Immunity – Optimize It!
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One of the most common questions that I’m getting right now is how to boost the immune system and it makes sense. People want to know how to protect themselves from infection. I want to share with you today four powerful ways to do that but boosting your immune system is not the best way to get there.
0:19.0
If you think about it what are autoimmune diseases? That’s an immune system that’s cranked up and targeting the wrong things. What are allergies? That’s a hyper-responsive immune system to things in the environment that aren’t real threats. What’s chronic inflammation? Inflammation...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - August 12, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog COVID-19 Immunity Eat Real Wellness Source Type: blogs
A Fisetin Variant, CMS121, Slows Disease Progress in an Alzheimer's Mouse Model
The research materials here are of interest because fisetin has been shown to be a senolytic compound in mice, capable of selectively destroying harmful senescent cells. Other senolytics have reversed the progression of Alzheimer's disease pathology in mouse models of the condition. Destroying senescent cells in the brain reduces inflammatory signaling, and chronic inflammation is a significant mechanism in neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. Whether this compound works well as a senolytic in humans has yet to be established - a clinical trial is underway, so hopefully we'll find out in the next year ...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 12, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
5 Ways to Make Family Summer Memories Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Find the silver lining this summer based on your favorite childhood activities.
Are you feeling like your world has been turned upside-down since COVID-19 entered our lives? Uncertainty remains as the discussion of re-opening occurs, while cases and deaths continue to rise.
Many camps and other children’s programs have been canceled or have gone virtual. Parents are looking for fun, safe summer activities to keep their kids happy.
All parents want their kids to have a fun and memorable summer.
It’s important to look for the silver lining and make the most of this summer with your kids.
Here are 5 fun summer activi...
Source: World of Psychology - August 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Guest Author Tags: Family Publishers YourTango kids Parenting summer Source Type: blogs
Lifestyle changes are important for managing atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (afib) is a common heart rhythm disorder in which the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) beat fast and irregularly. Afib commonly causes recurrent symptoms, usually palpitations and shortness of breath, and can negatively affect quality of life. Afib also substantially increases the risk of stroke, and is also associated with heart failure, high blood pressure, and diabetes. People with afib routinely require lifelong treatment with blood thinners, to prevent blood clots that can lead to strokes.
Doctors are only recently understanding the importance of lifestyle factors in treating afib. Modifiabl...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alyson Kelley-Hedgepeth, MD Tags: Diabetes Diet and Weight Loss Exercise and Fitness Healthy Eating Heart Health Sleep Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, July 27th 2020
In this study, we applied a well studied prediction model developed on data from five CpG sites, to increase the practicability of these tests.
We have determined the biological age of the heart, specifically of the right atrium (RA) and left atrium (LA), and of peripheral blood leucocytes, by measuring the mitotic telomere length (TL) and the non-mitotic epigenetic age (DNAmAge). We found that DNAmAge, of both atrial tissues (RA and LA), was younger in respect to the chronological age (-12 years). Furthermore, no significant difference existed between RA and LA, suggesting that, although anatomically diverse and ex...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 26, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
The 5 Best Fruits And Vegetables For Weight Loss
The fruits and vegetables most strongly linked to weight loss.
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Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - July 22, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Eating a Plant Based Diet Correlates with Better Health and Lower Mortality
In a few recent scientific publications, the authors examined the differences in incidence of age-related disease and mortality in populations with differing levels of plant versus animal dietary protein intake. The closer to a vegan diet one approaches, the lower the risk of disease and mortality. There is already plenty of evidence for this outcome in the literature, although, as in all such things, the outstanding questions revolve around which of the possible mechanisms are the important ones.
For example, it should be expected that a lesser intake of animal protein will lower inflammation throughout the body. B...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 21, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Everyone has a role to play: Reducing your child ’s risk of developing food allergies
By RUCHI GUPTA, MD, MPH
The average American elementary school class includes two students living with one or multiple food allergies. That’s nearly six million children in the United States alone. And these numbers are climbing. There was a staggering 377 percent increase in medical claims with diagnoses of anaphylactic food reactions between 2007 and 2016, two-thirds of these were children.
As parents, we want the absolute best for our children. For many years, guidance around food introduction was unclear. Parents were told that babies, and especially those considered at risk for food allergies, should avoid...
Source: The Health Care Blog - July 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Public Health allergies Food Allergies Pediatrics Ruchi Gupta Source Type: blogs
The Best Ways for Busy Women To Achieve Balance
These past few months have been stressful for everyone, and women especially have had to take on many roles. As if life weren't stressful enough, you may have juggled being a wife, mother and even a teacher while trying to balance your own career. Now that summer has arrived, it's an excellent chance to take back some time for yourself. Here are seven of the best ways women can achieve much needed balance in their lives.
Get a Physical
Before you do anything, it's important to get a routine physical exam. Ask for a full blood panel that checks your cholesterol, triglycerides, liver and kidney function. If you're a wo...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: IndySummers Tags: featured productivity tips psychology self-improvement time management covid_19 women work from home Source Type: blogs
5 Ways I Manage to be Productive Since Becoming a Stay at Home Mother
When our first child arrived, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I was physically and emotionally drained. There were so many things left undone. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
I recently described it to my husband as "feeling like I was trying to walk while having my heels tied together". I didn't even want to run, just to walk slowly. To put one foot in front of the other each day.
My approach was wrong and other aspects of my life, unrelated to raising my child, quickly unravelled.
All too often, we get lost in motherhood, neglect ourselves and forget about our own self development and progress. However, it doesn't have to b...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Falconer Tags: family featured happiness productivity tips self-improvement working from home motherhood self improvement stay at home mom Source Type: blogs
And We Thought Pandemics Were Bad
By KIM BELLARD
Those of us of a certain age, or anyone who loves classic movies, remember the famous scene in “The Graduate” when Benjamin Braddock is given what is intended as a helpful clue about the future. “Plastics,” one of his father’s friends says. “There’s a great future in plastics.”
Well, we’re living in that future, and it’s not all that rosy. Plastics have, indeed, become an integral part of our world, giving billions of us products that we could never otherwise have or afford. But our future is going to increasingly be dr...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Policy Public Health Kim Bellard Source Type: blogs
The Sweet Psychology of Indulging During a Pandemic
The pandemic has ushered in an era of relentless challenges, from everyday inconveniences to unimaginable pain and hardship. But not for the processed food industry. The titans of that sector are salivating over their great good fortune.
Processed foods include all sorts of treats we are not supposed to eat: Sweet things and salty things, packaged for convenience and designed for a long shelf life and maximum irresistibility. Things like grocery store cookies and cakes, canned soups and breakfast cereals and frozen waffles. And chips. Lots and lots of chips. Sales of those kinds of foods are surging.Â
Cooped up Americans ...
Source: World of Psychology - June 22, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bella DePaulo, Ph.D. Tags: Brain and Behavior Eating Disorders Habits bing eating coronavirus COVID-19 Eating Habits Junk Food pandemic Processed Food Source Type: blogs
