How to get the most boost of your mood from exercise
Getting the most from your workout from the NYTimes. Of all the anti-aging tricks, exercise is the most important of all of them!! So anything to help you to exercise is worthwhile. We’ve discussed exercise and aging here and moderate exercise benefits here and exercise and immune here. We’ve all encountered that person who comes…
Read MoreFall in Love With the Process, Not the Outcome
Though we so often are told to write down our goals, even SMART (specific, measurable, attainable relevant, time bound) goals can be counterproductive and in this article by Brad Stulberg , he lays out why. As he puts it, “break down your goals and concentrate on the process, the results will speak for themselves.) And…
Read MoreSlow Breathing and Anxiety: 2024 EEG Study
This Article may be a bit of “No Duh” since we’ve all heard about breathing exercises to calm down forever. But since this is a quick, easily available modality, we can’t emphasize enough how important this can be. I have a more detailed summary of the article below after the abstract. It’s a bit confusing…
Read MoreMeat Alternatives Good For Your Heart?
I was happy to see this article! I know that many worry about the downsides of fake meat, that they are an ultraprocessed food, but I find them to be a fantastic alternative for spagetti, for a quick sandwich, or outdoor barbecue. I applaud the movement that urges people to cut back on meat even…
Read MoreWhy Southern Europeans Will Be the Longest Lived
I’ve copied some of this article from the Economist. It’s behind a paywall. Growing old together Why southern Europeans will soon be the longest-lived people in the world Diet and exercise, but also urban design and social life As patients and readers may know, I lived in Barcelona for three years when my children were…
Read MoreSlow Aging, Huberman and David Sinclair
This is an Andrew Huberman episode with David Sinclair from a few years ago. Sinclair is under fire lately for unprofessional, overblown claims. I relied on his research for my chapter on Longevity in my book Radical Resilience, and so I have concerns about what his science actually shows! I’ve blogged about Sinclair’s work here and…
Read MoreChemical Cocktail to Reverse Aging?
Previous blog posts on David Sinclair here and here. I relied on his research for my book Radical Resilience. A brief video from my YouTube channel on the controversy. Review of new David Sinclair paper, supplements & anti-aging glitz
Read MoreKaeberlein Withdrawing from Academy for Health and Lifespan Research
Matt Kaeberlein withdraws from the Academny for Health and Lifespan Research because of over blow claims by Sinclair After careful consideration, I have renounced my membership in the Academy for Health and Lifespan Research ( @ahlresearc ). I find it deeply distressing that we’ve gotten to a point where dishonesty in science is normalized to…
Read MoreLife Span by David Sinclair A science-based review of the world’s best-selling book on aging,
I’m copying a rebuttal in full from 2023 to the ambitious claims laid out by David Sinclair in the TEDx talk below, and in his book “Life Span”. I’ve covered Sinclair on the blog here, and how his ideas correspond to the importance of the concept of hormesis here and here. I also discuss his…
Read MoreStatins Neuromuscular Adverse Effects
Attardo S, Musumeci O, Velardo D, Toscano A. Statins Neuromuscular Adverse Effects. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jul 28;23(15):8364. doi: 10.3390/ijms23158364. PMID: 35955495; PMCID: PMC9369175. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9369175/ Attardo S, Musumeci O, Velardo D, Toscano A. Statins Neuromuscular Adverse Effects. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jul 28;23(15):8364. doi: 10.3390/ijms23158364. PMID: 35955495; PMCID: PMC9369175. Statins are drugs widely…
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