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Vitamin D – A Strong Tool To Combat Aging in Eyes

2. February 2012

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Vitamin D – A Strong Tool To Combat Aging in Eyes

Recently Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council financed a group of researchers that discovered that the impact of aging in mouse eyes could be reduced with the consumption of Vitamin D. They also found out the Vitamin D proved to be very beneficial in the improvement of sight in older mice. These researches are hoping [...]

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Test to Predict Your Chance of Reaching Your 100th Birthday

1. February 2012

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Test to Predict Your Chance of Reaching Your 100th Birthday

Want to know whether you will celebrate your 100th birthday? Recent tests can now predict. In accordance to scientists, there now exist a test that can genetically predict if a person will be able to reach his 100th birthday. Researchers of Yale University and Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Boston Medical Center, [...]

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Good Health Linked To Optimistic Behaviours

29. January 2012

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Good Health Linked To Optimistic Behaviours

People are delighted to see 2011 fading away, with great optimism that 2012 will be a very good year. According to a survey carried out by an Associated Press-GfK, it was revealed that 62 percent of the participants were optimistic about 2012, and 78 percent were highly optimistic of the New Year. This is in-line [...]

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Paleo diet – One Way To Avoid Diseases

18. January 2012

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Paleo diet – One Way To Avoid Diseases

People have abandoned the Paleo diet for mass produced food and a sedentary lifestyle. The Paleo diet is also called the caveman diet or Paleolithic diet. In the Hunter-gatherers society, some 2 million years ago, humans consumed natural foods; fish, meat, vegetables, fruits, nuts and eggs. It was a diet low in carbohydrates and high [...]

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Studies Suggest – Good Sex Can Increase Your Longevity

8. January 2012

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Studies Suggest – Good Sex Can Increase Your Longevity

According to a new research, sex seems to be an important determinant of longevity. In other words, Good Sex Can Increase your Life Expectancy. A group of research from University of California, San Diego found that good sex can add up to a decade of life expectancy. Satisfying sex can help people in their 80’s [...]

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Longevity Research On Fruit Flies Providing Promising Hope For Longevity

25. December 2011

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Longevity Research On Fruit Flies Providing Promising Hope For Longevity

In a wide range of mammals, caloric restriction has shown significant benefits in delaying or even preventing age-related diseases and aging. Yet, biologists have been struggling to provide a comprehensive explanation behind this magical formula. In a recent study conducted in Sweden, the one enzyme responsible for the health benefit of caloric restriction was revealed [...]

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Cholesterol To Be Regulated At Old-Age For Longevity Benefits

13. December 2011

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Cholesterol To Be Regulated At Old-Age For Longevity  Benefits

On realage.com, there is a tool known as cholesterol assessment that will help you to understand the risk of having high cholesterol. First of all, it should be noted that it is really dangerous as it increases the risk of heart diseases. People need to know is what leads to high cholesterol and what can [...]

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Cacao Positive Effect on Human Longevity – No Known Side Effect

10. December 2011

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Cacao Positive Effect on Human Longevity – No Known Side Effect

Typical antioxidants and dark chocolate are found in raw cacao. Consuming this source of fresh chocolate source of antioxidant contains: 1. Oligomeric Procynanidins 2. Resveratrol 3. Polyphenols 4. Catechin 5. Epicatechin 6. Vitamin C 7. Omega 6 fatty acids – if heated it will turn into rancid and become a source of inflammation 8. Phenethylamine [...]

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The World’s 8 Healthiest Herbs & Spices

3. December 2011

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The World’s 8 Healthiest Herbs & Spices

Well known dieticians such as Kerri-Ann Jennings, M.S., R.D., who is the associate Nutrition Editor from the EatingWell Magazine says that herbs and species don’t only add taste to food. In healthy diets, people should reduce sugars, slats and saturated food, but why not add up some spicy & health herbs. Slowly progress in science [...]

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Earthing – A New Science Of Well-Being

20. November 2011

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Earthing – A New Science Of Well-Being

Modern communities have during the recent years experienced heightening incidences of insomnia, auto-immune conditions, chronic diseases and allergies. There are rising belief amidst scientists that the immune functioning of our body is depended on our exposure to earth’s energy. Our immune system has been evolving for millions of years. We started walking barefoot having immediate [...]

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