SUPPLEMENTS
Supplements are unfortunately necessary (see my post Why People Need to Take Nutritional Supplements for details), but they should not be regarded as a panacea.
For example, it would probably be wise to take a good multivitamin and some other nutritional supplements as nutritional insurance (see my post Anti-Aging Supplementation Options for more details), but it […]

Avoidance of High Risk Behaviors and Substances
It should go without saying that drinking alcohol (other than a glass of red wine now and then — by the way, the health benefits of red wine are due to the antioxidant effects of the flavonoids present in the seeds and skin of grapes, not the alcohol itself), […]

Exercise
It’s well known that aerobic exercise is beneficial for stress reduction and weight control, and decreases the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and some forms of cancer. What is somewhat less well known is the benefits of muscle building exercises.
Building muscle increases metabolic rate, which aids in weight control and prevents the […]

LIFESTYLE
Living a healthy lifestyle will give you the best bang for the buck, no question.
Diet
Eating the proper foods, in the proper amount, will go a long way towards getting adequate nutrition and maintaining a healthy weight (see my post Secrets of the Paleolithic Diet for more information on diet). These two things all by themselves […]

Japan tends to be the birth place of many innovative ideas, and the field of anti-aging is no exception. A new yoga studio there is turning to Japanese salt for its potential holistic and anti-aging properties.
The practice of yoga is nothing new, and the particular type of yoga done in this studio - Bikram - […]

When it comes to the subject of anti-aging, there is so much to learn that it can be overwhelming sometimes. Where the heck do you start?
One way is to look at the subject is to examine where the emphasis should be on how to maintain the highest possible quality of life. Should it be on […]

CODDLING HUMAN NATURE
But this news item tells us something valuable about human nature. People would rather keep their unhealthy lifestyle habits and try to patch it up with some pharmeceutical solution than live a healthy lifestyle.
The problem is, the solution the pharmeceutical companies and the Western medical establishment often come up are at best incomplete, […]

THE “SHOCKING” HEADLINE
“There is no evidence that sunscreens work against melanoma,” says Dr. Marianne Berwick, who heads up the Division of Epidemiology at the University of New Mexico and specializes in melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
In spite of the fact that Americans spend over a billion dollars a year on sun protection products […]

HELPFUL TIPS FOR QUITTING SMOKING
Whatever method you decide on, there are a number of tips that may help:
1. Schedule a specific day to start quitting and tell your friends. That will make it harder for you to back out.
2. Make a list of all the reasons you want to quit and review them when things […]

This announcement is a little overdue, but better late than never.
Regular readers of this blog will remember that I gave a positive review to Michael Moshier’s Anti-Aging Report a while back (see my post Review – Michael Moshier’s Anti-Aging Report for more details). Some might have also noticed that the occasional post has been written by […]