Most of us know at least one older person who seem to defy Father Time.
They are in perfect health. In great shape. They look far younger than their real age. And they somehow do it without taking any medications.
Researchers may have discovered their secret.
Scientists at Western University and the Lawson Health Research Institute completed one of the world’s largest microbiota studies.… Read More
Dr. Aseem Malholtra was amazed by what he saw when he visited the small village of Pioppi in southern Italy. The old folks there were different.
Not only were they extraordinarily old—many were past 100—they were active and healthy.
After doing some research, he discovered that residents there have an average lifespan of 89. That’s 11 years more than Americans.[1]
More importantly, they villagers age well.… Read More
You see warnings about osteoporosis everywhere. There are ads on TV and in magazines for bone medications.
If you’re a middle-aged or senior woman, your doctor has probably talked to you about osteoporosis prevention.
But there’s another disease of aging that is just as debilitating and even more common. And it’s as prevalent in men as it is in women.
The reason you don’t hear about it is because drug companies don’t have any products to treat it.… Read More
Big Pharma’s attempt to super-charge women’s love lives is a big fail.
The drug filbanserin, a little pink pill for women, hit the market in 2015 with great fanfare. It was supposed to be “Viagra for women.”
But women refused to buy into the hype… And rightfully so.
“Women are just smarter than the drug company thought,” said Beth A. Prairie, a midlife-gynecology specialist at West Penn Hospital in Bloomfield, Pa.… Read More
Erectile dysfunction can be devastating to a man. But it can be just as difficult for his partner.
“The first thing a woman thinks when a man can’t get an erection is that it’s her fault,” says Dr. Andrew McCullough. “Nothing could be further from the truth.” Dr. McCullough is director of sexual health and male infertility at NYU Medical Center in New York City.… Read More
We’ve all been warned that we shouldn’t scratch bug bites because it can lead to infections. And you probably know from personal experience that scratching actually makes them itch even more.[1]
But in the moment, scratching feels so good. It’s hard to resist.
New research has found a way to get the satisfying feeling of scratching without increasing the itch or risking an infection.… Read More