It’s called “cellular senescence”…
And it’s shortening your life.
When a cell in your body is senescent, it can’t divide anymore. It sends out signals of inflammation, and your immune system clears it out, making way for healthy new cells.
That’s the way it goes when you’re young, anyway.
As you age, your immune response diminishes. Over time, damaged senescent cells accumulate.… Read More
You’ve probably seen articles in recent years warning of the dangers of sitting. The headlines often call sitting “the new smoking.”
A study found that media stories comparing sitting to smoking have gone up 1,200% since 2012. And standing desks have become a major office trend.
But the fact is, sitting is not the new smoking.
Not even close…
A team of researchers from the U.S.,… Read More
When you think about the biggest health problems facing our country, COVID-19, heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease probably come to mind.
But another affliction—pain—affects more Americans than all of those conditions combined.[1]
The U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) has published a list of the most painful health conditions you can get.[2]
If you’ve had any of these, you will probably always remember the suffering you endured.… Read More
Most of us know that the overuse of antibiotics has caused the rise of deadly drug-resistant “superbugs.”
Thanks to doctors handing out antibiotics like candy, these powerful germs now kill 23,000 Americans every year.[1]
But there’s another alarming antibiotic danger that your doctor won’t tell you about. In fact, he may not even know about it. It was only recently discovered…
The study was done at Case Western Reserve University.… Read More
Americans visit the doctor an average of three times a year. And during each visit, the doctor or a nurse typically takes vital signs.
There are four standard vital signs:
But new research makes the case that there should be a fifth.
A review of more than 140 recent studies looked at the relationship between muscle mass and overall health.… Read More
By now you’ve heard about the wide-ranging health benefits of coffee drinking.
The energy-boosting beverage is linked to lower risk of dementia, hearing loss, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, and liver disease.
Now, you can add another condition to the list…
Nearly a quarter of us suffer from an ugly and disturbing skin condition as we get older.… Read More