What do you think of when you hear the word protein? Most people think of animal protein, some think of plant proteins, but most don’t think of amino acids. Protein is essential for growth and development. It provides the body with energy and is needed for the manufacture of hormones, antibodies, enzymes, and tissues. It also helps maintain the proper acid-alkaline balance in the body. When … [Read more...] about How Much Protein Do You Need?
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What The Heck to Eat?
Last week I gave you an overview of the book “The Longevity Diet” by Valter Longo. You can read the whole post here What Is a Longevity Diet? It’s basically a modified version of the Mediterranean diet. But what exactly do you eat? I thought it would be informative to give you some examples of breakfast, lunch, and dinner as well as snacks. It provides approximately 1,700-1,800 calories per … [Read more...] about What The Heck to Eat?
What Does a Longevity Diet Look Like?
I recently finished reading "The Longevity Diet" by Dr. Valter Longo, director of The Longevity Institute, USC. Scientists from this institute reviewed hundreds of studies on nutrition, diseases, and longevity in laboratory animals and humans and combined them with their own studies on nutrients and aging. The analysis included popular diets such as the restriction of total calories, the … [Read more...] about What Does a Longevity Diet Look Like?
Are You Making Zombie Cells?
Eventually, cells that can’t rejuvenate just plod along like zombies, unable to perform their normal function anymore. We call these “senescent” cells, and they’re increasingly linked to a variety of disease states. If you are aging, you are making Zombie cells. If you are aging, you are also inflammaging which creates Zombie cells. The term inflammaging, also known as inflamm-aging refers to … [Read more...] about Are You Making Zombie Cells?
Slow Down Aging Now!
The number one cause of aging is a broken metabolic system. This shows up as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, and excess fat stores on the body. We assume as we age that this is just what happens when we age, not true! We don’t have to accept this narrative that these things are “just part of aging.” There are cultures on this planet that live well into their 90’s and … [Read more...] about Slow Down Aging Now!
How to Keep Your Brain Healthy as You Age
I think we all want to live a long time, but we want our brains to keep functioning at a high level, right? The old saying “you want to be all there when you get there” couldn’t be closer to the truth for all of us. Moderate cognitive decline is common as we age, forgetting some people's names, a name of a movie, or the name of an old boyfriend, but what you start to see with dementia is … [Read more...] about How to Keep Your Brain Healthy as You Age
You Need to Know About This
Do you love walking on the beach barefoot? Can you remember as a kid running around all summer barefoot? Do you still love to go barefoot during the summer months in your home or back porch? Why do kids always want to take their shoes off?? You intuitively are healing your body! I’ve been reading and listening to podcasts about “earthing” or “grounding” over the last year. I finally decided … [Read more...] about You Need to Know About This