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Anti-Aging Guide to Cancer: New Approaches to Treatment It is an unfortunate truth that with age comes a higher risk of cancer. As a matter of fact, 60% of people [...]

The gastrointestinal tract contains the largest amount and concentration of microbes found in the human body. Changes occurring in the gut microbiome during aging can have a negative impact on [...]

Warning that physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for death worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued Global Recommendations on Physical Activity for Health--in an effort to provide [...]

by Ronald Klatz, MD, DO, and Robert Goldman, MD, PhD, DO, FA ASP www.worldhealth.net Eating healthfully is a cornerstone of the anti-aging lifestyle. Doing so is also a key approach [...]

The body deploys the inflammatory response as a defense mechanism to counter infection. However, unchecked chronic inflammation can be a deleterious process, contributing to conditions from heart disease to irritable [...]

Naturopathy is a form of health care that is time tested for safety and efficacy among two-thirds of the world's population. Natural medicine, including naturopathy, is the most democratic of [...]

Science now stands on the threshold of a new age in cellular therapy and tissue regeneration which will directly and beneficially impact how long, and how well, we will live [...]

TAKE A GOOD LOOK IN THE MIRROR and you'll see the one thing you have in common with every M & F reader, regardless of your age, height, how long [...]

A survey by the National Sleep Foundation reports that about 15% of adults experience chronic pain. Among older adults, that number rises sharply to over 50%. The most common problem [...]

There are three essential rules of anti-aging medicine; namely: 1. Don't get sick. 2. Don't get old. 3. Don't die. Adjunctive to these rules is the corollary to 'Stay out [...]

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that heart disease continues to rank as the leading cause of death in the US. Approximately 600,000 Americans die of [...]

A group of diseases marked by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both, diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in [...]

Weight-training is not only instrumental in improving the physique of bodybuilders, but in enhancing their mental well-being, as well. Increasing the intake of garlic, sugar, carbohydrates, unsaturated fats and citicoline has been found to boost memory.

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. The World Health Organization reports that cancer accounted for 7.6 million deaths (around 13% of all deaths) in 2008. Deaths from cancer [...]

Many bodybuilders avoid stress by maintaining a proper diet and exercising regularly. Several strategies that can help bring down the level of stress are presented.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, exceeded only by lung cancer. The chance that breast cancer will be responsible for a woman's death is [...]

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. The World Health Organization reports that cancer accounted for 7.6 million deaths (around 13% of all deaths) in 2008, and deaths from [...]

Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a group of health risk factors that includes enlarged waist circumference, high blood pressure, elevated triglycerides, low HDL ("good") cholesterol, and high fasting glucose levels. [...]

Global life expectancy for both men and women increased from 65.3 years in 1990 to 71.5 years in 2013. Women made marginally greater gains than men, as female life expectancy [...]

'The end of the beginning' The American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) proclaims in Science magazine's February 28, 2003 issue that current aging research has reached its concluding [...]

To reach human immortality we must follow Rule #1 of antiaging medicine: Don't die. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, once we reach age 65, men can expect to live [...]

The Centers for Disease Control reports that during the past 10 years, iatrogenic, or medically induced, errors have risen from the 4th to 3rd leading cause of death. These are [...]

Severe and lasting physical pain drains quality of life. It is estimated that 25.3 million US adults (11.2%) have experienced pain every day for the preceding 3 months. Nearly 40 [...]

Depression is one of the most common mood disorders in the US. Current research proposes that it is caused by a combination of genetic, environmental, biological, and psychological factors. It [...]

Despite sustained growth of almost 9% each year since 1991 with the inception of A4M, the anti-aging marketplace now stands at $380 billion per year. This growth is projected to [...]

Anti-Aging Skin-Saving Secrets Skin is the body's largest organ and performs three critical functions: * to serve as the first-line immunoprotective defense * to maintain water and salt balance within [...]

People are living much longer worldwide than they were two decades ago, as death rates from infectious diseases and cardiovascular disease have fallen. Collaborating researchers from more than 100 nations [...]

The most common cause of disability in the US, arthritis is a group of more than 100 rheumatic diseases and conditions that affect joints, the tissues that surround the joint, [...]

As we age, a wide array of changes occur in the function of the gastrointestinal (GI) system, which collectively can affect the absorption of nutrients from food. These aging-related changes [...]

The health hazards of a sedentary lifestyle have repeatedly made news headlines. From Australia to Great Britain, research teams confirm that the more a person sits, the greater the risk [...]

As we age, changes take place in our body systems. Cellular processes slow down, and our organs and tissues become less robust in performing their functions. Such is the case [...]

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men worldwide, and ranks as the second most common cause of death among men in the US. The risk of getting prostate [...]

Stating, 'National air quality has improved since the 1990's, but many challenges remain in protecting public health and the environment from air quality problems ... ' the US Centers for [...]

The most common form of dementia among older adults, Alzheimer's disease affects those parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language and can seriously affect a person's ability [...]

As we age, our immune systems experience a reduced efficiency, the result of which serves as a major contributor to the pathology of old age. Infections can also pose as [...]

While the inflammatory response is a potent defense mechanism that the body mounts to counter infection, inflammation itself can be a powerful negative process in the body, contributing to chronic [...]

Since the May 2012 issue of Townsend Letter, when we last wrote about heart disease, the condition persists as the leading cause of death in the US and is a [...]

Osteoporosis, or 'porous bone,' is a disease of the skeletal system characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue. Osteoporosis leads to an increase risk of bone fractures [...]

Over two-thirds of Americans use nutritional supplements, reports the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). Of these 68%, usage in the 3540-54 age demographic was particularly strong at 54%. In the [...]

As we ring in a New Year, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) is encouraged by recent technological advancements that enable the anti-aging medical model, based on innovative science [...]

As defined by the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): 'Lung disease refers to any disease or disorder in which the lungs do not function properly. Lung disease [...]