Search results for aging

“Many factors contribute to this imbalance, including a sedentary lifestyle and dietary insufficiencies. Building muscle and maintaining function and strength in youth and midlife can forestall the inevitable periods of disuse and disease that occur throughout life and increase with aging.”

“Exercise is essential in preventing age-related physical and mental decline. Sarcopenia, the loss of skeletal muscle tissue with age, is one of the most important causes of functional decline and loss of independence in older adults.”

“In this Aliquot, experts Dr. Brad Schoenfeld and Dr. Stuart Philips provide tips for optimizing gym time and share the workout routines and healthy lifestyle behaviors they practice to promote healthy aging.”

“Engaging in resistance exercise for bone health takes on greater significance as we age, as bone mass decreases markedly, especially in women, who comprise nearly 80 percent of all osteoporosis cases.”

“Preventing dementia requires a lifelong and multipronged approach that involves keeping inflammation (and its aging effects) at bay and making healthy lifestyle choices, such as exercising and consuming omega-3 fatty acids.”

“Although aging impairs mitochondrial biogenesis, lifestyle factors can counter some of these impairments. In this Aliquot, the second of a two-part series, we discuss lifestyle factors that boost mitochondrial function and production.”

“The Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study, an ongoing prospective population-based cohort study of health outcomes in more than 2,300 middle-aged men from eastern Finland, identified strong, dose-dependent links between sauna use and reduced death and disease.”

“When these bacteria digest fiber, they produce short-chain-fatty-acids (SCFAs), including butyrate, as byproducts. > "Butyrate is of interest because it has been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties on microglia and improve memory in mice when administered pharmacologically," [...]”

“This 2018 review presents a review of the evidence demonstrating osteocalcin's roles in the brain.”

“This 2023 study found that exercise dampened inflammatory pathways and restored immune function in old animals.”