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    • What is dietary fiber? Created: Friday, May 25, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 25, 2012
      Dietary fiber has been linked to greater longevity, but what is it?
    • Sinus Infections in Older People Created: Thursday, March 29, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 25, 2012
      Sinus infections may become more common as you age because of changing physiology in the nose. Find out why antibiotics are probably not the solution.
    • Do I Need Antibiotics for a Sinus Infection? Created: Friday, May 25, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 25, 2012
      New guidelines for physicians treating sinus infections warn doctors against prescribing antibiotics, since the majority of these infections are viral.
    • What are Observational Studies? Created: Monday, May 21, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
      Observational research is useful in the study of aging because it helps researchers determine which lifestyle or personality factors are correlated with the development of certain diseases.
    • Longitudinal Study Created: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
      Longitudinal studies are very valuable in longevity research, because they provide information about what behaviors or characteristics are associated with disease development and mortality.
    • Nature and Longevity Created: Monday, May 21, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
      A growing body of research suggests that getting outside is good for your mental and physical wellbeing. Find out how being in nature might help you avoid stress, depression, even cardiovascular d...
    • Is Exercising Outdoors Good for Your Longevity? Created: Thursday, May 17, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
      Regular exercise and being outdoors have both been shown to improve health and well being, so why not give your longevity a boost by taking your workout outside?
    • Caregiver Burnout - How To Prevent Caregiver Burnout Created: Monday, December 21, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
      Caregiver burnout is a serious concern of anyone who relies on a family member or friend for care. Caregiver burnout can be minimized by some simple caregiver caring techniques. For any caregivers ...
    • Aging FAQs - Can Aging Be Stopped? - Aging Questions Created: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
      Aging is something we would all like to stop. There are people out there who believe that aging can be stopped, or at least slowed considerably. These people explore the field of life extension. So...
    • How To Check Yourself for Skin Cancer - Skin Cancer Self Screening Created: Monday, February 05, 2007 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
      Skin cancer is a treatable cancer if caught early enough. Through a combination of professional skin cancer screenings and annual self skin examinations, you can significantly reduce your risk of s...
    • Brain Games and Brain Fitness - Improve Your Brain Fitness with Brain Games and More Created: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
      Brain games are an important part of brain fitness. By improving your brain fitness through games, brain nutrition and other factors, you'll help slow brain aging and may even lower your risk for d...
    • Top Brain Fitness Ideas Created: Sunday, April 26, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
      What are your top brain fitness ideas? Share them with the world. Put down your favorite brain fitness activity and read what others have to say about brain fitness.
    • Longevity and Anti-Aging Vitamins and Supplements from Readers Created: Sunday, November 02, 2008 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
      Longevity supplements are advertised in magazines and promise to add years to your life. read here what longevity and anti-aging supplements readers have tried or share your own experience.
    • Brain Fitness Craze - The Growth of the Brain Fitness Movement Created: Sunday, April 19, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
      Brain fitness is quickly becoming major business. As people age, there is more and more interest in brain fitness and keeping the brain healthy. Learn how brain fitness is growing and find good sou...
    • Coffee and Dementia – Coffee Reduces Dementia Risk Created: Monday, February 16, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
      A simple cup of coffee may be a help in preventing dementia and Alzheimer's disease. That's right, your daily dose of coffee could (in the long run) help protect your aging brain against dementia a...
    • Testosterone and Aging – Can Testosterone Slow Aging? Created: Saturday, July 21, 2007 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
      Testosterone is being prescribed by so-called
    • HGH - Human Growth Hormone and Aging – HGH and Anti-Aging Created: Saturday, July 21, 2007 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
      HGH or Human Growth Hormone is becoming increasingly popular as an anti-aging supplement despite the fact that there is very little evidence that HGH works. Read more about HGH, aging,side effects,...
    • Popular Anti Aging Hormone Supplements - DHEA, HGH, Estrogen, Melatonin and Testosterone Created: Monday, July 23, 2007 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
      Anti aging hormones are becoming an increasingly popular way of reducing the effects of aging. Learn more about the 5 most popular anti aging hormones: DHEA, HGH (human growth hormones), melatonin,...
    • Calorie Requirements for Older People Created: Friday, April 27, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
      As people age, their calorie requirements may change because of shifting body composition and activity levels. Find out how much you should be eating as you get older.
    • Top Ways to Jump Start Your Exercise Program - Recharge Your Exercise Routine Created: Saturday, March 08, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
      Ready to restart an exercise program? Need to recharge your routines? Have an exercise bike covered with laundry or a treadmill underneath layers of dust? Use these ten ways to jump start your exer...
    • Anti-Aging - Top Articles on Longevity, Exercise and Anti-Aging Created: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
      Exercise can keep you young, but you should you exercise everyday? Three times a week? What exercise habits are best for longevity? Can you be too old to benefit from exercise? Find out in these to...
    • Hidden Benefits of Exercise - Exercise for Hidden Health Benefits Created: Saturday, August 11, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
      Exercise has hidden benefits from improving your sleep quality to preventing colds and flu. Find out more about the hidden benefits of exercise.
    • Sex Tips - Sex Tips for the Older Man - Sex and Aging for Older Men Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
      Sex changes as men age. Testosterone levels and other factors impact sexual performance. Through problem solving, medications and/or healthy living, men can protect their sexual health throughout...
    • Sex Tips - Sex Tips for the Older Woman - Sex and Aging for Older Women Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
      Sex changes with age. By learning to make adjustments, women can assure a healthy sex life throughout their lives. Simple changes, tips and advice can help women stay sexually satisfied.
    • Sleep - Sleep Myths Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
      Sleep is an important part of health and life. There are many misconceptions and misunderstandings about sleep. Clearing up these 10 sleep myths may help you correct your sleep habits and have more...
    • Cholesterol Reduction - How To Lower Your Cholesterol for Healthy Aging and Longevity Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
      Cholesterol indicates your risk for heart disease and other cardiovascular problems. You can reduce your cholesterol through changes in diet and exercise as well as using medication.
    • Heart Disease Longevity - Live Long with Heart Disease - Preventing or Reversing Heart Disease Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
      A diagnosis of heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure or another cardiovascular illness does not have to mean a slow decline in your health. Take this time to improve your lifestyle, ...
    • Sleep - Health Benefits of a Good Night's Sleep - Sleep More for Health Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
      Lack of sleep is linked to increased risk for weight gain, depression, colon cancer, breast cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Doctors and researchers are just beginning to understand the health b...
    • How to Learn to Love Exercise - Love Exercise for Healthy Aging and Longevity Created: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
      We all know that exercise is good for our health now. Exercise is also good for our health 50 years from now. By establishing a weekly fitness routine, we can feel better now and for years to come....
    • Healthy Eating - Eating Tips - Weight Loss Tips Created: Thursday, March 01, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
      No one teaches basic eating skills. What we see in our culture encourages fast, mindless eating. Go through these skills to reprogram your eating habits. You may find yourself losing pounds without...
    • Exercise Makes You 9 Years Younger - Exercise, Healthy Aging and Telomeres Created: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
      Exercise can make you up to nine years younger according to researchers that look at DNA as a measure of aging. How does exercise make you younger? By improving the length of your telomeres and the...
    • Life Expectancy in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia - Longevity and Alzheimer's Disease Created: Saturday, January 12, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
      Alzheimer's disease and dementia patients have an average life expectancy of 4.5 years at the time of diagnosis. This varies greatly by age at diagnosis and gender. Longevity and Alzheimer's diseas...

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