Maybe you think of them as those cute little, heart-shaped bulbs that can add some zip to your salads. If you’re in Asia, you call them daikon and recognize them as part of your everyday food-taking, such as for main dishes, soups, and garnish. They can even be steamed, sautéed, or boiled for a zesty [...]
Nutrients To Enhance Brain Functioning As older adults will soon become the largest segment of our population, there will be a proportional rise in age-related illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. What does this have to do with memory loss? Well, poor blood circulation in cardiovascular disease means that there’s a problem getting enough [...]
Internal Health Versus External Fixes: Choose Nutrition The anti-aging industry is a multibillion-dollar business, and you don't have to look far to get the message that maintaining a youthful appearance is worshiped in our society. Just take a gander at the shelves in the cosmetic aisle at your local drugstore or department store: You'll see [...]
Do you misplace your reading glasses or forget where you put your keys? Perhaps, you’re bad at remembering names? While these things don’t necessarily mean you have a memory problem, forgetfulness is one of the things that we notice as we get older. But does that mean age-associated memory loss is something that we have [...]
Of course, you're going to age, no matter what. We can't, sadly, jump into time machines and turn back the clock. But "growing old," so to speak, is optional. Gray hair, wrinkles, aching joints, slower mobility, poor memory, and other symptoms that we associate with growing old can largely be ameliorated with adequate detoxifying enzymes. [...]
In my upcoming book, The Gene Therapy Plan, I discuss in detail how lutein is one of many antioxidants that you can eat. So you don't have to reply on only supplements to improve your health and slow down aging. Lutein has many health benefits that I’ll expand on here—it is truly an anti-aging gem. [...]
If you're feeling down or forgetful, there are plenty of natural ways to give your brain a boost. Making the following simple changes to your diet and lifestyle can help you ward off dementia and depression. Avoid artificial sweeteners. Aspartame is broken down into wood alcohol or methanol, a poison. In a recent study, healthy adults who [...]
About 200 years ago, French attorney and gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin said, "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” Today, if we look at the Standard American Diet (SAD), his assertion remains true. The foods we eat say a lot about who we are — for better or for [...]
If you think you know what you should be eating or what diseases are the worst of the lot, then check out my list of Genechanger food do's and don'ts, as well as health tips. Best food you probably think is bad but isn't: butter Worst food you probably think is good but isn't: corn Best [...]
The National Institute of Mental Health reports that 25% of adult Americans experience a form of mental illness each year. Also, memory loss is a frequent complaint that often seems to accompany aging, just like sagging skin and gray hair. And this rising epidemic isn't just a problem in the United States. According to the World [...]