Over the past couple of days, I have dug pretty deep into the metabolic associations between obesity, diabetes, and short telomeres. The end result is of course, accelerated aging. But, more and more I have to tell you, I think aging is the real cause, or at least a major contributing factor to many of […]
Aging fat as a cause for diabetes – the role of short telomeres Read More »
I want to believe; I really do! I want to believe that fish oil, specifically MY fish oil, is a telomerase activator! But there is this little thing called lying that I am not willing to do. So here is the truth: I sent my fish oil to Sierra Sciences for telomerase evaluation and it did not
Fish oil and Telomeres – it’s all about length Read More »
Over the past few years chocolate has garnered a lot of attention as a health food. Some people have even decided it’s a “super food”, capitalizing on a category that seems to encompass everything your grandmother told you to eat when you were growing up, along with some exotic Far Eastern fruits. Well, recently chocolate
Score another one for chocolate Read More »
About a year ago, I gave a lecture in Boise, Idaho, on anti-aging. I spent a fair amount of time on epigenetics. A month or so after that, I spoke at David Wolfe’s Longevity Now Event and predicted epigenetics would be the next big thing. Well that has apparently happened, as there are a ton
Epigenetics – the Captain of Your Ship? Read More »
It may be hard for you to believe but 11 short years ago I was a poster child for Big Pharma. As a traditional Internist I practiced the art of dispensing drugs and more drugs. My fall from grace (not literally but figuratively) is well documented in my website story and the many emails I
Big Pharma steals from Mother Nature Read More »