by drebanks | Sep 22, 2011 | Blog, Cancer, Exercise, healthy aging, Nutrition, Preventive Wellness, stress, Youthful Aging
Healthy aging is a topic that gets more and more vital each year. More than 40 million Americans are 65 years old or greater and the proportion the U.S. population over 65 is anticipated to keep increasing. Human lifespans are now at the longest they have ever been...
by drebanks | May 17, 2011 | Blog, Exercise, healthy aging, Heart Disease, Longevity, Men's Health, Preventive Wellness, Youthful Aging
Progress in our society has been measured in large part by events like the Industrial Revolution and the Information Age. As a result, more of us are working with our brains instead of our bodies. But that may not be such a good thing after all. In our current...
by drebanks | Apr 1, 2011 | Blog, Cancer, Exercise, healthy aging, Longevity, Nutrition, Obesity, Preventive Wellness, Youthful Aging
So what does that say about most Americans? An increasingly large segment of the US population is overweight or obese, and nearly as many admit to being couch potatoes. Convincing evidence shows that weight gain and obesity increases the risk of several different...
by drebanks | Mar 18, 2011 | Exercise, Heart Disease, Obesity, stress, Type-2 Diabetes
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and it is the number one cause of serious, long-term disability. Most of us think about strokes as a condition affecting the elderly. While it is true that the vast majority of strokes occur after age...
by drebanks | Feb 28, 2011 | Blog, Exercise, healthy aging, Longevity, Nutrition, Obesity, Preventive Wellness, Type-2 Diabetes, Youthful Aging
Remember how good you felt in your twenties? You were full of energy, vigor and lust. Your responsibilities were few and just having fun was fairly routine. The world was your oyster. You really had the mojo-thing going on. But life can get in the way. Career,...
by drebanks | Jan 27, 2011 | Blog, Exercise, healthy aging, Longevity, Nutrition, Preventive Wellness, stress, Youthful Aging
Many of us are fascinated by stories of unusual longevity. It seems every television network has some variation of a segment celebrating birthdays at or around 100 years old. Perhaps it is because those over the century mark are one of the fastest growing segments...