by drebanks | Oct 3, 2013 | Age Management, Blog, healthy aging, Longevity, Preventive Wellness, Youthful Aging
Within each of your cells there are pieces of DNA that determine how quickly you age. These end caps on your chromosomes, called telomeres, were long thought to be junk-DNA since they did not code for any genes like the rest of the chromosomal DNA. But in 2009, the...
by drebanks | Mar 24, 2013 | Bioidentical hormones, Blog, Executives' Health, Men's Health, Youthful Aging
An executive came to see me, at first reporting difficulties maintaining his grueling work schedule. During our initial consultation he confided that he was also very concerned about extra weight he couldn’t lose and a drop off in his ability to perform sexually. He...
by drebanks | Oct 30, 2012 | healthy aging, Media, Men's Health, News Articles, Youthful Aging
Dr. Desmond Ebanks of Alternity Healthcare focuses on men’s health issues. He answered questions about his practice for Avon LIFE. Board certified in internal medicine, Dr. Desmond Ebanks of Avon opened Alternity Healthcare more than three years ago with the goal of...
by drebanks | Oct 30, 2012 | Blog, Exercise, healthy aging, Heart Disease, Nutrition, Obesity, Preventive Wellness, Youthful Aging
It should be very encouraging that the average cholesterol numbers for Americans has dropped over the last twenty years. A recent study found that trend even in those that did not take cholesterol lowering drugs. That was surprising to many experts considering the...
by drebanks | Sep 18, 2012 | Blog, healthy aging, Longevity, Preventive Wellness, stress, Youthful Aging
It is an intriguing thought. We live in a youth obsessed society. Haven’t we all reminisced about the glory days gone bye and longed to take a few years off of life’s odometer? As boomers age, they optimistically proclaim that 50 is the new 30 or 70 is the new 50. ...