by drebanks | Jan 27, 2012 | Broadcast, Featured, healthy aging, Heart Disease, Longevity, Media, Preventive Wellness, Youthful Aging
New Year, New You on NBC The start of a new year is the customary time to commit to both losing weight and gaining a new lease on life. Alternity Healthcare in West Hartford urges individuals to take advantage of this time renewal by getting to the heart of their...
by drebanks | Oct 23, 2011 | Blog, Dementia, healthy aging, Longevity, Nutrition, Obesity, Preventive Wellness, Youthful Aging
As an unprecedented number of Americans approach middle and old age, there is growing public concern about the loss of mental acuity that often is attributed to aging. Medical advances have dramatically increased the likelihood of surviving into the period of life...
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...