CoQ10 – Be Good to Your Heart

CoQ10 is one of the most popular and fastest growing supplements in the US. With more than 8,000 people in the US turning 60 every day, the growing list of ways that CoQ10 benefits emerging seniors is getting a lot of attention.
More than $413 million was spent on CoQ10 supplements in 2007, and the rate [...]

Don’t Forget Men When You Think Calcium

When it comes to the question of calcium in-take, everyone seems to focus on women and children.
The concern for children is obviously their need to build strong bones. Women, of course, have the unfortunate threat of osteoporosis from menopause. Men on the other hand … not so much.
The truth is, though, men should be [...]

Middle Age Insomnia Solution

Findings from a Stanford University Medical School study may come as no surprise: older and middle-age people reported sleeping better when they added regular exercise to their routine. After 16 weeks in a moderate intensity exercise program, subjects were able to fall asleep about 15 minutes earlier and sleep about 45 minutes longer at night.
Participants [...]

The Time to Prevent Osteoporosis is Now

Today is the day to begin preventing osteoporosis, an age-related disorder in which bones become gradually thinner, more porous and less able to support the body. This condition attacks both men and women, but women usually suffer more severely because bone loss accelerates rapidly after menopause. By the time a woman reaches the age of [...]

Tip of the Week – April 20, 2009

Avoiding the Painful Side Effects of Diabetes
Diabetes is a global problem. 197 million people world-wide suffer from diabetes and experts say that amount will increase to 366 million by 2030.
Here in the Philippines, 1-25 Filipinos suffer from diabetes for a total of over 3.5 million. Local medical experts say that this number will increase [...]

Golf Can Be Good for Your Health

Because golf is a leisurely sport, many people don’t think of it as promoting heart health. Conversely, since it is easygoing, injuries are believed to be rare.These ideas are myths and the real truth is some where in the middle.
Golf can be good for your health and safe for your heart. These health benefits don’t [...]

Being Downsized May Increase Stroke Risk

Losing a job is always tough, but for people nearing retirement age, it may also be harmful to their health, results of a new study suggest.
People who lost a job close to retirement age were more than twice as likely to have a stroke as people of the same age who had not lost a [...]

B Vitamins May Reduce Osteoporosis Risk

Folate and other B vitamins seem even more of a wonder drug than anyone suspected: Already known to prevent severe birth defects and heart attacks, they may also ward off broken bones from osteoporosis, two major studies suggest.
The findings underscore doctors’ longstanding recommendation that people take multivitamins. They could also further support the government’s decision [...]

Even with Occasional Exercise, Seniors Live Longer

Staying physically active during the golden years may help seniors live longer, according to a team of Swedish researchers.
They found that men and women aged 65 years and older who engaged in even occasional physical activity during their leisure time were much less likely to die during a 12-year period than their sedentary peers.
In light [...]

Health at 50+ – Are We Really Getting Old?

When do we begin to age?
One common answer is as soon as we are born. Others even say that the decline sets in earlier than this – for example, the number of eggs in an unborn baby girl’s ovaries is already on the decline even before she is born.
Statistically our chances of dying are at [...]