Anti-Aging Benefits of Qigong
... Introduction In the early 1980''s, scientists in China began to study the medical benefits claimed for qigong. Since then, research on hundreds of medical applications of qigong have been reported in...

Bibliography on Anti-Aging and Qigong
... 1. Wang, Chongxing; Xu, Dinghgai; Qian, Yusheng; Kuang, Ankun. Research on anti aging effect of qigong. 1st World Conf for Acad Exch of Medical Qigong. 85E; 1988. 2. Tang, Cimei; Wan, Jinming; Lu, Zon...

DHEA: Is It Really the Fountain of Youth?
... DHEA is hot. It is being touted as an anti-aging hormone, effective in preventing and reversing many of the debilitating changes in emotional and physical well-being we associate with aging and chron...

Ginkgo -- Ancient Medicine, Modern Medicine
... It is a rare musical work or book that captures the imaginations of such a diverse group of people that it crosses over from the category it is meant for into another. Ginkgo, a medicinal herb from an...

Osteoporosis
... A generalized, progressive diminution in bone tissue mass(i.e., a reduced amount of bone) causing weakness of skeletal strength, even though the ratio of mineral to organic elements is unchanged in th...

The Biology of Aging
... What is aging? To some extent the answer to this question is a subjective one reflecting belief system as much as fact. Here we shall briefly consider some ideas about the nature of biological aging. ...

Is DHEA the Wonder Hormone?
... Introduction Dehydropeiandrosterone, or DHEA, is being touted as an anti-aging hormone, effective in preventing and reversing many of the debilitating changes in emotional and physical well-being we a...

Antioxidants and Aging
... Oxygen is a poison! A startling statement, but a true one. It is, of course, also a vital necessity for us and most living creatures. This presents both a paradox and a challenge since we are obliged ...

Body Temperature and Life Extension
... The higher the normal body temperature of any species the longer will the average life span of its members be, but the lower the average body temperature of an individual member of that species the g...

Diet, Fasting and Reduction of Disease
... Life can be extended by dietary restriction, a process which can also lead to a dramatic reduction in the chances of developing chronic disease in old age. This powerful statement is among the most i...

Experimental Evidence of Life Extension
... There is no question whatever that dietary restriction tactics lengthen life and reduce disease incidence in species after species of animals that have been tested, and there is no reason whatever to ...

First Steps in Life Extension
... The research evidence that I have reviewed in the previous chapters shows overwhelmingly that life span can be extended from the limits we now seem to take for granted, and the best way to set about ...

How Dietary Restriction Works
... Important facts to remember In the 1920s, the early days of research into the effect of dietary restriction on life extension, it was thought by pioneers of this method, such as Clive McCay of Cornell...

Is Natural Life Extension Possible?
... Why is it that some people age so much more slowly than others, retaining their vigour and energy into later life? The search for perpetual youth is not new, but today we are much closer to answering ...

Methods for Lowering Core Temperature
... For most of this century experiments have been carried out in which the life spans of a variety of animals have been increased by the simple method of lowering their core (body) temperatures. The way...

Other Methods of Life Extension
... Not too surprisingly, perhaps, the range of methods which have been, and are, advocated in the quest for a longer life are mind numbing. They range from the quite reasonable to the extremely bizarre,...

The Aging Processes
... How long should we live? An accepted formula for calculating this, in mammals, is based on the multiplication by five of the time it takes the skeleton to mature. Thus because a dog''s growing period ...

The Secret Life of Cells
... The life expectancy of cells is finite, they are mortal even under ideal conditions, but under ideal conditions they should stay relatively healthier and live relatively longer, and in turn then so wo...

Anti Aging: Let Food by Thy Medicine
... Old age is a consequence of civilization; it is seen seldom in primitive societies and very rarely seen in wild animals. Although in this century the average life span of women and men has increased b...

The Five Myths of Aging
... If you were an alien visiting our planet, you might think Earthlings never age. Even as awareness about aging rises, most major magazines and television stations still fail to display vital, older peo...

To a Long and Healthy Life
... The good news is age doesn''t have to mean forgetful days, heart attacks and brittle bones. As middle aged baby boomers approach the senior years, geriatric research is gaining momentum. We''re learni...

Fasting for Health and as an Anti-Aging Strategy
... Fasting is arguably the most natural and effective health enhancing measure available - or at least it was. Lengthy fasts, up to 100 days, used to be carried out regularly with spectacular results and...

Longevity: What are the Chances of Life Extension
... Few of us would deny wishing we could live longer, especially if this could be achieved in reasonable physical and mental health. If on the other hand life were to just be longer, but in a state of de...

Immortality and Beyond
... I have written this last program to be able to indulge in my idealistic philosophy of human potential and perfection. I hope and believe that many of these idealized concepts can be practically applie...

Nutritional Program for Anti-Aging
... Problems of the Aging Process Theories of Aging Diet and Supplements Herbs Anti-Aging Nutrient Program In this section, the basic process of physical and mental aging as it relates to many of the chr...

Nutritional Programs for the Elderly
... Common Deficiencies in the Elderly Important Factors to Good Health for the Elderly Dietary Nutrient Program for the Elderly This program is designed primarily for people over age 65, an age group tha...

Aging as a Modifier of Metabolism
... Background The 1989 edition of the U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) divides adults into two age groups: the younger adults ages 23-50 and older adults age 51 and older. In 1989, the United S...

Exercise and Oxidative Stress: Effect of Vitamin E and Aging
... Previous research conducted by my colleagues and I has demonstrated that unaccustomed exercise may result in delayed onset muscle soreness resulting from microscopic tears in the muscle. We first obse...