Mighty Mitochondria-Key to Aging
The snow is finally melting here in Fairbanks. That means two things: all the water is going to lead to mosquito season and to find temporary relief from those mosquitos, people will […]
Category Archives: Aging
The Poetry of Death
I attended a writers retreat recently. The instructor was poet Erin Hollowell of Homer, Alaska. Her forthcoming collection of poetry is about the death of her mother (and sex, for […]
Birth Order and Longevity
I thought that I heard that first-born children were longer lived and I was going to write this post in order to rub it in to my two younger brothers. […]
Meditate On This
My grandmother has Alzheimer’s disease. She is afraid to take a shower. She talks about her long dead father as if he is still alive. When she is at her […]
The Liver and Longevity
A bog post titled Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: America’s Greatest Health Risk of 2015? caught my eye since my blog is all about longevity and aging. I don’t know if it’s […]
Modern Immortals: Keanu Reeves
Some people (fans?) assert Keanu Reeves is immortal. They cite that he is fifty but still looks twenty, even though he has never visibly aged or had plastic surgery. Some […]
Sun Spots and Age Spots
It’s northern light season here in Fairbanks. I see them sometimes when I run outside to my outhouse and run back (it’s -35 F right now). Most displays last a […]
Is Chocolate Making You Old?
We know smoking makes you age faster, but what about your chocolate bar? Cadmium, a chemical found in tobacco smoke, contaminated food, and air pollution, has been linked to inflammation, […]
Theories of Aging- It’s Just Hormones
From experience or textbooks, we all know that hormone levels change as we age. From my co-worker who experiences “personal summers” and fans herself with several sheets of paper during […]
Theories of Aging: Anti-Oxidize Me
Every where you turn you hear about anti-oxidants. Red wine, green tea, and fruits that have just been discovered deep in a jungle all promise to slow aging. What is […]
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