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Category Archives: Aging

Mighty Mitochondria-Key to Aging

March 31, 2015by lalancaster Leave a comment

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 […]

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Aging, Biology

The Poetry of Death

March 14, 2015by lalancaster Leave a comment

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 […]

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Aging, Death

Birth Order and Longevity

March 7, 2015by lalancaster Leave a comment

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. […]

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Aging

Meditate On This

February 21, 2015by lalancaster Leave a comment

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 […]

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Aging, Biology

The Liver and Longevity

February 15, 2015by lalancaster Leave a comment

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 […]

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Aging, Biology

Modern Immortals: Keanu Reeves

February 8, 2015by lalancaster Leave a comment

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 […]

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Aging, Culture and Society

Sun Spots and Age Spots

January 26, 2015by lalancaster Leave a comment

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 […]

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Aging, Biology

Is Chocolate Making You Old?

January 11, 2015by lalancaster Leave a comment

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, […]

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Aging, Biology

Theories of Aging- It’s Just Hormones

December 14, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

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 […]

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Aging, Biology

Theories of Aging: Anti-Oxidize Me

November 30, 2014by lalancaster 1 Comment

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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Aging, Biology

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