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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]