1. One of things that can make it easier to achieve whatever you want to achieve in life is to have the support of a community. There are some things you just can’t do on your own. 2. A community can serve several roles. Members can listen, offer you encouragement, and reassure you when things […]
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1. A lot of important work in health goes on behind the scenes, where doctors in laboratories can look at a vial of blood or urine and use it to determine if you have any of a lengthy list of possible medical conditions. 2. Blood tests are one of the most common diagnostic tools. Blood
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“What on earth is gerontology?”, I hear you say. It’s not exactly a word that comes up in day-to-day conversation. Well, unless you’re a gerontologist! But if we’re going to talk about anti-aging, we need to talk about aging more generally, and that’s where gerontology comes into play. Gerontology is the study of aging, like
1. Longevity is sometimes used as a synonym for life expectancy. It’s about how long you can expect to live and whether you’ll make it into old age. It’s a complicated question affected by lots of factors. Some of those factors you can control, but others you can’t. 2. For example, there’s not much you
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We’ve talked before about the benefits of being part of a community. It’s a great way to improve your health outcomes. And humans are social creatures by nature (with some exceptions), so we generally like looking for communities we can join. It sounds like a simple way to make life better. But communities don’t magically
It takes a lot of very intelligent people plenty of time and money to develop a new drug treatment. There are so many conditions that don’t have cures or for which there may be better ways to manage symptoms, and so many potential treatment avenues to explore. It’s a never-ending and ever complex process. First
I hope you’re feeling bright-eyed and bushy-tailed while you’re reading this, but I know that’s not always possible. It happens to me, too. It happens to everyone. But as natural as a lack of energy can sometimes be, on other occasions, it can have a medical cause and you need to find out why. There
Some types of medical tests are easy. Well, they can be tricky if you’re scared of needles, but often a quick blood draw is all you need to identify the problem. Other conditions, however, require a more complicated analysis. That’s particularly true when it comes to mental illness. One of the difficulties when it comes
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There are a lot of products that claim to be the miracle cure for aging. They’ll make every line and wrinkle vanish, they’ll remove every ache and pain, and before you know it, you’ll feel like you’re 20 again. If you’ve tried any of these miracle cures, you’ll probably have realized that many of them
According to various sources, including the Guinness Book of Records, on August 4th, 1997 ( https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-person/), Jeanne Louise Calment died at the astonishing age of 122 years and 164 days. That means she was officially the oldest woman in history. Some of the things in Calment’s lifestyle may indicate why she lived so long. For example,
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