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September 3, 2026

Joyspan: Living Well Inspired By a 95-Year-Old Mother

We hear a great deal about increasing our lifespan—the number of years we live—and our healthspan—the years we remain healthy and active. But Dr. Kerry Burnight believes there is another part of longevity that deserves just as much attention: our joyspan. In Joyspan: The Art and Science of Thriving in Life’s Second Half, Dr. Burnight introduces joyspan as the number of years we live with a sense of well-being, connection, meaning, and genuine enjoyment. Her hopeful approach is grounded in decades of work as a gerontologist, but some of her most meaningful lessons come from a very personal source: her […]

June 30, 2026

Published by FoodTrients

Take the Strong Path To Aging Better

What is sarcopenia? The term “sarcopenia” was invented recently by Irwin Rosenberg. In 1989, he first referred to loss of skeletal muscle mass and size as “sarcopenia,” by combining the Greek word for “flesh” (Sarx) with the Greek word for “loss” (penia). At the time, it was thought that the degenerative process being described was led by the loss of lean muscle mass with aging. Today, it is understood that inactivity causes muscles to lose strength through a process of denervation, the loss of nerve supply that signals muscle cells to act. It impacts all of us as we age, […]

May 7, 2026

Published by FoodTrients

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity

In recent years, there has been a growing conversation around not only living longer, but living better. In Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, physician and longevity expert Peter Attia explores the lifestyle choices that may help support long-term health, vitality, and quality of life. What makes this book especially interesting is its focus on healthspan—the years we live feeling healthy, active, and mentally sharp—not simply lifespan alone. The book takes a thoughtful look at how nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management, and emotional well-being all work together to support healthy aging. While some sections are science-forward, the overall message […]

March 2, 2026

Published by FoodTrients

Wheat Belly: A Book That Sparked the Wheat Debate

A Book That Sparked the Wheat Debate As scientists continue to explore the connection between diet and the gut microbiome, many popular books have helped bring these discussions into the mainstream. One of the most widely talked about is Wheat Belly by cardiologist William Davis. The book ignited a global conversation about wheat, blood sugar, and digestive health—challenging long-standing advice to eat more whole grains. While some of its claims remain controversial, the book encouraged many people to think more carefully about how modern foods affect metabolism, gut health, and overall wellness. Updated Review: Wheat Belly *Wheat Belly: Lose the […]

February 10, 2026

Published by FoodTrients

How To Die Young at a Ripe Old Age

From the moment we are born, our cells begin to age. But aging does not have to mean decline. World-renowned surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry has been treating mature patients for most of his career. He knows that everyone thinks they want to live forever, until they hit middle age and witness the suffering of their parents and even their peers. So how do we solve the paradox of wanting to live to a ripe old age—but enjoy the benefits of youth? This groundbreaking book holds the answer. Working with thousands of patients, Dr. Gundry has discovered that the “diseases of […]

December 24, 2025

Published by FoodTrients

What’s the Secret to a Happy Life? Relationships!

Whether you wish for financial success, wealth, early retirement, or a beach house, it’s likely that none of these things will bring the happiness you seek. What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? In their fascinating book, the directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest scientific study of happiness ever conducted, show that the answer to these questions may be closer than you realize. What makes a life fulfilling and meaningful? The simple but surprising answer is: relationships. The stronger our relationships, the more likely we are to live happy, satisfying, and […]

November 22, 2025

Published by FoodTrients

Take a Breath! It Can Change Everything

No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you’re not breathing properly. There is nothing more essential to our health and well-being than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat twenty-five thousand times a day. Breathing is an essential function for our health and wellbeing, an exercise so basic to sustaining life that we do it without even thinking. But it’s also a lost art. Humans have forgotten how to breathe correctly, so the journalist James Nestor traveled the world to find out where we […]

November 15, 2025

Published by FoodTrients

Can You Look and Feel 50 into Your 80s?

How do some people avoid the slowing down, deteriorating, and weakening that plagues many of their peers decades earlier? Are they just lucky? Or do they know something the rest of us don’t? Is it possible to grow older without getting sicker? What if you could look and feel fifty through your eighties and nineties? Founder of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and one of the leading pioneers of longevity research, Nir Barzilai, M.D.’s life’s work is tackling the challenges of aging to delay and prevent the onset of all age-related diseases including […]

October 25, 2025

Published by FoodTrients

Want To Be a Younger You? This New Book Tells All

In Dr. Kara Fitzgerald’s new book, Younger You: Reduce Your Bio Age and Live Longer, Better, her clinical pilot trial shows that you can shave three years off your age in only eight weeks by eating delicious foods and following common-sense lifestyle practices! While chronological age only moves in one direction, you also have a biological age, which is measured by assessing how your genes are doing. Exciting new research shows that your bio genes can actually move in reverse through only diet and lifestyle. To determine your current bio age, Dr. Fitzgerald’s book provides a detailed subjective biological age […]