Alcohol use disorders are the most important preventable risk factors for the onset of all types of dementia, especially early-onset dementia. This according to a nationwide observational study, published in The Lancet Public Health journal, of over one million adults diagnosed with dementia in France. This study looked specifically at the effect of alcohol use disorders, and included people who had been diagnosed with mental and behavioural disorders or chronic diseases that were attributable to chronic harmful use of alcohol. Of the 57,000 cases of early-onset dementia (before the age of 65), the majority (57%) were related to chronic heavy drinking. The World Health […]
Heart attack rates peaked in the United States in 1968. In this era, it was not unusual for a man under age
You know that you should eat healthy to protect your heart and your health in general. But, I bet you weren’t really aware that food can also protect your sexual health and boost your sex drive. That’s right. Nature contains all the sex-boosting nutrients your body will ever need. Let me tell you about them. 20 Common Foods That Boost Your Sex Drive It’s a no brainer that eating healthier will boost your general health. It follows that, if your body is healthy, your sex drive will also be healthy. Yet, there are some specific foods that contain certain natural […]
Researchers at Okayama University report in Oncotarget a promising method for targeting cancer stem
Weight gain isn’t just a number on your bathroom scale. A new Stanford study has found that the entire body undergoes microbial, molecular and genetic changes changes for the worse when people pack on the pounds. When weight is lost, the systems return largely to their original state. Even just a modest weight gain of about six pounds, researchers found, alters the body’s basic biology. — potentially boosting the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Bacterial populations morph. Inflammation patterns shift. There are genetic changes in the cardiac system. “Your body is responding to a very stressful event,” said lead […]
We hear about inflammation a lot, but what does it really mean? Put very simply, inflammation is our body’s immune system response when something is wrong, whether it’s infection, stress, or injury. Unfortunately, more studies are showing that inflammation plays a significant role in most of the diseases plaguing our society, including arthritis, heart disease, irritable bowel disorders, Alzheimer’s, Type 2 diabetes and even cancer. So what can we do to fight it? The good news is that there are many foods that calm inflammation in a variety of ways. They’re anti-inflammatories and they keep our arteries young and less […]
We’re now more than halfway through American Heart Month, but that doesn’t mean the encouragement
LOS ANGELES, Calif (January 23, 2018) –The term “Fasting-Mimicking Diet” is being seen more often these days. Science Daily published a story on the results of a clinical trial here. The Wall Street Journal wrote about the diet in April 2017, and Forbes Magazine wrote about it in February of 2017. It has been gaining popularity in recent years because it seems to turn on genes that fight aging. Its creator, Dr. Valter Longo, the Director of University of Southern California’s Longevity Institute, created it in 1997 when he joined USC. This diet restricts your food intake to between 750 […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A new EWG analysis of state records shows that each year between 2012 and 2016,
At this time of year, I’m reminded to also ask my older patients how their mental health is doing. Older
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