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How Catching More Z’s Can Improve Health and Longevity

By Jackie Kolgraf

If you’re looking for an excuse to spend more time in bed, this might be it …

High-quality sleep can add years to your life. Put on your pajamas and get under the covers while we explore the impact of nightly shut-eye on...

How Building and Maintaining Good Relationships Improves Longevity

By Jackie Kolgraf

In an age where many people spend more hours looking at a screen rather than at another human being, it’s no surprise that today’s loneliness epidemic is a growing problem impacting our lifespans.

Research continues...

Donna Wright

Why is Plant-Based Eating Gaining Popularity These Days?

Many people are becoming more focused on plant-based eating. Why? …

Some may want to reap the health benefits, others may want to lose weight, and still others may be ethically against the innocent killing of fish and animals.

One...

By Caitlin Taylor So

Are you missing a way to a healthier and – maybe even – longer life with nitric oxide?

Nitric oxide plays a crucial role in our overall well-being as a vasodilator. It relaxes the inner muscles of our blood vessels, helping vessels widen. This increases our blood flow and...

Donna Wright

Brushing Your Teeth May Be More Important Than You Think

Throughout our childhood, we were told to brush our teeth to avoid cavities.

By the time we enter our teens, the added benefit of brushing was to avoid bad breath and have a nice smile. Then, as we reached adulthood, the...

by: Donna Bell

Could a Calorie-Restricted Diet Slow Aging?

Research is indicating that restricting calorie intake can help increase longevity.

This topic is very important, especially to me who was not born with “skinny genes.” So, the idea that maintaining a healthy weight through the calorie...

by: Noah Grossman

A hundred years ago, the average American life expectancy was around 54. Today, it’s shot up to nearly 80 years.

That jump was no coincidence. It came from antibiotics, better nutrition, sanitation, and medical advances. But we’re just getting started, because science dealing with...

Creatine has long been used by weightlifters to build muscle and strength. But it looks like it could even have a role in helping you live a longer, stronger life.

Creatine acts to strengthen your muscles to grow better, your brain to think better, and your entire body to age better. Let’s take a...

By Noah Grossman

Aging – thinking about it can fill people with concerns and even fears?

Maybe it’s finding a new grey hair in the mirror as you brush your teeth. Or perhaps there’s concern that aging means being able to do this. No matter your stance on aging, there’s no denying that it can be...

Help Slow Your Biological Aging With Omega-3 Fatty Acids

by Donna Wright

It’s no secret that Japan has some of the longest-living people in the world. How is that?

Well, some experts say one reason is a diet of primarily fish, rice, and vegetables. You see, some fish are high in omega-3 fatty acids...

Put Genetics Aside, Take Control of Your Longevity and Well-Being

Do you think the length of your life is based solely on your genetics? Nope! Controlling how you live plays a big role in your longevity.

Living your life thinking, “when my time is up, it’s up” can be construed as laziness,...

Embrace Your Mind, Body, and Spirit

Want a fascinating form of exercise that works your body and mind? And – best yet – this exercise could even help you live longer.

Then, consider Tai Chi.

What is Tai Chi?

Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art. Imagine a mind-body practice composed of gentle,...

Today, it seems, we’ve never been closer to a reality where our lifespan could become longer – much longer.

Of course, modern medicine is helping us live longer, healthier lives. But we could be on the brink of a transformational change.

We’re making progress toward slowing the aging process. We’re...

Bad habits can do more than take joy out of our lives. Some bad habits can be unhealthy and even shorten our lives.

Harmful habits like smoking, drinking too much alcohol, being physically inactive, overeating, and being negative could steal life from you in more ways than one.

But bad habits don’t...

Many people destroy the quality of their lives because they want more.

They work longer hours because they want more money. They take more responsibility because they want more status.

But what EVERYBODY wants is more life. And more stress could hurt your ability to live a longer and happier life.

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We all know this to be true: the more you move, the better for you.

Several studies have shown that a sedentary lifestyle leads to increased risk for chronic health problems, poorer mental health, and overall lower life expectancy. For these reasons, long-term inactivity is almost as bad as...