For a new study published in the journal Aging, researchers sought out herbal remedies that mimic the benefits of two common drugs. And they found several natural remedies that work even better [...]
Category: Longevity
Little-known marine carotenoid can increase your longevity
Research shows that a little-known carotenoid called astaxanthin (pronounced asta-ZAN-thin) could add years, even decades to your life. In fact, it activated a “longevity gene” in a recent lab [...]
Eat chili peppers for a longer (and hotter) life
The next time you make dinner, throw some red, hot chili peppers into the dish. New research links them with improved longevity. For this new study, researchers at the University of Vermont [...]
Surprising connection found between online “friends” and longevity
If you’re reading today’s Dispatch on a screen, don’t be alarmed by the striking statistics on increased mortality associated with watching TV from yesterday’s Dispatch. I suspect the TV-death [...]
Pick up a book and add years to your life
Book lovers lived almost two years longer than those who didn’t crack open a book in a new study conducted by Yale researchers and sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. For this study, [...]
Six surprising secrets of super-agers
With the holidays just around the corner, I’ve begun to see all the silly TV segments on the morning talk shows about how to “get away” with making low-fat gravy and “skinny” cocktails. Why such [...]
The life-extending benefits of keeping your friends close and your family closer
There’s an old saying that comes from the Bible, “you are the company you keep.” Your parents probably used the saying as a warning in your teenage years. Indeed, the right (or wrong) kind of [...]
New, must-see research on increasing your lifespan
Readers sometimes remark about how often I reference vitamin D. And rightly so. But I go with the science. And when it comes to all the new research on vitamins, it seems as though there is [...]