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My One Piece of Anti-Aging Advice

Many people ask me for my “number one” piece of anti-aging advice. I echo the sage recommendation of authors Crowley and Lodge in their wonderful book, “Younger Next Year”, which is this: do some vigorous physical exercise an hour a day, six days a week, for the rest of your life. You don’t really have…

Anti-Aging Nutrition Fundamentals

My recent columns have been focused on stem cell medicine, but let’s not lose sight of the fundamentals of aging well. One of the most important is healthy nutrition. With so much conflicting information out there, it can quickly get confusing, so here are my nutrition recommendations in a nutshell: Eat real food Watch the…

Increasing testosterone may increase optimal health.

A recent email newsletter in my inbox caught my eye. Clicking through, I came across some information regarding a revealing Swedish study that took place back in 2011 where some 2,416 men — between the ages of 69 and 81 years — were subjected to a variety of tests that looked at (among other things)…

Homocysteine

What is Homocysteine?

Homocysteine is an amino acid which is not obtained from the diet.  It is derived from an essential amino acid called methionine.  Homocysteine is important because at higher levels, it is toxic to the lining of your blood vessels, called endothelium.  Do you have any idea how much endothelium you’ve got in your body?  If…

Live Longer Better Health Symposium

Living Longer Better!

By all accounts, our first annual Health Symposium, which took place Sept 28th at Parkinson Rec Centre, was a huge success. Feedback from speakers, sponsors, and attendees alike has been glowing! Not only did we feature a terrific lineup of very informative speakers, we had a good number of health care booths in our expo…

omega-3

Want a healthy brain? Increase Omega-3 Fatty Acid

Having trouble with that crossword puzzle? Here’s some interesting information from a study by Finnish researchers, recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The report acknowledged the reduction in small brain lesions (called “Silent Infarcts”) in men and women with higher levels of plasma omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). Silent Infarcts are…

Prostate Health

If you don’t have a prostate, chances are you know someone who does. (You may even wish to forward them this newsletter!) As a very common spot for cancer in men, it’s an important organ to take care of. In fact, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in American men, and…

Heart Disease & Omega 3

I was dismayed recently when I read about a large clinical trial in Italy which showed no benefit to the risk of heart disease from supplementing 1 gram per day of Omega 3 (fish oil), published in the New England Journal of Medicine May 9 (1). They took 12,500 high-risk patients, many of whom had…

It’s Not About The Fat

“Saturated fats will clog your arteries and cause a heart attack.” We now know this is a myth that’s been sold to the public for more than 50 years. Many of us (including health professionals!) bought into it and the myth became so well-entrenched we take it as gospel. Once saturated fats came off our…

Mental Sharpness? Yes Please!

I’d like to introduce my good pal, Craig Tostenson, pharmacist/owner of the Glenmore Pharmasave and organizer of our Friday Morning Hockey League of Distinguished Gentlemen. Craig is a pretty sharp guy: sharp wit, sharp intellect, and his hockey skills….well, that’s another story! He told me about a brand new supplement which helps improve cognitive performance.…

PRP for Hair Loss

You have heard by now that Platelet-Rich Plasma is very helpful for injured joints, tendons, and ligaments, but did you know that it will also help you grow hair? That’s right: new research shows that PRP can also generate hair from areas that are balding! Researchers studied 11 male patients between the ages of 20…

Osteoporosis — Not Just a Woman’s Disease

Because so much of the focus surrounding osteoporosis tends to focus on women, it’s easy to forget that men get this condition too. Osteoporosis is more common in women—affecting an estimated 30 percent of postmenopausal women. But one in five men over the age of 50 will at some point suffer a bone fracture as…

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