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Nuts over Nuts

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By James P. Watson, with help and some additions by Vince Giuliano Introduction  Nuts have long been “labeled” as a bad source of nutrition due to their high fat content.  However, a growing body of scientific studies have shown that … Continue reading

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Adaptogens Part 2: – focus on rhodiola – video blog

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By Vince Giuliano This and the Part 1 blog entry Adaptogens Part 1 are pursuant to one of the key themes of this blog –  the use of phyto-substances to promote health and longevity.  The Adaptogens Part 1 blog entry … Continue reading

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Focus on phytosubstances – Danshen root – amazing properties of salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge

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Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen root) is an important staple of traditional Chinese medicine that has long been used to treat a variety of illnesses including type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.  Strong research evidence such as that cited here indicates … Continue reading

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More about Klotho – spinner of the thread of life

I published an introduction to the remarkable “anti-aging gene” Klotho in the October 2009 blog entryKlotho anti-aging gene in the news, and a September 2010 update Klotho, phosphates, cola drinks and longevity.  Since then in little more than a year, … Continue reading

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End of the free radical theory of aging and negative consequences of indiscriminante antioxidant supplementation

By Victor Most popular discussions of antioxidants are based on an outdated view of free radicals as evil, toxic compounds, ones which cause chain reactions of destructive damage culminating in degenerative diseases and aging.  Research in recent years has revealed … Continue reading

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CETP, a Longevity Buffering Mechanism

By Victor One of the paradoxes of longevity research has been the observation that persons of exceptional longevity actually have more disease-related genes in their genome than ordinary people.  Intuitively, one would expect just the opposite, that the lack of … Continue reading

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Telomere lengths, Part 1: Telomere lengths, cancers and disease processes

Telomere lengths and the complex processes of telomere homeostasis are being researched intensively from a number of viewpoints.   However, it has been some time since I have discussed issues related to telomere lengths in this blog.  In this Part 1 … Continue reading

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