by Patsi Krakoff | Dec 24, 2018 | Senior Fitness, Senior Health
What are your smart goals for this next year? Healthy seniors like to stretch themselves by stating out loud what they intend to do. At our house, we like to go around the Christmas dinner table and share with friends and family our goals for the New Year. When I make...
by Patsi Krakoff | Dec 22, 2018 | Causes of Aging, Longevity, Senior Health
When we wrote our book, The War on Aging, we reported that the average life expectancy for American males was 78.8 years. In fact, our life expectancy has more than doubled from what it was 150 years ago simply because we have better hygiene, antibiotics, and medical...
by Patsi Krakoff | Dec 19, 2018 | Lifestyle, Longevity, Nutrition, Senior Fitness, War Stories
I didn’t think I could do it: 24 hours of fasting. No food. Only water. I wouldn’t be credible if I suggested to healthy seniors that intermittent fasting was good for anti-aging and health if I didn’t walk my talk. First off, I have to confess that...
by Patsi Krakoff | Dec 14, 2018 | Causes of Aging, Longevity, Senior Fitness
Healthy seniors are trying intermittent fasting and not just to lose weight. Fasting has long been known to boost longevity and health. Although still being researched, going 12 to 16 hours without eating, as in intermittent fasting, stimulates autophagy, the cellular...
by Patsi Krakoff | Dec 11, 2018 | Lifestyle, Nutrition, Senior Fitness, Senior Health
I admit it: I am a coffee lover. Okay, I’m a coffee addict, according to the man I live with. When I read about all the benefits of caffeine to my aging body and brain, I justify my three to four cups a day. I ignore things like poor sleep, discolored teeth, and...
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