by Patsi Krakoff | Dec 19, 2019 | Longevity, Nutrition, Senior Health
Contrary to popular opinion, senior weight loss is no longer a painful impossibility. According to the latest research, as long as you follow a low carbohydrate, moderate protein, and high fat dietary plan, you will lose weight, control your appetite, and reduce risk...
by Patsi Krakoff | Dec 6, 2019 | Causes of Aging, Longevity, Senior Fitness
Do you know how fast your cells are aging? And, even if you did, would you know how to slow down aging? Wouldn’t it be great if we had some sort of wearable, digital device that recorded our daily food intake, exercise, sleep, AND monitored our rate of aging and...
by Patsi Krakoff | Nov 1, 2019 | Exercise, Lifestyle, Longevity, Senior Fitness
For seniors, developing strength can be a double-edged sword. While it’s important to build muscle to regain strength lost over the years, there are always health risks involved. Besides the obvious muscle, tendon, and ligament pulls, even more important is heart...
by Patsi Krakoff | Oct 31, 2019 | Causes of Aging, Longevity, Senior Fitness
How close is science to achieving life extension for humans? From what I read, we now know a lot about how life works, what causes aging, and how to prevent disease and deterioration. We have the tools to change cellular function at a genetic and epigenetic level. In...
by Patsi Krakoff | Oct 24, 2019 | Causes of Aging, Longevity
What’s your attitude about aging? Do you hate it? Love it? Or, like me, simply try to deny it! Research now shows our negative attitudes about aging affect our physical and mental health as we age. I’m a long-time practitioner of the revered art of denial....
by Patsi Krakoff | Oct 11, 2019 | Longevity, Senior Fitness, Senior Health
Seniors are taking up martial arts in numbers. I don’t mean we’re learning deadly combat with Karate or Jiu-Jitsu. Older adults make up the largest group of people learning Tai Ji Quan, known as Tai Chi. Tai Chi improves leg strength, cardiovascular...
Recent Comments