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Friday Favorite: Benefits of Black Cumin Seed Nigella Sativa for Weight Loss
For three cents a day, black cumin may improve cholesterol and triglyceride levels, blood pressure, and blood sugar control, as well as accelerate the loss of body fat. Consuming ¼ teaspoon of ground black cumin a day is one of my 21 Tweaks for accelerating weight loss. You can see all of them in my […]
Continue readingSide Effects of Metformin as a Life-Extension Drug
As a mild mitochondrial poison, metformin carries a variety of downsides. Taking it may have about a 1-in-67,000 chance of killing you every year. This is the fourth video in a five-part series. If you missed any so far, see: • Naturally Boosting AMPK with Caloric Restriction for Life Extension ( ) • Naturally Boosting […]
Continue readingDoes Metformin Work as a Life-Extension Drug?
Amazingly, diabetics placed on metformin may live longer lives than those who never got diabetes in the first place. How does it work? This is the third video in a five-part series. If you missed the first two, see Naturally Boosting AMPK with Caloric Restriction for Life Extension ( ) and Naturally Boosting AMPK with […]
Continue readingNaturally Boosting AMPK with Exercise for Life Extension
AMPK is said to serve as a “mitochondrial guardian.” Thanks to AMPK, working out may magnify your mitochondria, as well as your muscles. This is the second video in a five-part series. If you missed the first one, see Naturally Boosting AMPK with Caloric Restriction for Life Extension ( ). Stay tuned for: • Does […]
Continue readingNaturally Boosting AMPK with Caloric Restriction for Life Extension
Amping AMP-activated protein kinase is one of the anti-aging pathways I cover in my longevity book, How Not to Age. This is the first video in a five-part series on AMPK. Stay tuned for: • Naturally Boosting AMPK with Exercise for Life Extension ( ) • Does Metformin Work as a Life-Extension Drug? ( ) […]
Continue readingFriday Favorites: Are There Benefits to Pole Walking for Weight Loss?
Does walking with poles, also known as Nordic walking or “exerstriding,”, beat our regular walking for depression, sleep quality, and weight loss? This research was done for How Not to Diet ( ), but given the results of the studies, it never made the cut. However you walk, though, there are a lot of benefits. […]
Continue readingGreen Tea as a Mouthwash for Halitosis (Bad Breath)
Green tea can help reduce plaque as much as the gold-standard chemical mouthwash without the side effects, but what about other aspects of oral health, such as bad breath? If you missed the previous video, check out How to Get Rid of Garlic Breath ( ). I originally discussed green tea as a mouthwash in […]
Continue readingHow to Get Rid of Garlic Breath
After study participants took some garlic, researchers gave them whey protein, lemon juice, green tea, chlorophyll, 7UP soda, a raw pink lady apple, a cooked apple, parsley, spinach, and mint leaves. Which do you think worked best as a remedy for garlic breath? Stay tuned for the next video, Green Tea as a Mouthwash for […]
Continue readingSide Effects of Resveratrol Supplements
The side effects of resveratrol likely outweigh the benefits. Resveratrol supplements may blunt some of the positive effects of exercise training. This is the final video in my four-part series on resveratrol. If you missed any of the others, check out: • Does Resveratrol Make You Live Longer? ( ) • Does Resveratrol Benefit Our […]
Continue readingResveratrol Tested for Alzheimer’s, Arthritis, and Osteoporosis
Resveratrol appears to triple the rate of age-related brain shrinkage. This is the third video in a four-part series on resveratrol. If you missed either of the first two, see Does Resveratrol Make You Live Longer? ( ) and Does Resveratrol Benefit Our Metabolic Health? ( ). The last video is coming up: Side Effects […]
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