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Physical Activity Helps Your Kidneys

Physical Activity Helps Your Kidneys
Kidney function declines, sometimes rapidly in older people Physical activity can help slow the decline Attention seniors: Chronic kidney disease is a fast-growing concern that affects about 30 percent of people over age 70. The rate of kidney function decline varies widely with age, suggesting that healthy lifestyle choices might lower the risk of kidney…
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Walk Briskly to Better Health

Walk Briskly to Better Health
Reduce your risk of mortality, type 2 diabetes, depression, and bone loss Slow your rate of biological aging and reduce craving for sugary snacks Walking is one of the most accessible forms of physical activity. Be honest with yourself: Wouldn’t it be possible, and perhaps even enjoyable, to take a 22-minute walk every day? If…
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The Great Age Reboot

The Great Age Reboot
Live longer and better Medical breakthroughs and healthy lifestyle choices A new book, The Great Age Reboot – Cracking the Longevity Code for a Younger Tomorrow, paints an exciting picture of how impending breakthroughs in medical technology (medical devices, wearables, drugs) over the next two decades will markedly extend lifespan and dramatically restructure American society.…
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Weight Gain During Adulthood

Weight Gain During Adulthood
American adults gain lots of weight over time Weight gain predicts poor health outcomes Has the weight gain of American adults increased the prevalence of obesity over the first 18 years of the 21st Century? Researchers at the National Center for Health Statistics used data from nine waves of the nationally representative National Health and…
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