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Anti-Aging and Longevity Supplements
Anti-aging and longevity supplements slow down and even reverse many symptoms of aging - fatigue, muscle and joint pain, vision problems and mental alertness with phytonutrients and nutraceuticals.
Staying young is more about health and less about looks, according to a new market report which indicates that Americans spend more than eight times as much on formulated anti-aging products for health maintenance as they do on products to ward off the outward signs of aging.
Studies on long lived humans indicate there are four key predictors of longevity: low levels of blood glucose and insulin, little weight gain during middle age and low body temperature. One secret to a long and healthy life lies in avoiding weight gain (calorie restriction) and keeping active.
Dr. Bradley Willcox of the Pacific Health Research Institute in Honolulu and his colleagues found men who have normal blood pressure, good grip strength and other traits at midlife had a higher chance of staying healthy in old age.
Folate and vitamin B12, two important nutrients for the development of healthy nerves and blood cells, work together to protect cognitive function among older people. Researchers found a strong relationship between high folate status and good cognitive function among people 60 and older who also had adequate levels of vitamin B12.
In layman’s language, this means if you want to keep all of your marbles after the age of 60, you need to take a B-Complex vitamin or eat lots of fruits and veggies.
The aging baby-boomer generation is now contributing to a 2.5 per cent annual increase in the size of the over 50s population in the U.S., and the over 50s age group is rapidly changing its attitudes towards aging, which is directly affecting consumer habits.
Although the quest for longevity is as old as civilization itself, only recently have technical and conceptual advances brought us to the point of understanding the precise molecular events that make us age. In the past century, scientific advances have added decades to the average life span. In the future, antiaging and longevity supplements will add decades more to our life span.
More people are buying products for memory improvement, vision care, prostate care, menopause relief and longevity. Eye health has become an area of increasing interest for aging Americans as studies have shown that carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin and zinc can help prevent the onset of the progressive eye diseases: age related macular degeneration and cataracts.
We are featuring 3 powerful essential oils: they are Chamomile, Frankincense and Lavender. When combined with Almond Oil they rejuvenate and heal dry wrinkled skin and help to preserve your good looks from the ravages of aging. These herbs will also help you be more mellow and thus you'll find it is easier to pray and meditate. Oil was one of the most common medicines of ancient times. Why not anoint your head with oil?
Researchers in Sweden have discovered that growth hormone (GH) treatment may result in the reduction of multiple metabolic disorders associated with abdominal obesity in postmenopausal women. Published in the March 2005 issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, these findings demonstrate the important role growth hormone treatment may play in reducing serious metabolic conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease.
AD is an irreversible disorder of the brain, robbing those who have it of memory, and eventually, overall mental and physical function, leading to death. It is the most common cause of dementia among people over age 65. Recent studies estimate that up to 4.5 million people currently have the disease, and the prevalence (the number of people with the disease at any one time) doubles every 5 years after the age of 65. By 2050, if current population trends continue and no preventive treatments become available, some 13.5 million Americans will have Alzheimer's disease.
Baby Boomers and the "Boom" in Alternative Medicine
This group of approximately 76 million people tends to look for new solutions to treat old problems. They have a desire for wellness and they expect it. Boomers project an aggressive consumerism as well as a healthy disregard for authority and conformity. They do not wish to "grow old gracefully" and they are starving for answers to the age-old puzzle of youth extension. More than any demographic population before them, this group not only wants to hold on to their youth, but also knows it is possible to do so.
The U.S. population age 65 and older will double in the next 25 years, and the new elders will be healthier, wealthier and more highly educated than previous generations, redefining what it means to be older in America, according to the Census Bureau. The growing obesity rate in America, however, may neutralize this positive projection.
By 2030, about 72 million Americans, or one in every five, will be 65 or older. The aging of our society will have profound consequences on our future, and, in fact, it's a not very distant future. The first of the baby boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, are turning 60 this year at the rate of about 8,000 a day. The boomers will enter retirement as the most educated generation in American history.
BENEFITS OF PROBIOTICS
People over 60 have about 1,000-fold less "friendly" bacteria in their guts compared with other adults.The human gut contains different strains of bacteria, some of which are "friendly", such as bifidobacteria or lactobacilli, some that help with food digestion and some that are disease-causing. Having a balance of friendly bacteria is thought to stop harmful forms taking hold and causing disease.
Glenn Gibson, professor of food microbiology at Reading University, said: "The (scientific) literature has reported about 80 human studies with positive results against bowel conditions like travellers diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome and antibiotic-associated diarrhea."
While probiotics are useful for the healthy population - helping to prevent bacteria which cause food poisoning, such as E.coli or campylobacter, from taking hold, they would be even more beneficial for older people.
Dr Sandra McFarlane, from the University of Dundee said that as people got older they had reduced levels of friendly bacteria and increased levels of disease-causing bacteria. At about the age of 60 there was a big drop in bacteria levels, and older people had 1,000-fold less friendly bacteria than other younger adults.
Older people are more susceptible to gastrointestinal infections and bowel conditions, like IBS. The scientists said this population would benefit from a boost in friendly bacteria, and it would help to protect against acute and chronic bowel diseases. They also said people of all ages on antibiotics would benefit from probiotics because antibiotics reduce levels of all strains of bacteria in the gut. Many of the meat, dairy and poultry products we buy at the grocery store already have antibiotics in them.
ANTI-AGING SUPPLEMENTS
Natural, safe, hormonal enhancements with Ultra HGH, MACA, DHEA and Melatonin, plus Advanced Eye and Body Vitamins - have the potential to realistically make you feel 10 to 20 years younger. Jiao Gu Lan is known as a longevity herb. Try our new Ames Anti-aging Longevity Formula with Acetyl L-Carnitine and Alpha Lipoic Acid as featured in the November 2003 Reader's Digest. You'll be amazed at how much better you will feel.
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