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Aging and Longevity – Natural Health News from Dr. Mercola
Aging and longevity have always been issues for people. Because of this, they spend money, time, and energy just to find the “fountain of youth.” Unfortunately, anti-aging efforts entail great discipline, and even small efforts can cause damage. In order to fight the perils of aging, here are some natural health news articles prepared by Dr. Joseph Mercola.
Sulfur – An Important Anti-Aging Component in the Body?
Next to calcium and phosphorus, sulfur is the one of the most abundant minerals in your body and contributes to the normal function of your body’s systems. According to Dr. Mercola:
“With age, the flexible tissues in your body tend to lose their elasticity, leading to sagging and wrinkling of skin, stiff muscles, and painful joints. A shortage of sulfur likely contributes to these age related problems.” (Emphasis added)
With sulfur, proteins are able to go through their biological activities. For example, connective tissues and cartilage become more flexible thanks to protein containing sulfur bonds. This article contains information on the advantages of sulfur in the body, as well as its many types and sources.
Resveratrol – Walk the Antioxidant Path to Longevity
With age, diseases become more rampant. Recent studies have shown that resveratrol, an antioxidant found in most fruits, vegetables and cocoa, may be able to ward off ailments that are associated with aging. Among its primary purposes is to protect your brain and nervous system. Today, more and more benefits are being found.
Read this article by Dr. Mercola that sheds some more light on the promise of longer life brought by resveratrol.
Raw Food – Ingredient for a Longer Life
Diet has always been a part of a healthy lifestyle and longevity. As people crave for ways to look younger, commercial products claiming to fight anti-aging are released in the market. Unfortunately, not all of these are true. The majority of these may contain harmful chemicals.
With this in mind, Dr. Mercola advises people who wish to expand their lifespan to lessen processed foods and add more raw food, such as organic and biodynamic foods, to their diet. But as mentioned before, diet is just a part of lifestyle. In this article, Dr. Mercola lists more tips that can contribute to a longer life.
Telomeres – Is a Lifespan of 150 Years Possible?
A study back in 1973 introduced the concept of telomeres – “tiny units of DNA at the very end of each chromosome” that diminish as a person’s age increases – and their connection to aging. Upon birth, your telomeres are usually 15,000 bases long. According to research, once this goes down to 5,000, a person dies due to old age.
Based on this new research on telomeres, a human’s lifespan can actually reach 150 years or more. However, it is with a bad lifestyle that this can be shortened. Dr. Mercola mentions that foods abundant with sugar and grains cause telomeres to become shorter and shorter.
Is this the answer to man’s quest for eternal youth? More information about telomeres, as well as, ways to slow down its shortening, can be found in this article.
Aging does not need to be painful. There are many ways to do it gracefully. For lifestyle advice and other discoveries about this, stay tuned for more natural health news from Dr. Mercola.
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