Showing posts with label Exercise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Exercise. Show all posts

Thursday, August 22, 2024

7 Statin Alternatives You Can Take to Help Lower Your Cholesterol - goodrx

Title: 7 Statin Alternatives You Can Take to Help Lower Your Cholesterol

Article Snip: "...Statins, such as atorvastatin (Lipitor), are first-choice medications for treating high cholesterol. But they’re not the right medication for everybody.

Along with a heart-healthy diet and regular exercise, statin alternatives such as ezetimibe (Zetia) can be taken with or without statins to help you meet your cholesterol goals. Other options include fibrates like gemfibrozil (Lopid), ATP citrate lyase (ACL) inhibitors like bempedoic acid (Nexletol), and more.

Natural and over-the-counter medications, like fish oil supplements, may also help ...

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Reference: www.goodrx.com






Thursday, April 18, 2024

Dave Pascoe | I’m 61 but have the body of a 38-year-old — here’s how I biohacked the aging process

Title: Dave Pascoe | I’m 61 but have the body of a 38-year-old — here’s how I biohacked the aging process

Article Snip: "...Dave Pascoe, who hails from Michigan, is a retired network-security engineer and a “full-time biohacker” devoted to turning back his genetic clock.

On his website, the age-defying singleton shares his elaborate exercise and diet plans, claiming that he takes a whopping 158 supplements per day. ...
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Reference: nypost.com
www.davepascoe.net,






Thursday, January 25, 2024

93-year-old athlete’s workouts reveal 4 secrets to maintaining longevity

Title: 93-year-old athlete’s workouts reveal 4 secrets to maintaining longevity

Amazon | Concept2 RowErg
Article Snip: "...At 93, Richard Morgan is as fit as someone half his age. The Irishman was the subject of a new analysis, published last month in the Journal of Applied Physiology, of his training regimen, diet and overall health. ...Physiological characteristics of a 92-yr-old four-time world champion indoor rower"

Reference: nypost.com
Health,super-agers,Exercise,Rowing,Diet,Physiology, world champion indoor rower,Aging,Concept2 RowErg,






Sunday, January 7, 2024

92-year-old sets world record with trek across Grand Canyon

Title: 92-year-old sets world record with trek across Grand Canyon

Article Snip: "...Alfredo Aliaga Burdio, 92, set a Guinness World Record when he made a 24-mile hike across the Grand Canyon last October. ...Burdio's takeaway from the hike is that it is never too late to try something, even at old age.

"I began living a healthy lifestyle really at age 76," he said.
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Reference: www.foxnews.com
Alfredo Aliaga Burdio, 92 Year Old, Guinness World Record, Grand Canyon, Hiking,Things to do in retirement,Exercise,Health,super-agers,





Sunday, March 5, 2023

Regular exercise improves memory in old age even if taken up in 50s and 60s, research shows - as trials into whether keeping fit can delay dementia

Title: Regular exercise improves memory in old age even if taken up in 50s and 60s, research shows - as trials into whether keeping fit can delay dementia

Article Snip: "...Scientists from University College London (UCL) tracked the exercise habits of 1,400 participants over 30 years. When each person turned 69, the volunteers took a test to assess their memory, attention, language and verbal fluency. ...researchers behind the new study say their results are proof that every little helps, and that it is never too late to start."

Reference: www.dailymail.co.uk

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Never Too Late: Building Muscle and Strength After 60

Title: Never Too Late: Building Muscle and Strength After 60

Article Snip: "Retirees, take note and flex that bicep...The UAB Center for Exercise Medicine at the University of Alabama has carried out many studies showing that people in their 60s and 70s, who were supervised in a weight-training program, were able to build muscle and strength. ..."

Reference: baptisthealth.net