Anti-Aging

This is a headline I saw on the medical news wire. Couldn’t resist a peep at it! It seems we’ve moved into the age of astro-medicine! But there is an underlying hypocrisy here: apparently radiation in space is bad for you, but down here one Earth, scientists assure us, similar radiation from cell phones and […]

This is a headline I saw on the medical news wire. Couldn’t resist a peep at it! It seems we’ve moved into the age of astro-medicine! But there is an underlying hypocrisy here: apparently radiation in space is bad for you, but down here one Earth, scientists assure us, similar radiation from cell phones and […] The post Future Astronauts May Be Exposed To Alzheimer’s Risk Factor appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

Researchers Find “Anti-Growth Hormone” Increases Longevity You must have read me teaching that growth hormone isn’t really the way to go to beat aging. Daniel Rudman’s groundbreaking research in the 1990s on the benefits of human growth hormone (hGH) showed pretty convincingly that it helped reduce wrinkles and increased muscle strength in a group of […] The post Human growth hormone hGH defeats anti-aging appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

A new study just published in the British Medical Journal (30th Aug 2012) underscores, yet again, the importance of lifestyle in remaining healthy. There are also some interesting statistics buried in the paper. For example, if you reach 75 years, you have a 50/50 chance of making it to 90! [all subjects included in the […] The post Lifestyle Aging Secrets Again appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

If you wear a smiling face, people are more likely to judge your age as younger. That’s according to a study published in Psychology and Aging, online, Sept. 5, 2011. In the study, 154 young, middle-aged, and older adults guessed the age of 171 faces of young, middle-aged, and older men and women with various expressions portrayed on a total of 2,052 photographs. Each face displayed either an angry, fearful, disgusted, happy, sad, and neutral expression. The results showed facial expressions had a big effect on the accuracy of age estimates. Compared with other facial expressions, the age of neutral faces was estimated most accurately. Frowning, angry or fearful faces were judged older than they really were. Meanwhile, the perceived age of happy or smiling faces was most likely to be judged younger! But there is more to a smile than this… If you maintain a happy, cheerful disposition, you really are likely to live longer. If you surround yourself with friends and arrange your furniture how you want it, believe it or not, that has an impact on how long you will live!

If you wear a smiling face, people are more likely to judge your age as younger. That’s according to a study published in Psychology and Aging, online, Sept. 5, 2011. In the study, 154 young, middle-aged, and older adults guessed the age of 171 faces of young, middle-aged, and older men and women with various expressions portrayed on a total of 2,052 photographs. Each face displayed either an angry, fearful, disgusted, happy, sad, and neutral expression. The results showed facial expressions had a big effect on the accuracy of age estimates. Compared with other facial expressions, the age of neutral faces was estimated most accurately. Frowning, angry or fearful faces were judged older than they really were. Meanwhile, the perceived age of happy or smiling faces was most likely to be judged younger! But there is more to a smile than this… If you maintain a happy, cheerful disposition, you really are likely to live longer. If you surround yourself with friends and arrange your furniture how you want it, believe it or not, that has an impact on how long you will live!

We know that the brain can grow and get bigger and more powerful by using it a lot. It’s called neuroplasticity. The demand brings on more brain cells. But did you know exercising your arms and legs and the rest of your body can also result in increased brain performance? One crucial area of the […]

We know that the brain can grow and get bigger and more powerful by using it a lot. It’s called neuroplasticity. The demand brings on more brain cells. But did you know exercising your arms and legs and the rest of your body can also result in increased brain performance? One crucial area of the […] The post Your Brain Is A Muscle – Use It! appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

Dr. Keith here on a rather personal note (you’ll soon see what I mean). I know my list has a slightly older demographic. It’s wonderful to work with the cream of the crop. Your many feedbacks tell me the high intellectual quality of my subscribers. I think of the term “senior citizens” in the most natural, positive sense of the word: we are senior! Not superior maybe, but wiser, better educated, freer of negative emotions, more purposeful in life, than the young often-dysfunctional run-abouts who are supposed to be making our society work. However, there are certain aspects of age that creep up on us, including difficulty with bladder control. I know it affects a lot of seniors. I try to stay alert to solutions that work.

Dr. Keith here on a rather personal note (you’ll soon see what I mean). I know my list has a slightly older demographic. It’s wonderful to work with the cream of the crop. Your many feedbacks tell me the high intellectual quality of my subscribers. I think of the term “senior citizens” in the most natural, positive sense of the word: we are senior! Not superior maybe, but wiser, better educated, freer of negative emotions, more purposeful in life, than the young often-dysfunctional run-abouts who are supposed to be making our society work. However, there are certain aspects of age that creep up on us, including difficulty with bladder control. I know it affects a lot of seniors. I try to stay alert to solutions that work.