We are born. We grow up to become adults. We reach a peak of functionality and capability. Then we start a long slow slide into weakness, sickness, and ultimately to death by “old age.” Old Age is effectively synonymous with chronic diseases and disability. Those chronic diseases are all too familiar to people who have entered their “golden years” or who know someone who has. Continue reading
Last week I talked about how a couple of small gene tweaks, using CRISPR-CAS9 technology, has massively reduced levels of “bad” cholesterol and triglycerides in lab mice. If this technology could be extended to humans, it could potentially lower the incidence of coronary heart disease and enable many people to live longer and in better health. Coronary heart disease is one of the two biggest killers of people in developed countries. The other big killer is cancer. CRISPR-CAS9 is being applied on this front as well. Continue reading
Ever since the discovery of antibiotics knocked down infectious diseases as major reapers of human lives, coronary heart disease (CHD) has ascended to the number one position on the causes of human deaths. Multiple factors contribute to people’s chance of contracting CHD, including unhealthy diets, lack of exercise, chronic stress, obesity, and environmental toxins. These are all things that people have some degree of control over. Continue reading
The best exercise regimen for a person depends on their goals. What do they want to achieve?
People are living longer in good health today than has ever been true throughout recorded history. Even so, a lot of people check out early. Some of the shortening of lifespan is due to choices that people make.