Some changes in the heart and blood vessels normally occur with age, but many others are modifiable factors that, if not treated, can lead to heart disease.
BACKGROUND
The heart has two sides. The right side pumps blood to the lungs to receive oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide. The left side pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body.
Blood flows out of the heart through arteries, which branch out and get smaller and smaller as they go into the tissues. In the tissues, they become tiny capillaries.
Nootropics, also referred to as smart drugs, memory enhancers, and cognitive enhancers, are drugs, supplements, nutraceuticals, and functional foods that are purported to improve mental functions such as cognition, memory, intelligence, motivation, attention, and concentration. Nootropics are thought to work by altering the availability of the brain’s supply of neurochemicals (neurotransmitters, enzymes, and hormones), by improving the brain’s oxygen supply, or by stimulating nerve growth. However the efficacy of nootropic substances, in most cases, has not been conclusively determined. This is complicated by the difficulty of defining and quantifying cognition and intelligence.
Pearl Powder is an ancient Chinese Beauty Secret for over 3,000 years for longevity and beautiful, lustrous, youthful skin. Contrary to popular belief, Pearl Powder is not for women only. Emperors and Empresses both use Pearl Powder. Pearl powder has always been a beloved skin conditioner and supplement for the ancient nobilities and is served to the Emperor and empress today. During the Ching Dynasty Empress Dowage began taking Pearl Powder internally as well as applying it to her face.
There are various grades of Pearl Powder however, and in order to receive the full benefits it needs to be 100% Genuine, High Grade, Fresh Seawater, finely milled Pearls from the Orient.
One of the dynamic benefits of Pearl Powder is its anti aging beauty benefits. Today’s women and men both, more than ever are trying diligently to rejuvenate their youthful appearance. Pearl Powder recaptures and maintains a beautiful, lustrous, youthful complexion. It is renowned for fighting wrinkles and the signs of aging because inside a natural pearl contains active bio-calcium 18 beneficial amino acids and 32 trace elements.
Pearl powder is a “Secret ingredient” in many of today’s top selling skin care creams and lotions. Pearl Powder is a natural source of calcium from the choicest freshwater pearls bred in the Taihu Lake near Suzhou. Pearl powder is a finely milled powder from quality fresh water pearls. It is naturally compatible and easily absorbed by the skin and body. Proven safe to ingest and apply to skin directly.
Traditionally recognized benefits of using pearl powder products include: Healing, skin brightening, anti-wrinkle, and sun protection. Other anti-aging benefits: Helps to promote cell renewal, enhance elasticity, improve circulation, calming and detoxification, protects from environmental radicals, regulates skin discoloration, and smoothes skin texture, helps to nourish the bones and promote the body’s metabolism, helps the growth of teeth and bones.
Pearl Powder is the Ultimate Exfoliator. It removes the top outer layer of dead epidermis cells, exposes the supple layer of smooth skin and promotes new cell regeneration. It leaves your skin more receptive in receiving skincare products
Studies in China have proven that pearl powder enhances the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), the antioxidant enzyme which quickly and thoroughly removes pigmentation and whitens the skin. It has special effect on removing skin ulcers, melasma, dark spots and brown blotchy patches, freckles, brown speckles, wrinkles, as well as nourishes and maintains fresh, smooth and healthy skin. Pearl Powder also contains natural sunscreens.
Pearl powder can also accelerate heal of trauma, faucitis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer and stop bleeding, Some other researches have shown that Chinese pearl powder has effects in resisting aging, radiation & cancer and adjusting immunity. Pearl can tranquilize the nerve and brighten the eyes. Applied on the face, it makes skin softer and brighter; applied on hands and feet, it smoothens the skin. The other functions are: expelling sputum, reducing speckles, stops diarrhea and orphan’s scares & fever, stopping turbid spermatorrhea, treating whelk, detoxification.
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Our population is growing older at the fastest pace in history. These demographics, combined with increasing life span, make it necessary to re-evaluate how society thinks about and plans for old age. Based on groundbreaking scientific research of the longest-living people on Earth, a new book, “Happy to 102,” lays out all the factors that affect not only how long we live, but how well we live.
Kathy N. Johnson, a certified geriatric care manager, James H. Johnson, a licensed clinical psychologist and author, and Lily Sarafan, a corporate executive and advocate in the senior care industry, wrote this book, which looks well beyond caregivers and emphasizes not only proper nutrition and exercise, but also sociability, independence, mental challenge and sense of purpose.
“The mental side is absolutely key,” Sarafan said. “Maintaining healthy cognitive function will help you focus your lifestyle on longevity, not just life span.”
“Happy to 102” is very accessible to people of all ages. “In fact, the earlier you start taking control of your health, the less time your immune system will have to spend fighting disease in your later years,” Sarafan said. She added that even though there is a lot of push to eat right and exercise, many people still don’t fully understand the link between waist size and quality of life.
The book also does a great job of pointing out the benefits of in-home senior care as opposed to facility-based care. “Nine out of 10 seniors would rather live at home than anywhere else,” Sarafan said. “However, it all starts with the individual. Seniors need to learn and accept the best options out there.”
Forrest Scogin, chairman of the American Psychology Association’s Committee on Aging, said in the book there is a need to incorporate content on aging into all levels os schools’ curricula. A 2005 study by the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Illinois State University reveals students’ negative attitudes toward older adults significantly decreased and their positive attitudes increased after taking a course on aging and family.
The book goes on to explain that empathy for seniors includes understanding that even simple daily tasks can become extremely difficult if you become frail. The consequences of a fall can be disastrous.
“This is why we urge everyone (young and old) to incorporate walking and stretching into their daily life so they can help the body maintain circulation, balance and bone density,” Sarafan said. Exercise not only helps the heart, bones and muscle, but it alleviates depression and can slow Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia by improving blood flow to the brain.
“Happy to 102” reminds readers that independent living does not necessarily mean doing everything yourself. It means being in control of how and when things are done. From birth to old age, we live and thrive in interdependent communities; there is no justifiable reason for modifying our lifestyle drastically just because we require some personal assistance in our later years.
Beliefs about aging
What one believes about being older, can determine many things: the choices that you make at your time of life, the extent to which you place yourself in demanding life (or work) situations, your expectations regarding your ability to cope. Some older adults may be reluctant to socialize in situations where they have to meet new people if they doubt their ability to remember names, faces etc.
Take normal everyday memory failures like having difficulty remembering where you parked the car, or left your keys, does that shake your belief in your abilities? Do you let these changes determine the choices you make?
I have dealt with the problem of the parked car in large parking areas by having a yellow car, but there are many ways you can identify your car. To avoid the anxiety of recalling the position of my car I still have to take deliberate note of the Level or the nearest sign and then find “yellow”. That information has been placed in long term memory and it’s worked so far…. Also, in the house I have one place for keys, but that gets messed up when someone borrows the car….can’t win every time!
Negative ageism
We cannot control the onset of aging and some inevitable decline, but it is important to realize that throughout our society negativeageism can infiltrate into our own thinking and from there, influence the things we choose to be and do and how we feel.Some people, sadly, are confirmed in their negative belief about aging “I must be getting old….” by their family and social network. The concept “old” can embody all the ideas and practices that have been internalized about aging during a lifetime. Depending on what you and others in your social circle believe about aging, a negative view can be reinforced by not expecting much of an older person. The age stereotype can infiltrate a health problem, for instance, where it might be attributed to an inevitabledecline associated with old age, rather than to a belief triggeredby the expectations of aging. If Michael Merzenich is right, that “old people want an easy life (but they don’t realize how bad it is for them) “, then there is a degree of self interest in accepting an aging stereotype.
Society groups us as a member of “the old”. In some aging studies I noticed that some groups are classified as “old-old”…. I would probably be in that group! I think when the baby-boomer generation finds they are slotted into these negative group identities expectations may have to change.
Positive self perception and survival
The relationship between positive self-perceptions of aging and longevity has been studied. Even if we are not aware of them, negative thoughts about aging that we pick up from society may be cutting years off our lives. A study conducted at Yale University’s Department of Epidemiology and Public Health found that older people with more positive self-perceptions of aging, measured up to 23 years earlier, lived 7.5 years longer than those with less positive self-perceptions of aging.
I would suggest that “positive self-perception ” might entail
I think these kind of choices can have lasting benefit. They are what we call “top-down” approaches to life. Making things happen through planning, problem-solving, thinking, self-and-other reflection, emotional awareness, learning and much more.
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Gerontology is the study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging. It is distinguished from geriatrics, which is the branch of medicine that studies the disease of the elderly.
Gerontology encompasses the following:
‘Gradual change in an organism that leads to increased risk of weakness, disease, and death.’
Aging takes place in a cell, an organ or the total organism over the entire adult life span of any living thing. There is a decline in biological functions and inability to adapt to metabolic stress. Changes in organs include the replacement of functional cardiovascular cells with fibrous tissue. Overall effects of aging include reduced immunity, loss of muscle strength, decline in memory and other aspects of cognition, loss of color in the hair and elasticity in the skin. In women, the process accelerates after menopause.
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We’ve split the atom, spliced the gene, even sent a spacecraft to Mars. But finding a reliable way to predict a person’s life span? That’s proven a bit more difficult. In recent years, however, scientists have begun to crack the code-identifying 22 genetic, demographic, and lifestyle factors that can estimate life span with a surprising amount of accuracy. Want to find your magic number? Read on to calculate your life expectancy.
Longevity Wizard
Although no prediction is set in stone, it is possible to estimate your life span based on the following factors. Each factor-and the amount of years it adds or subtracts from your baseline life expectancy-is documented by hundreds of medical studies.
1. Your Gender: According to the World CIA Factbook, average American life expectancy at birth is 75 for men and 81 for women. If you’re male, start with a baseline life expectancy number of 75; if you’re female, start with 81.
2. Your Age: In general, the later you were born, the longer you’ll live, since you’ll benefit from incremental advances in health care. However, if you’ve already reached the age of 65, you may also enjoy an additional longevity boost (the theory is that you’ve already proven your durability and can therefore expect to reach a ripe old age). If you’re part of the Greatest Generation (born 1901 to 1924) or Silent Generation (born 1925 to 1945), add two years; if you’re part of the Baby Boomer Generation (born 1946 to 1960), don’t add or subtract. If you’re part of Generation X (born 1960 to 1979), add one year. If you’re part of Generation Y (born 1980 to 2001), add three years.
3. Your Marital Status: Numerous studies have confirmed that married people, and especially married men, live longer than their divorced, widowed, or never-married counterparts. If you’re a married man, add five years to your baseline life expectancy; if you’re a married woman, add two years. If you’re an unmarried, divorced, or widowed man, subtract five years; if you’re an unmarried, divorced, or widowed woman, subtract two years.
4. Your Education Level: A recent study conducted at Harvard Medical School found that life expectancy for those with college educations was significantly higher than for those with only a high school education or less. If you have more than 12 years of education (some college, a college diploma, or graduate degree), add two years to your baseline life expectancy; if you have 12 years’ education or less, subtract two years.
5. Your Financial Income: According to the National Center for Health Statistics, there’s a clear correlation between longevity and socioeconomic status. If your household income is more than $75,000, add two years to your baseline life expectancy; if it’s between $50,000 and $74,000, add one year; and if it’s between $35,000 and $49,000, don’t add or subtract. If your household income is less than $35,000, subtract one year.
6. Your Location: Studies suggest that if you live in a rural environmental, you’ll have a better chance of reaching an old age than your urban counterparts. Add two years to your baseline life expectancy if you’ve lived most of your life in a rural area; subtract two years if you’ve lived most of your life in a city; and don’t add or subtract if you live in the suburbs.
7. Your Family History: Decoding your DNA can be tricky, but there’s a lot you can learn by looking at your family tree. If two or more of your grandparents lived to be 80 or older, add four years to your baseline life expectancy. If a family member (parent, sibling, or grandparent) died of a heart attack or stroke before the age of 50, subtract four years; if a family member died of a heart attack or stroke before the age of 60, subtract two years. In addition, subtract three years for every case of heart disease, diabetes, and breast or digestive-system cancer among your parents, siblings, or grandparents.
8. Your Medical History: Not surprisingly, certain diagnoses are associated with shorter life spans than others. Subtract three years from your baseline life expectancy if you’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure or high cholesterol; subtract seven years if you’ve been diagnosed with heart disease, diabetes, cancer, or COPD.
9. Your Weight/BMI: An overwhelming amount of research shows a strong relationship between body mass index (BMI) and life expectancy. If your BMI is less than 25 (normal), add two years to your baseline life expectancy. If it’s 25 to 30 (overweight), subtract two years, and if it’s more than 30 (obese), subtract five years. For help calculating your BMI, visit our body mass index page.
10. Your Smoking Habits: Smoking can affect your life span more dramatically than any other lifestyle factor. If you smoke two or more packs a day, subtract eight years from your baseline life expectancy; if you smoke one to two packs a day, subtract five years; and if you smoke less than one pack a day, are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke, or smoke cigars or a pipe, subtract two years.
11. Your Drinking Habits: While heavy drinking can shorten your life span, light drinking can lengthen it. If you’re a heavy drinker (more than four drinks a day), subtract seven years from your baseline life expectancy; if you’re a light drinker (one to three drinks a day), add two years; if you’re a light drinker who generally consumes red wine, add three years; if you don’t drink, don’t add or subtract.
12. Your Eating Habits: A healthy diet with plenty of fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and unsaturated fats can boost your lifespan, while an unhealthy diet that’s high in fast foods, red meat, sugar, and trans or saturated fats can have the opposite effect. Add three years to your baseline life expectancy if you eat a healthy diet, and subtract three years if you eat an unhealthy diet. If your diet is about average, don’t add or subtract.
13. Your Exercise Levels: Physical fitness is one of the best ways to reduce your disease risk and boost your longevity. Add five years to your baseline life expectancy if you engage in vigorous activity three times a week or more, and add three years if you engage in moderate activity three times a week or more. If you live a sedentary lifestyle, subtract three years.
14. Your Sleep Habits: Chronic sleep deprivation can shorten your life span, but getting too much shut-eye can reduce it even more, according to a 2002 study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Add two years to your baseline life expectancy if your sleep between six and eight hours a night, subtract two years if you sleep less than six hours a night, and subtract three years if you sleep more than eight hours a night.
15. Your Safety Habits: Sadly, automobile accidents are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 4 to 34. If you always wear a seat belt when you’re in a car (whether you’re the driver or a passenger), add one year to your baseline life expectancy; if you wear a seat belt most of the time, don’t add or subtract; if you wear a seat belt about half of the time, subtract one year; and if you wear one less than half of the time, subtract two years.
16. Your Sun Exposure: An estimated 1 million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer every year, and although only a small percentage die of the disease, it can increase your risk for premature death. If you always reduce your UV exposure by wearing protective clothing, staying out of the sun in midday, and wearing a broad-spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15, add one year to your baseline life expectancy; if you don’t take these preventative measures, subtract one year.
17. Your Flossing Habits: Numerous studies have confirmed that good dental hygiene can boost your heart health and your longevity. If you floss your teeth every day, add two years to your baseline life expectancy; if you don’t, subtract two years.
18. Your Ability to Deal With Stress: It’s often said that stress can shorten your life, but a growing body of research indicates that it’s the way you handle stress-not your stress level itself-that has a greater influence on life expectancy. If stress eats away at you or makes you angry, subtract three years from your baseline life expectancy; if stress motivates you in a positive way or if you’re able to easily shed stress with relaxation techniques, such as exercise or yoga, add three years; if you’re somewhere in between, don’t add or subtract.
19. Pet Ownership: Owning a pet, especially a dog, can add years to your life. In fact, survival rates of heart attack victims are 28 percent higher for those who own a pet than for those who don’t. Add three years to your baseline life expectancy if you own a dog, add two years if you own a cat or other animal companion, and subtract one two years if you’re not a pet owner.
20. Preventative Medical Care: One of the easiest ways to lengthen your life span is going to the doctor for regular checkups, which should include a blood pressure test, age-appropriate screenings, immunizations, and an analysis of your risk factors. If you’ve been to the doctor for a checkup in the past year, add two years to your baseline life expectancy; if your last visit was one to two years ago, don’t add or subtract; if your last visit was more than two years ago, subtract two years.
21. Your Outlook: A 2002 study conducted by the Mayo Clinic found that optimistic people were 50 percent less likely to suffer early death than pessimists. Add two years to your baseline life expectancy if you’re an optimistic person, subtract two years if you’re a pessimist, and don’t add or subtract if you’re in between.
22. Your Family and Friendships: Studies have shown that people who maintain close relationships with friends and family generally outlive those who don’t. Add three years to your baseline life expectancy if you see close friends and family at least three times a week; subtract two years if you don’t.
Now that you’ve crunched the numbers, you can take proactive steps to boost your longevity. Visit our Health Centers for more information on reducing your disease risks and boosting your life span.
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Elderly cancer patients need a combination of treatments tailor-made to their specific needs to successfully combat the disease. The challenge is to boost their immune response to cancer vaccines, because like the rest of our organs, our immune system ages and gradually becomes less efficient as we get older. Dr. Joseph Lustgarten, from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in the US, reviews the effects of aging on the immune system and strategies used to activate a stronger antitumor immune response in the elderly, including genetic modifications in animal models. His findings1 have just been published in the latest issue of Springer’s journal Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy.