Body + Soul quoted Valter Longo in an article on longevity habits. Longo said a longevity diet involves eating lots of legumes, wholegrains and vegetables, some fish, no processed or red meat, minimal chicken, little sugar or refined grains, and a good amount of nuts and olive oil.
VeryWell Health quoted Jennifer Ailshire in an article about how difficult relationships can accelerate biological aging and discusses the idea that spouses are not associated with faster aging in this study because there is reciprocity, including providing emotional and financial support and intimacy.
Being Patient quoted John Walsh on how exercise helps various aspects of health in Parkinson’s disease. Tremors, moving slowly, stiffness, and brain processing that affects cognition, are symptoms caused by the loss of dopamine neurons in the brains of Parkinson’s patients. But repetitive, high-intensity exercise can improve connections in the brain circuitry that don’t involve dopamine, said Walsh. Furthermore, exercise causes the dopamine cells that have not yet died to work more efficiently; however, exercising cannot slow the death of dopamine neurons, he added.
The Knockturnal and others covered the Los Angeles premiere of Fasting and the Longevity Revolution, a documentary featuring the work of Valter Longo.
Fast Company quoted Pinchas Cohen in an article on exercise, mitochondrial health and aging. “The mitochondria just give up earlier than other parts of the cell because of the wear and tear that they’re subjected to. … They’re the canary in the coal mine of cellular dysfunction.”
ZME Science featured research led by Berenice Benayoun on how fecal transplants from older to younger mice improved ovarian health and fertility. “Our original hypothesis was that we would see damaging effects of the older microbiome on ovarian function, but surprisingly, we found the opposite,” Min Hoo Kim, the study’s first author, said in a statement.
National Geographic quoted Valter Longo in an article on what the research says about intermittent fasting’s benefits and risks.
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Martha Stewart quoted Valter Longo in an article on foods that support healthy longevity.
A Charitable Remainder Unitrust (CRUT) is a life income gift that can help individuals save on capital gains taxes and provide an immediate tax deduction while also making a meaningful gift to benefit USC and the Leonard Davis School.
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