Miami Herald spoke with Donna Benton about a new Medicare proposal covering training for family caregivers and why it is essential these trainings should be done at home. AOL republished the article.
Men’s Health mentioned Valter Longo about his studies on how a fasting-mimicking diet can help individuals live longer. “Well, the regeneration that fasting triggers is remarkable,” he says. “During abstention, organs like the liver, as well as the entire immune system, shrink because they are deemed less necessary. When the body rebuilds these systems, however, it activates the release of healthy stem cells which regenerate newer, younger, more functional versions.”
Today spoke with Valter Longo about diet and exercise habits for those who want to become centenarians. “To make it all the way, you need to do it all,” Longo says. “You can’t say, ‘Well, I have a perfect diet. I (can) just sit at home and do nothing.’ That doesn’t seem to be very frequently observed.”
NBC spoke with Valter Longo about the reason behind former President Jimmy Carter’s long life and what we can learn from him about healthy longevity. “Community involvement tells you that you want to live, you want to help other people,” he said. “You have a reason to keep doing all the things that you need to do. … In the end, (it’s) whatever gets you out of bed.”
In Sen. Feinstein’s death, lessons for all of us about when to leave work behind (Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Times spoke with Caroline Cicero about lessons we can learn from the life and career of U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein. “In the case of Sen. Feinstein and so many, their identity is wrapped up in the work they do, and yes, I believe that many people don’t retire because they don’t know what else they would do,” she said. “Work is not life, and life is not work.”
Insider spoke with Valter Longo about the importance of eating well for longevity. Yahoo Life republished the article.
Washington Post quoted Cary Kreutzer of USC Leonard Davis on the amount of processed foods that Americans consume and ways to reduce these in your diet. “Americans are consuming far more processed foods than ever. … Ultra-processed foods are being developed that have ‘hedonic’ — highly pleasurable — qualities, and salt and sugar play a significant role in promoting the hedonic properties in foods.” The story also appeared in Consumer Reports.
Medical News Today spoke with Valter Longo about the Blue Zone diet and his work developing the Longevity diet. “Because diet [is] intended as ‘how and what we eat’ and not as a method to lose weight, [it] can regulate the genes that regulate the aging process, but also those that regulate the removal of damaged components of cells and the regeneration of parts of various tissues and organs.”
The Guardian spoke with Valter Longo of USC Leonard Davis about the science behind aging healthily and the importance of diet as we grow older. When it comes to ageing healthily, “diet is much more powerful than anything else,” he says.
Los Angeles Times spoke with Donna Benton of USC Leonard Davis about the cultural norms, economic hardships, and cost of professional elderly care and one family’s struggle to care for an aging loved one. “I think more people, particularly with the housing crunch, are going to be living together,” Benton said.
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- Study: direct-to-patient educational material helps older adults reduce their benzodiazepine use
- Helping USC Eat Healthy, One Choice at a Time
