Living To 150

Practical Steps to Extend Healthy Middle Age

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Aims Of Treatment For Longevity

June 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Blood sugar, Blood tests, C-reactive protein, Cholesterol, longevity

I now have to decide on my initial treatment for longevity, based on my blood test results.
I have taken Life Extension Foundation’s Life Extension Mix (a very special multi-mineral/vitamin mix) for around 6 months. I did this on purpose prior to taking the blood tests. This may well have boosted levels of certain blood components [...]

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Results Of My Blood Tests For Longevity

June 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Aging, Blood sugar, Blood tests, Cholesterol, health, longevity

From my blood tests for longevity, the overall test results I have received are good.
Kidney and liver show no malfunction. There are good to very good signs that cancer, heart disease and arthritic tendencies are not present. Prostate signs are good.
Thyroid indications are good. Vitamins B12 and D are good. Glycation level is good. (If [...]

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Blood Tests For Longevity - Details Of Mine

June 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Aging, Blood tests, health, longevity

I plan to interpret my own blood tests, using my studies of anatomy and some biochemistry in my career, LEF (Life Extension Foundation) advice line; the books I have, particularly by Philip Miller (Life Extension Revolution), Internet searches; and advice from a knowledgeable friend in the UK. I am not an expert in blood test [...]

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Why Excellent Blood Tests Are So Important

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Aging, Blood tests, health, longevity

As an indication of why excellent blood tests are so important to longevity, I like this quote from Philip Miller’s ‘Life Extension Revolution’:
…we know that the key to beating disease is to respond to early signs of cellular dysfunction, long before the first sign or symptom appears. While full-blown disease is often unstoppable, the cellular [...]

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Longevity: Staying Healthy While Aging Is One Thing; But Living To 150….?

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Aging, Glycation, Homocysteine, health, longevity

Longevity is easier to achieve today than it has ever been. We are killing ourselves a little bit every day in ways that are not that hard to address. We just need the knowledge, and the will to do so.
4 of the main ways we are slowly killing ourselves are:

By allowing blood homocysteine to [...]

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Immune System - Key to Aging?

June 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Aging, Books, health, longevity

An overactive immune system is the main cause of degenerative disease and aging, according to Mark Liponis, a Director of Canyon Ranch health resorts. He puts forward this theory in this new book.
He points out that white blood cells are closely involved in arteriosclerosis, cancer, arthritis and Alzheimer’s Disease, for example.
He also has [...]

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