Longevity & well being – Compounded Pty Ltd

Resistance Exercise May Help High-Risk Drinkers

“It’s disappointing there were no acute effects on cravings in line with other studies,” Adrian Taylor, PhD, professor of health services research, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, United Kingdom, told Medscape Medical News. “But the study doesn’t dismiss the possibility that various forms of exercise may chronically influence alcohol use,” said Dr… Continue reading Resistance Exercise May Help High-Risk Drinkers

Testosterone Therapy: “Significant Reduction” in Heart Attack, Stroke Risks

Summary: Large-scale Veterans Affairs database study reaffirms safety and benefits of testosterone replacement, in men. A US Veterans Affairs database study of more than 83,000 male subjects found that men whose low testosterone was restored to normal through gels, patches, or injections had a lower risk of heart attack, stroke, or death from any cause,… Continue reading Testosterone Therapy: “Significant Reduction” in Heart Attack, Stroke Risks

Anti-Inflammation for Anti-Aging

Posted on Sept. 11, 2015, 6 a.m. in Longevity Inflammation To live 100+ years, management of inflammation helps the body ward off diseases. Severe inflammation is an aspect of many aging-related diseases, and the lifelong accumulation of molecular damage resultant from chronic inflammation has been suggested to serve as a major contributor to the… Continue reading Anti-Inflammation for Anti-Aging

Low Vitamin D Linked to Cognitive Decline

Importance: Vitamin D (VitD) deficiency is associated with brain structural abnormalities, cognitive decline, and incident dementia. Low vitamin D levels are very common in older adults, especially African Americans and Hispanics, and are associated with accelerated decline in episodic memory and executive function, the two cognitive domains strongly associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia, a… Continue reading Low Vitamin D Linked to Cognitive Decline

Compounded Pty Ltd: Changing the way we work

Compounded Pty Ltd adopted one of the simplest solutions on the market today for workers looking to combat the negative effects of sitting at a desk all day. In fact we have introduced the ideal way to transform our workspace from a sitting desk to a stand-up desk in mere seconds. “For all of that, modern science and medical… Continue reading Compounded Pty Ltd: Changing the way we work

Sitting for long periods increases risk of disease and early death, regardless of exercise

Date: January 19, 2015 Source: University Health Network (UHN) Summary: The amount of time a person sits during the day is associated with a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and death, regardless of regular exercise, according to a review study. The amount of time a person sits during the day is… Continue reading Sitting for long periods increases risk of disease and early death, regardless of exercise

Link Between Sitting & Disease Reconfirmed

Previously, a number of studies report a link between being sedentary and risks of chronic diseases (see A4M’s “Beware The Chair,” athttp://www.worldhealth.net/news/beware-chair/). David Alter, from the University of Toronto (Canada), and colleagues report findings of their meta-analysis, involving studies assessing sedentary behavior in adults on cardiovascular disease and diabetes (14 studies), cancer (14 studies),… Continue reading Link Between Sitting & Disease Reconfirmed