Published May 27, 2010

Why women must take melatonin

Ever wonder what triggers a woman’s body to enter menopause? And why do some women seem to breeze through menopause while many other women struggle through it? Part of the answer, and maybe a big part, has to do with how much melatonin your body produces as you get older.

But that’s not all. The way melatonin functions in the body of women as they age might provide some serious clues for the entire aging process in both men and women. At least that’s the conclusion of a new study.

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Published May 26, 2010

Lower your blood pressure 5-10 points in just 6 weeks

If you have high blood pressure, you may have had trouble correcting it. But now there’s a remedy that’s as simple as it is powerful. At least that’s what a new study says.

In a study out of Israel, researchers followed 54 subjects with moderate uncontrolled high blood pressure. They were already on one or two drugs, with no difference in their pressure. The researchers gave them a tomato extract for six weeks. Their systolic blood pressure dropped by more than 10 mm mercury. The diastolic fell by more than 5 mm. Their lycopene levels rose sharply — 300%. Higher lycopene levels correlated to lower systolic blood pressure.

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Published May 21, 2010

Keep your heart young without cutting calories

Keeping your heart young can keep you young. Researchers proved years ago that one of the best ways to keep your heart young is to restrict how many calories you eat each day. But scientists just discovered a new way to keep the hearts of animals young. And what they found directly benefits you.

I’ve written in the past that insulin is the hormone of aging and death when it comes in excess. These researchers found that manipulating genes involved in insulin regulation can keep hearts younger in animals. In this study, the scientists suppressed the p110 alpha-gene in animals. This gene encourages insulin production.

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