February is American Heart Month, so we’d like to raise awareness to an important heart related issue among older women. The Ticking Time Bomb Many women are walking around with a ticking time bomb. A significant blockage of their left anterior descending (LAD) artery, also known as the anterior interventricular [...]
A recent study from Brigham Young University found that strength training can increase the length of Telomeres in our chromosomes. Why is this important? Because Telomere length is directly related to chorological age. In other words, the longer your Telomere’s the longer you will live. What Are Telomere’s? According to [...]
If your father had a heart attack at age 55, does that mean you are destined to have one, too? “No, it doesn’t mean that,” says UCI Health cardiologist Dr. Shaista Malik, medical director of the UCI Health Preventive Cardiology & Cholesterol Management Program. “A family history of premature heart [...]
Our motto has always been, “exercise is not a today thing, or a month, or even a year. It’s a lifelong endeavor”. And the sooner your start, the better. Exercise and Its Impact on Dementia and Alzheimer’s Well, a recent study has shown that people who start exercising prior to [...]
There are several lifestyle factors that can improve your brain health, cognition and wellbeing. By making simple adjustments to your daily habits you can enhance brain fitness, boost cognition, and promote overall wellbeing. What lifestyle factors can enhance brain fitness? Lifestyle factors include exercise, diet, sleep, social interactions, kindness, mindfulness [...]
In previous articles we discussed how balancing on one leg for as long as you can is a good indicator of your neuromuscular health and how many pushups you can do is a good indicator of heart health. In this article we show how your heat rate recovery, or how [...]
