Magnesium is essential for overall health. Learn about its benefits, sources, and impact on aging.
Magnesium is essential for overall health. Learn about its benefits, sources, and impact on aging.
Magnesium is an essential nutrient required for the healthy function of every organ in the human body. Learn how magnesium impacts the 12 hallmarks of aging.
Mitochondrial health is a key component in healthy aging. Here are key mitochondrial supplements and lifestyle behaviors linked to supporting mitochondrial function.
What follows is a transcript for a discussion with world-renowned gastroenterologist, neuroscientist, and best-selling author of The Mind Gut Connection and The Gut Immune Connection, Dr. Emeran Mayer.
Selectively eliminating dysfunctional mitochondria (mitophagy) and replacing them with new mitochondria (mitochondrial biogenesis) helps us stay biologically younger. But what exactly are the functions of mitochondria and how does mitochondrial health affect aging?
In this article, we will take a look at the role of the gut microbiota and the gut-brain axis in metabolism and energy homeostasis. We will learn how food-derived chemical signals—nutrients and microbial metabolites—are translated in the gut into endocrine and neural signals that convey information about the caloric load and composition of a meal to the brain.
Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Southern Ginseng) is an herb attributed with having ginseng status. Until fairly recently Gynostemma pentaphyllum was used primarily in mountainous regions of southern China and northern Vietnam. It’s been described as the "immortality herb,” because people within Guizhou Province, where herbal teas made from the plant are consumed regularly, are said to have a history of unusual longevity.