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What is the Longevity Pill? Does it mean something for aging?

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  A pill that makes your life longer has always seemed hypothetical and fictional. But do you know, something called the Longevity Pill exists for real? This 4-minute read throws light on how effectively such substances can slow aging and the associated challenges. Also read the signs you could live past 100 . What's with this slow-aging pill? The Longevity Pill An anti-aging researcher, Dr. Nir Barzilai, has been working on solidifying the concept of the Longevity pill. He works at the Albert Einstein College (US), apart from the Human Aging Research Center in Israel.  After exhaustive research of the last three decades, he researched Metformin, a drug. It's for the treatment of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. However, later what Barzilai discovered turned out to be phenomenal.  Metformin and health: He noticed that patients who took Metformin as a treatment for diabetes experienced a longer and healthier life. In addition, their likelihood of suffering from disorders r...

What is the secret to Aging Healthy?

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When we talk about aging, we all want to age happily and healthily. We all want that and try harder, but not many of us know how to achieve it.  As lifestyle and environment are essential elements to healthy aging and longevity, it's important to know where to start to create the best aging lifestyle.  Getting older involves changes in all areas of life, from the physical to the mental, social, sexual, emotional, and more. Some of these changes you think of as positive and some as negative. The challenge is to increase the good parts of aging while taking the necessary steps to maintain your health and minimize the unhealthy aspects. To live long and healthy lives, remember the following secrets. Take Care of Your Skin: Skin is our body's largest organ. If you treat it well, it can protect your body from harmful elements, provide sensation, and regulate your body temperature. To keep it looking functioning at its best follow these skin care tips : Stay hydrated. Wear sunscreen...

EFFECTS OF MENOPAUSE ON MENTAL HEALTH.

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  The years reaching up to menopause will bring changes to your body and the transformation itself. Yet they may also affect your mind, your mental health in particular. During this time, the rate of depression would double. Women who have suffered from anxiety or depression in the past can also see a resurgence in symptoms. One of the lesser-known indications of the menopause transition is anxiety and mood symptoms. Women in their forties start to feel may be more anxious than they used to be, begin to feel probable a bit more overwhelmed, not able to cope as well. Anxiety is expected during this period.  Mood changes At all periods of life, changes in female hormones' levels can induce mood changes; therefore, it is not generally shocking to affect mood during the menopausal process. Sometimes, reaching middle age brings increased tension, anxiety, and terror. Physical changes, such as declining estrogen and progesterone levels, can partly be due to this. Disruptions m...

Older friends: the benefits of age gap friendships.

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  While having friends older than you can require a little more understanding and effort in comparison to friends of the same age group. But with a little more effort and understanding comes a bag full of benefits. Listed below are some of the benefits of having an older friend .     1. Widening perspective and losing preconceived notions   Younger generation often carries a perspective about the lives of older people being boring. Whereas, older people think millennials to be self-centered and entitled. These stereotypes often cause misunderstanding and false assumptions related to each other. When you develop a bond of friendship with a person older or younger then you, you can see the truth behind these false assumptions and stereotypes which will help in widening and enhancing your and their perspective.    2. Sharing valuable wisdom and insights   You might have noticed your older friends saying “I have been through a sim...