Resources on aging
 

Health educator Layna Berman contests the major myth of aging: that degeneration is inevitable. And she offers suggestions for healthy longevity from the inside out. Resources: Too Much Medicine, Not Enough Health by Jeffry Fawcett and Layna Berman; Resources on aging, resources on food, diet, and nutrition, resources on exercise and musculoskeletal health, resources on environmental health, resources on hormones, women’s health, and men’s health, and resources on mind, mood, and stress.

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Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett PhD uncover what damages our lungs and what protects and repairs them. Resources: Resources on nutrition, resources on environmental health, resources on heart health, resources on allergies, and resources on exercise.

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Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD, authors of Too Much Medicine, Not Enough Health, discuss a core principle in their practice: the body works as an integrated whole. Selected health issues are used as examples including practical application of the principle to support and restore health. Resources: Too Much Medicine, Not Enough Health by Jeffry Fawcett and Layna Berman; Resources from Your Own Health And Fitness listed by topic

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Oleg Reznik, MD, author of The Secrets of Medical Decision Making discusses how to avoid becoming a victim of the health care machine. Resources: Oleg Reznik, MD website www.olegreznikmd.com; The Secrets of Medical Decision Making: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of the Health Care Machine by Oleg Reznik; Resources on alternative healing, resources on health politics, resources on aging, resources on cancer, resources on children’s health, resources on heart health, resources on chronic illness, and resources on hormones

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Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett PhD discuss the role of exercise in preventing disease including specific recommendations on forms of exercise and training regimes. Resources: Resources on exercise and musculoskeletal health; also resources on aging, cancer, heart health, insulin resistance, hormones, and stress

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Health educator Layna Berman discusses the safe use of bio-identical hormones in both genders, including a discussion of research, testing, ratios, and delivery systems. Resources: Resources on hormones, resources on aging, and resources on cancer

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Skin specialist and author Marie-Véronique Nadeau discusses how to protect the skin without the use of dangerous chemicals, including the probable problems with the use of nanotechnology in skin products. Resources: The Yoga Facelift by Marie-Véronique Nadea; Marie Véronique Skin Therapy www.marieveronique.net website; Resources on cancer, resources on skin health, and resources on aging.

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Author Scott McCredie, author of Balance: In Search of the Lost Sense, discusses how we maintain balance and proprioception, the three-dimensional sense of our body’s position Resources: Balance: In Search of the Lost Sense by Scott McCredie; resources on exercise and musculoskeletal health and resources on aging

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Researcher Marie-Véronique Nadeau, author of The Yoga Facelift, discusses natural skin care, including exercises that naturally lift the face, downsides of medical interventions, and nutritional support to maintain youthful skin. Resources: The Yoga Facelift website; The Yoga Facelift by Marie-Véronique Nadea; Resources on healthy teeth, eye, skin, and other body parts; Resources on aging

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Health educator Layna Berman discusses non-pharmaceutical solutions to preserving and building bone mass for both genders including vitamins D and K. Resources: Healthy Bones from Progressive Health Observer #4 and Young Bones and Milk from Progressive Health Observer #7

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Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss how to avoid common diagnoses and the medical interventions that are typically prescribed Resources: Resources on diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and obesity; Resources on cardiovascular and heart health; Resources on digestion and gut health; Resources on exercise and musculoskeletal health; Resources on aging;

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Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss how stress affects health and illness. Topics include
how stress is at the core of common diagnoses such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and autoimmune diseases;
how your body responds to stress and the cascade of metabolic events that lead to illness;
how to protect yourself from sources of stress;
how to increase your body's resilience in responding to stressors.
Resources: Resources on mind, mood, and stress; Resources on diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and obesity; Resources on cardiovascular and heart health; Resources on immunity;

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Highly awarded for his research, Bruce Ames, PhD is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley and Senior Scientist at the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute. He joins the program for a discussion of how nutrients protect us from aging and cancer. Resources: Bruce Ames website www.bruceames.org

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Nutrional journalist Jack Challem discusses his new book about a nutritional approach to turning off disease-causing genes Resources: Feed Your Genes Right by Jack Challem

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Orthomolecular physician Dr. Richard Kunin, MD discusses how treating genetically based nutrient deficiencies prevents disease. Resources: Orthomolecular Health Medicine Society www.ohmsociety.com; Orthomolecular Medicine News Service www.orthomolecular.org/resources/omns

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Virginia Morris discusses how to prepare for the end of life. Resources: by Virginia Morris

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Virginia Morris discusses her complete guide on how adult children can help their parents. Resources: How to Care for Aging Parents and most recently by Virginia Morris

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Dr. Nicholas Perricone, MD discusses his book on natural alternatives for anti-aging Resources: The Wrinkle Cure by Nicholas Perricone

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Health Educator Layna Berman reviews disease protection and nutrient requirements

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Orthomolecular Physican Dr. Richard Kunin MD compares conventional medicine to nutrient based medicine. Resources: Orthomolecular Health Medicine Society www.ohmsociety.com ; Orthomolecular Medicne News Service www.orthomolecular.org/resources/omns

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Virginia Morris discusses her complete guide Resources: How to Care for Aging Parents by Virginia Morris

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Colette Dowling Resources: The Frailty Myth: Women Approaching Physical Equality by Colette Dowling

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Layna Berman, Health Integrationist

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Sukie Miller, PhD, psychotherapist Resources: After Death by Sukie Miller

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Frena Gray-Davidson Resources: Alzheimer's Disease: Frequently Asked Questions by Frena Gray-Davidson

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Rebecca Latimer, age 92 Resources: You're Not Old Until You're Ninety by Rebecca Latimer

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Health Educator Layna Berman

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Journalist Virginia Morris Resources: How to Care for Aging Parents by Virginia Morris

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Human beings are built to move. So it makes sense that exercise turns back the clock on skeletal muscle.

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Aging as a Diagnosis: Another made-up disease is on its way: frailty. You don't need a diagnosis to protect yourself

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Healthy Mitochondria: They produce all of your energy. They might also play a key role in aging and degenerative disease.

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Stem Cells in Your Future: Controversy and money swirl around stem cell research. What's the real payoff?

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Walking: Think You Know How? Considerations for doing the easiest form of exercise

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Healthy Bones: The Surgeon General's report ignored some important safeguards

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