Are you often obsessed with aging, or perhaps slowing it down? Many of us are, and we prove it over and over when we buy expensive creams and treatment lotions to smooth the wrinkles. Let’s face it, we all want to look and feel young. But looking and feeling young can be difficult when every day we lose approximately 432 billion cells. When we were young, those cells were easily replaced with 432 billion brand new cells. Unfortunately, age makes this more and more difficult w

Ernestine Shepherd is 78 years old and in 2010 was declared the World’s Oldest Performing Body Builder. Today Shepherd can be seen sporting a flat stomach, toned arms, and exceptional health. Unfortunately, it wasn’t always this way. Many, many years ago Shepherd and her sister, Mildred, were trying on swimsuits at a store. Not liking what they saw, they both decided to get in shape together. This idea never came to fruition until Shepherd was 56 years old, when her sister Mi

Have you ever decided to start an exercise program but when the time comes to actually do it you hear that little voice in your head saying, “I’m so tired and I’d much rather sleep in today?” Most exercisers skip a workout occasionally. You may be traveling, fall ill, or have an unusually heavy work deadline that keeps you from the gym. Sometimes you simply lack the motivation to work out, sometimes you feel pulled in multiple directions by family and they always come before

A paradox exists as we age. It is an obsession with aging, or stopping it from happening anyway. Even though it continues on, relentless in its progression. We prove this obsession over and over when we buy expensive creams and treatment lotions to smooth or hide our wrinkles, dye our hair or feel and look younger. Not you? Ever ask anyone how old they think you are? Let’s face it, we all want to look and feel young, but no matter what we do, every day in our body approximate

If there were one thing that you could do to lower your cholesterol, and blood pressure, prevent osteoporosis, prevent sarcopenia (muscle loss as you age), lower your body’s inflammation, improve sleep, decrease depression, diabetes, back pain, lower your risk of age related falls, maintain your youth, improve your metabolism and help you live longer; would you do it? What about if that included staying independent longer in your golden years? How much would you pay for somet