Stopping The Clock

Stopping the Clock: Introduction

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It is said that we begin the process of dying at the moment of birth; that, from that miraculous moment onward, we are breathing a finite number of breaths ... Continue Reading

The Miracle Minerals: Chromium, Selenium and Magnesium ...

Posted in Stopping the Clock on Mon November 10, 2003

Rats treated with chromium supplements lived an average of two and a half years, one-third longer than their average life span ... Continue Reading

Human Growth Hormone (hGH), Chapter Four

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Most people think of HGH as the miraculous treatment for children doomed to dwarfism, which over the past thirty years has saved tens of thousands from this fate. ... Continue Reading

DHEA, Chapter Five

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Hormones and aging have long enjoyed a kind of chicken-and-egg relationship. Does aging result in falling levels of key hormones, or does a drop in the levels of key hormones bring on the aging process ... Continue Reading

The Female Sex Hormones: Extrogen and Progesterone, Chapter Six

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Proponents of estrogen cite both scientific studies and the experiences of numerous women to show that this female hormone can ease or eliminate menopausal woes ... Continue Reading

The Male Sex Hormone: Testosterone, Chapter Seven

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The phenomenon termed andropause, (known in England as viropause) involves the progressive decline of free testosterone levels with age, coupled with an increase in production of a protein called sex hormone-binding globulin ... Continue Reading

Thyroid, Chapter Ten

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The symptoms of hypothyroidism mimic many of the conditions that people associate with aging. Mental problems that resemble Alzheimer ... Continue Reading

The Immortals: Successful Athletes Over 60, Chapter Twelve

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Johnny Kelley finished his sixtieth Boston Marathon at age eighty-three. Ada Thomas started jogging after she retired at age sixty-five ... Continue Reading

The Long-Life Diet: Nutrition for Longevity, Chapter Thirteen

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No matter the amount of research that scientists do into anti-aging medicine, no matter how skilled physicians become in using these tools ... Continue Reading