Senior Fitness.com - Anti-aging Strategies for Lifetime Health and Senior Fitness

Welcome to Senior Fitness.com! Your #1 source for lifetime fitness information; vital strategies for promoting senior health, life-long strength, vigor and independence. Learn how to slow and reverse Age-related Functional Decline. We bring you the latest strategies to optimize senior health and fitness into advanced age. The time to start is now; the place to start is here. Begin by reading How to best use this site: Take the tour. Then act on the knowledge; you can improve health and fitness at any age by using the strategies on these pages.

The Latest Word on Senior Fitness News Roundup - Recent health news worth talking about Eating eggs when pregnant affects (editor's note: 'reduces') breast cancer in offspring by Cody Mooneyhan Post Date: 12/01/2008 Vitamin D found to fight placental infection by Martin Hewison Post Date: 12/01/2008 Red, red wine: How it fights Alzheimer's by Mark Wheeler Post Date: 11/23/2008 Med school discovery could lead to better cancer diagnosis, drugs by Doug Carlson Post Date: 11/23/2008 Nature Medicine study shows Peregrine's bavituximab can cure lethal virus infections by Barbara Lindheim Post Date: 11/23/2008 The 6 Critical Keys to Dynamic Senior Living Anti-aging - Slowing the processes involved in aging, and delaying their consequences. Anti Aging Skin Care Creams - The Real Truth by Rachel Hammond Post Date: 12/03/2008 Review of Anti-Aging Skin Care Products by farid mostamand Post Date: 12/03/2008 Five Steps to Prevent Wrinkles by farid mostamand Post Date: 12/03/2008 Natural Skin Care Products by farid mostamand Post Date: 12/03/2008 Men Anti-Aging Skincare Products by farid mostamand Post Date: 12/03/2008 Exercise - The primary driver for reversing age-related functional decline. Aerobics - to maintain and recover your heart/lung/vascular fitness. Weight Training - to trigger your anabolic, or muscle-building process; muscle you need to look good and move well, be stronger than you look and dissolve fat 24 hours a day. Yoga, Pilates, Stretching & Balance - Building poise, posture, flexibility, strength, endurance, balance and grace, while connecting with the spirit within - speed and power aren't the whole story. Senior Walking for Longterm Fitness by Peter Stockwell Post Date: 11/06/2008 Simple Strategies to Help You Achieve Weight Loss After Menopause! by Gail M. Davis Post Date: 10/20/2008 National Qualification in Exercise, Health Studies and Personal Training by Peter Lawless Post Date: 10/07/2008 Imagine a Healthier Life, Then Start Living it. by Jackie Orman Post Date: 10/02/2008 Why Older People Need Exercise, Too. by Jackie Orman Post Date: 10/02/2008 Nutrition - the Raw Material for Senior Health and Lifetime Fitness Colon Cleanse Will Save Your Life, Clean Your Body And Give You Beautiful Skin by Lorna Darden Post Date: 12/03/2008 Finding Time for your Pregnancy Workout by Stephen ladd Post Date: 12/02/2008 When NOT To Do A Pregnancy Exercise Program by Stephen ladd Post Date: 12/02/2008 Pregnancy Food Plan - Top Eight Foods to Avoid by Stephen ladd Post Date: 11/30/2008 Martial Arts Fitness And Nutrition Secrets by Mike Matthews Post Date: 11/26/2008 Rest, Recovery and Relaxation - Time for the body to repair and strengthen itself. Gardening - Profoundly spiritual – rest, recovery and recreation for the soul, mind and body. Medi-Spa Services: Beauty Plus Relaxation by A Aaronson Post Date: 10/20/2008 Enhancing Etheric Energy by J Graf Post Date: 10/06/2008 You Don't have to be Perfect to be Free of Back Pain by Steven Hefferon, CMT PTA Post Date: 09/30/2008 Loss of Sleep, Even For A Single Night, Increases Inflammation in the Body by J. A. Dawkins Post Date: 09/12/2008 The Art of Relaxing and Restoring Your Health by Todd Durkin Post Date: 08/20/2008 Supplements - Exercise right, eat correctly; is that all it takes? Not as seniors! Supplements make up for the losses of aging. GHR1000 Review - 10 Facts You Should Know About GHR1000 to Get the Fullest Benefit from It by Chaves Angles Post Date: 11/11/2008 How Important is Packaging Design to Your Product's Success? by Kevin A Post Date: 11/05/2008 Shilajit, Increase Libido and Anti Aging Supplement by herbal remedies Post Date: 09/10/2008 Role of Anti Aging Supplements in Health Longevity by Francis Adam Post Date: 08/22/2008 Feed Your Spirit! by Stephen Rogers Post Date: 08/22/2008 Thinking and Attitude - One person's junk is another's treasure; it's all a matter of thinking and attitude. Exercise can be an extremely pleasurable experience; you just have to get your brain to think so. Hypnosis for Change - Ancient and mysterious; a powerful modern tool for change. Do you wish to be somehow different, better than you were yesterday? Then make hypnosis a part of your strategy of improvement. Neuro Linguistic Programming - NLP - Strategies and tools for rapid mental and behavioral change that serve your goals. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) - Rapid emotional and physical healing by melding acupressure meridian stimulation with linguistic suggestion The Source of Kingdom Economics by Ann Stewart Post Date: 10/03/2008 The Power of A.C. by Mike Robinson Post Date: 09/22/2008 Every Failure Is An Opportunity In Disguise by Richard Saldan Post Date: 06/30/2008 "True Customer Service in your ML*M - Are You Providing It or Thinking You Are?" by Carol Ann Wagner Post Date: 06/30/2008 Positive Expectancy - A Must-Have Ingredient for Success by David Schaefer Post Date: 06/27/2008 Special Concerns That Hamper Senior Living Brain Health - Mental Health - Your brain is a terrible thing to lose - its health is priority-one! Living Healthy to end the Brain Drain by Megan Oltman Post Date: 12/03/2008 Use of Treadmill Desk May Increase Production of Small Blood Vessels in the Brain by Steve Bordley Post Date: 12/03/2008 The Most Effective Exercise for Stress Management by luna mohanty Post Date: 12/03/2008 Three Myths about Mental Illness by Michael Rayel Post Date: 12/02/2008 Study Finds Victims of TBI and Depression Show Signs of Remission With Treatment by Peter Kent Post Date: 12/02/2008 Dental Health - Poor health of teeth and gums invite ills that may be killing you invisibly. Teeth Whitening Brides for their Wedding Rise in Popularity! by Dr John Mantel Post Date: 12/03/2008 The 6 Main Causes of Dental Anxiety (Entophobia) by Cristian Stan Post Date: 12/03/2008 Savannah Dentist Explains the Types of Dental Practices by Rod Strickland Post Date: 12/03/2008 How to Choose an Orthodontist — 5 Simple Tips to Get the Top Orthodontics Treatment by Shervin Erfani Post Date: 12/02/2008 Adult Dental Braces — 5 Facts to Know Before Choosing an Orthodontist by Shervin Erfani Post Date: 12/02/2008 Disease and Healing Protocols - Life Extension Foundation's comprehensive review of common diseases and their alternative protocols for healing and resolving the root causes. Sure shot acne treatments are now only a click of the mouse away by acne disease Post Date: 12/02/2008 A Tree for All Seasons by Terry Christensen Post Date: 12/02/2008 Male Yeast Infection- Are You The Victim Or The Villain Of This Disease by Gordon Brownlie Post Date: 11/21/2008 Keep Your Digestive and Immune System Healthy by Dr.Joseph Mercola Post Date: 11/21/2008 Researchers identify toehold for HIV's assault on brain by Tom Rickey Post Date: 11/14/2008 Hormone Management - Hormones drive most bodily functions; learn how to manipulate your hormones to stimulate the fat-burning, anti-aging hormones while suppressing those that make you fat, sick, tired and old before your time. Hormone Strategies for Men - The hormones that make you a male are also protective of your health and well-being. Managing proper hormone levels and balance is a critical part of successful aging. Hormone Strategies for Women - The hormones that make you a woman impact health and aging in varied ways. Managing the balance and cyclic nature of feminine hormones is a life-long challenge, but one worth mastering. Cloud Nine HGH Releaser by Jeff Kaplan Post Date: 11/26/2008 Sytropin - Aging Reversed by Nancy Mathis Post Date: 11/14/2008 How to Feel Young and Full of Energy While You Getting Older With GHR1000 HGH Releaser by Chaves Angles Post Date: 11/10/2008 Human Growth Hormone Injections - Pros and Cons to Know about HGH Shots by Gary Addams Post Date: 10/14/2008 How to Overcome Your Aging Symptoms Using HGH Supplement For Maximum Results! by Chaves Angles Post Date: 09/25/2008 Immune Power - Empower your Immune System; it stands between you and certain death Is your immune system ready for the flu season? by Dave Tishendorf Post Date: 10/07/2008 Importance of Immune System Supplements for Children by Francis Adam Post Date: 09/26/2008 Fighting Fatigue by Sandra Powers Post Date: 08/11/2008 Create a Healthy Immune System Naturally by Joe Peters Post Date: 07/14/2008 Immune System Builder with Interferon Builds Better Health by Vicki Zerbee Post Date: 06/30/2008 Joint Health - Nothing works to make you fit if your joints give out; you can keep them healthy if you feed them the right nutrients and prevent needless damage. Eating for healthy joints by Scott Warner Post Date: 12/02/2008 Knee Joint Pain (OSTEO ARTHRITIS) best Ayurveda treatments @ Dr Kranthi Hyd by drkranthi vardhan Post Date: 11/26/2008 Speciality (Rheumatoid arthritis) Bone & Joint Care through Ayurveda by drkranthi vardhan Post Date: 11/26/2008 Fitness Success: Burn Fat And Fix Joints by Dante Solaris Post Date: 11/21/2008 Little Known Facts About the Tart Cherry by Karen Jackson Post Date: 10/15/2008 Personal Deportment and Hygiene - Staying fit to be around as we age. Hearing - A critical social sense, an important personal skill Deep Clean Your Home for Health and Hygiene by Matt Gallo Post Date: 12/03/2008 Hospital Hygiene Commences With Clean Hands by Robert Bell Post Date: 11/24/2008 For Insomnia, The Cure Depends On The Cause by Philip Tsang Post Date: 11/07/2008 A Guide to Oral Hygiene by Blaise Breton Post Date: 10/14/2008 Prevent Acne by Jason Coombs Post Date: 10/07/2008 Sexual Fitness - A broad look at sexual fitness - for both women and men. (Nothing erotic, sordid or graphic - just technology and strategies for staying sexually alive and youthful.) Sexual Fitness for Aging Men - Strategies for delaying, minimizing and even reversing andropause. Sexual Fitness for Aging Women - Staying vibrant through and post-menopause; keeping the fire alive. Tantric Yoga for Better Sexual Health by Mark Walters Post Date: 10/30/2008 Prescription Drug Addiction Can Ruin Your Sex Life by Gloria MacTaggart Post Date: 10/13/2008 How To Slash Your Healthcare Costs by Michael Coleman Post Date: 08/22/2008 How many people in the US have herpes? by Joseph Phillips Post Date: 08/20/2008 What is the difference between shingles and cold sores? by Joseph Phillips Post Date: 08/20/2008 Skin Health and Care - So much more than beauty! Skin Care Cream - What You Should Know Before you Buy by Rachel Hammond Post Date: 12/03/2008 A Guide to Selecting the Best Natural Skin Care Cream Products by Rachel Hammond Post Date: 12/03/2008 Benefits of using organic baby products by Phillips Theresa Post Date: 12/03/2008 Useful Evaluation of Mark Facial Brands by Trevor Price Post Date: 12/03/2008 Everything you wanted to know about dry skin care by Sarah File Post Date: 12/03/2008 Weight Loss - Weight Management - The real issue is fat loss and fat management; your health, longevity and self esteem are dependent on managing the fat content of your body - the mirror, not the scale, tells the truth! Ten Lies About Diet by Taher Dabbour Post Date: 12/03/2008 Can You Really Lose Weight? 9lb in 11 Days? by Allen Jesson Post Date: 12/03/2008 Is Your Fat Loss Diet Causing Wrinkles by Allen Jesson Post Date: 12/03/2008 Choosing an Effective Weight Loss Program by effectiveweightlossprogram peter Post Date: 12/03/2008 Marthas Vinyard Master Cleanse Diet Detox by John Brenner Post Date: 12/03/2008 Making it Happen - Taking Action to Change Your Life Fitness Courses - Age-specific training courses teach you how to stay at your peak for the long term. Will Brink - Solid wisdom on staying lean and strong as you age. Marc David - A course for beginners of any age. Weight-Researches show that salt and sugar are the main reasons for this increased weight. by Sheldon Feaster Post Date: 12/03/2008 10K Race and how to Jog your way to a 10K by Jenny Jenkins Post Date: 12/03/2008 10K Running and how it can Improve your Running by Jenny Jenkins Post Date: 12/03/2008 10K Running and Running your first 10K by Jenny Jenkins Post Date: 12/03/2008 10K Running and the Basics of a 10K by Jenny Jenkins Post Date: 12/03/2008 Inspirational Gallery - A Photo and Video Gallery of Seniors in Great Shape and Living Very Well Frank Wilhelmi - Simi Valley CA: Striving to improve with age, with fairly consistent success. Hallowed Be Thy Name! by Ann Stewart Post Date: 11/24/2008 The Ultimate Way to be Motivated to Lose Weight by sydney hayes Post Date: 11/24/2008 The Perfect Exercise by Caleb Granger Post Date: 11/21/2008 Clandestine Motivation Instructions for Credence Loss by Francis Adam Post Date: 11/18/2008 The Meaning of Good Posture by Sheila Cull Post Date: 11/14/2008 Sport-Specific Fitness - If sport comes first...you have to stay fit to stay in the game! Golf - A Passion for millions - a great blending of sun, sport and things social. Tennis - A glamorous sport, very gratifying when you win, very taxing on the aging body - train right to stay in the game. 3 Most Dangerous Bodybuilding Mistakes by Maverick Denic Post Date: 12/02/2008 Injury Treatment by daniel zoleta Post Date: 11/07/2008 Grab Your Boobs by robert orr Post Date: 11/03/2008 Inversion Table Therapy For Back Pain by Zul Rahman Post Date: 10/30/2008 Are the Dope Officials Taking Sides? by daniel zoleta Post Date: 10/20/2008 Trainers Registry - Find Fitness Trainers in your area who specialize in training Seniors. Fitness Professionals Need to Diversify by Dr. Kareem Samhouri Post Date: 09/23/2007 Why use a Personal Trainer for Weight Lifting Training by Richard Train Post Date: 09/07/2007 Fitness Myth Busting by jeannie callen barat Post Date: 08/23/2007 How To: Find the Right Personal Trainer for You! by Tim VanRavenswaay Post Date: 08/23/2007 The Top 10 Leg Exercises by Terri Walsh Post Date: 08/21/2007

Frank's Column Potassium/Sodium Dietaty Ratio and Your Health (11/16/2008) NEW! See the video illustrating form, intensity, start and finish for a power set of barbell shrugs. (Video 1) and incline dumbell press. (Video 2) Heavy Set of Pseudosquats. (Video 3) A set of medium intensity Lat Pulls. (Video 4) A set of medium intensity, narrow-grip Cable Rows. (Video 5) Frank Playing in the Gym - A personal best at 66; 720lb on the incline leg press (Video 6) If you ask a practicing physician specialized in kidney disease why aging humans experience rising blood pressure, you will get the idiopathic answer – we don’t know at this time. They can explain that there are numerous factors involved, and the relationship of those is not understood, and they can offer no "cure", only treatment. If you ask Dr. Richard D. Moore that question, he will tell you that in cultures with traditional diets where the ratio of potassium (K) to sodium (Na) in the diet is greater than 4:1, hypertension (the medical term for high blood pressure) simply doesn’t occur. The article that I put up last week on the link between hypertension and the amount of potassium in the diet started me wondering why that should not be obvious to almost anyone, and spurred me to search for some definitive studies or learnings. I came across an interview of Dr Moore by Dr. Passwater (http://www.drpasswater.com) that told the story of his own investigation of how the sodium/potassium pump maintains the electrolyte balance and pH within the body’s cells, starting a graduate student in 1958. Over the years his understanding solidified regarding how the ratio K/Na in our diet, which he calls the K-factor, impacts not only hypertension, but factors leading to metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance as well. He has been trying for over 25 years to convince the medical community at large that modern food industry has created a severe imbalance between the levels of potassium and sodium we ingest. He professes that this inhibits proper operation of the K/Na pump mechanism of every cell, with negative health consequences. Our bodies are designed to preserve sodium and easily flush large intakes of potassium through the urine. In the ancient past of human development, sodium has been hard to come by while potassium is easy to find in almost everything that grows in the ground. Salt was a rare commodity except in sea-coast habitats. Dr. Moore cites anthropological evidence that Paleolithic Man got about 11,000mg of Potassium (K) with about 700 mg of sodium (Na) per day, for a ratio of about 15.7:1. Today we take in a ratio of more like 0.6:1. He cites studies that suggest that the critical ratio for K/Na is greater than 4:1 or the outcome is a ramping up of blood pressure and the other related chronic metabolic diseases. The culprit is primarily processed foods that contain high levels of sodium salt, paired with a decrease in consumption of fruits and vegetables. He explains that excess sodium (about 4000mg/day) and insufficient potassium (about 2500 mg/day in the USA) inhibits the K/Na pump and reduces the pH of (acidifies) the interior of cells. This has a negative effect on impact on another cellular pumping mechanism – the sodium/calcium pump – resulting in a chronic increase in calcium in the body’s cells. For the muscle cells of the blood vessel system that means a chronic state of tightening or constriction that raises blood pressure. He also shows that higher extra-cellular sodium lowers sensitivity to insulin – possibly a cause of insulin resistance seen in metabolic syndrome. I am willing to use my self as lab rat, so I went looking for some potassium chloride or other potassium supplements; big surprise! If you have tried to find a decent potassium supplement lately you know the govt has ruled that you can only get potassium supplements in 99 mg pills or capsules. Is that really in our best interest? Healthline.com states, “Although there is no established safe upper limit, potassium toxicity appears to develop with an intake of approximately 18,000 mgs and may lead to cardiac arrest.”(3) Considering this information, you can see that, while possible, it would be very difficult to overdose on potassium. Here is an informative link from the Linus Pauling Institute on potassium. There are many interlinked mineral nutritional requirements, and while it seems highly unlikely that you will OD on potassium, the levels of several other key minerals are influenced by potassium intake. It is reasonable in my mind to seek professional guidance before taking grams/day of supplements. One thing you can’t err on is eating real whole foods. Eat your veggies and fruits folks, and give up the chips and manufactured food products! Good Living - Frank (680404) Past "Frank's Column" Articles Sleep - A Top Priority in Your Senior Fitness Program (11/09/2008) Top Strategies for Extending Health and Fitness into Old-age (10/19/2008) Optimizing Senior Fitness (09/26/2008) Dad Made it to 95 - Good Genes Realy Helps! (08/24/2008) Energy production, Thyroid Function and Iodine (06/22/2008) Progress with Training and More on the Lipitor/Thumb Pain Story (04/20/2008) Depression – A Serious Threat to Senior Fitness – Tied to Chronic Inflammation (04/06/2008) Frank in a Contest and More on Muscle Damage by Statins (02/22/2008) The Case for Losing Faith in Cholesterol Drugs (02/09/2008) Gardening - Recreation, Meditation, Exercise (01/13/2008) The power of bio-identical hormones in medicine (01/02/2008) Surrender the things of youth(?) - more injury and healing. (11/25/2007) Let’s talk about aging and attitude. (11/18/2007) More changes coming to the SeniorFitness website (11/10/2007) An Invasive, Disturbing Thought Eliminated with EFT – A First Hand Experience (10/17/2007) Brain Health - Mental Health: a new Category added to the site (09/09/2007) Critcal Thinking and Risk Taking (08/29/2007) An ISSA Seminar at Total Woman Gym and Day Spa (08/12/2007) Another Bodybuilding Supplement of Great Interest (07/01/2007) Want to See Real Reverse Aging? Try this Combination of Supplements. (05/28/2007) I'll Have the Chicken, With traces of Arsenic Please (04/29/2007) More on Vitamin D3 and Some Websites to Bookmark (04/18/2007) Too Much Of A Good Thing Drug and Vitamin Overdose (04/18/2007) Resveratrol – A Promising Strategy for Health and Life Extension (03/31/2007) Vitamin K2 - Crtitical Factor in Heart Disease and Osteoporosis (03/11/2007) The Very Best Ways to Start Changing Your Health for the Better (02/11/2007) A New Beginning in a New Year, and Some Words About Synergy (01/17/2007) Year-end Lapses of Fitness and the Promise of a New Year (12/15/2006) Winter Approaches and Flu Season is Bearing Down Upon Us; Time to Think of Boosting Immune Function. (11/28/2006) More on the ability to heal from surgeries and a very informative site I ran across (11/05/2006) Shoulder Surgery Outcome and A Three Day/Week Workout Plan (10/15/2006) Frank’s Arthroscopic Surgery of 9/5/06 and breasts for men? (09/07/2006) Update on Digestion, Heartburn, Belching, Reflux and the Impact of Aging on Such. (08/16/2006) New Features on the Senior Fitness.com Site and Some Exciting News on Heavy Metal Chelation (07/17/2006) A New Personal-Best Lift, and a New Supplement that Rocks! (06/19/2006) Life Extension Foundation - Your Top Resourse In Health Information (04/23/2006) Women, Fitness and Weight Training (03/15/2006) Wobenzyme to the Rescue? (02/26/2006) More Joint Healing Mysteries (02/15/2006) Joint Health and Joint Healing (02/05/2006) Immune Power and an Update on Shoulder Healing (01/29/2006) An Aging Mechanism you can minimize easily - Glycation! (01/15/2006) Start Again; Goals, Resolutions - Focus on Fitness (01/02/2006) More on Injury and Healing (mine, unfortunately). (12/18/2005) Making Incremental Progress in Becoming Stronger (11/27/2005) Injuries and Healing for Seniors (11/20/2005) Hormones, hormone levels and hormone balance - a very complex topic that impacts how well we age in very big ways. (11/08/2005) Strength Training and Physical capability (10/31/2005) My Rant on Hydrogenation (10/24/2005) Frank's Column (10/10/2005)

Topic of the Day: Antioxidant

An antioxidant is a molecule capable of slowing or preventing the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that transfers electrons from a substance to an oxidizing agent. Oxidation reactions can produce free radicals, which start chain reactions that damage cells. Antioxidants terminate these chain reactions by removing free radical intermediates, and inhibit other oxidation reactions by being oxidized themselves. As a result, antioxidants are often reducing agents such as thiols or polyphenols.

Although oxidation reactions are crucial for life, they can also be damaging; hence, plants and animals maintain complex systems of multiple types of antioxidants, such as glutathione, vitamin C, and vitamin E as well as enzymes such as catalase, superoxide dismutase and various peroxidases. Low levels of antioxidants, or inhibition of the antioxidant enzymes, causes oxidative stress and may damage or kill cells.

As oxidative stress might be an important part of many human diseases, the use of antioxidants in pharmacology is intensively studied, particularly as treatments for stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. However, it is unknown whether oxidative stress is the cause or the consequence of disease. Antioxidants are also widely used as ingredients in dietary supplements in the hope of maintaining health and preventing diseases such as cancer and coronary heart disease. Although some studies have suggested antioxidant supplements have health benefits, other large clinical trials did not detect any benefit for the formulations tested, and excess supplementation may be harmful.^[1] In addition to these uses in medicine, antioxidants have many industrial uses, such as preservatives in food and cosmetics and preventing the degradation of rubber and gasoline.

The term antioxidant originally was used to refer specifically to a chemical that prevented the consumption of oxygen. In the late 19th and early 20th century, extensive study was devoted to the uses of antioxidants in important industrial processes, such as the prevention of metal corrosion, the vulcanization of rubber, and the polymerization of fuels in the fouling of internal combustion engines.^[2]