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We all age; we all get to die – the primary concern is: how much pain and disability will we have to endure on the way to our common end?
Today we know how to slow aging and delay the consequences of aging for decades, but to personally benefit we must learn about and practice strategies that work; that’s what we document on Senior Fitness – practical antiaging strategies that work!
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Learn how to slow and reverse Age-related Functional Decline. We bring you the latest strategies to optimize senior fitness and health into advanced age. The time to start is now; the place to start is here. The sooner you apply these Youth-Prolonging Strategies, the longer you will enjoy pain-free vitality, vigor and independence into advanced age.
We continually research the latest science to formulate practical strategies for optimizing the aging process; letting us live longer, healthier lives, free of disease and pain into advanced age. We think life is precious and far more enjoyable and productive when we are in good health. Yes we all get old and die, but our thinking is that Later is Better, and pain and disability are to be avoided.
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Suppressing IL-11 Looks to Slow Aging
Suppression of expression and/or plasm levels of cytokine IL-11, a member of the IL-6 cytokine family, slows aging in both male and female mice. The study (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39020175/) caught my attention, and I researched what herbals might produce such...
The Role of Luteolin in Preventing Arterial Plaque
Understanding the mechanisms and potential benefits Arterial plaque, a major contributor to cardiovascular diseases, results from the accumulation of fatty deposits, cholesterol, and cellular waste products in the walls of arteries. Over time, these plaques can...
Practical Replacement of Mitochondria in Humans for Reversal of Aging Likely in this Decade
Some time ago I reported on the concept that we might be able to raise human mitochondria, like bacteria, in a suitable medium, and use the mitochondrial-rich brew to supply new mitochondria to our living cells, replacing those that have aged and ceased to function...
Icariin and Longevity
A recent study (references below) brought to mind that the wide ranging benefits of Icariin on health and function extend to longevity. I take the stuff, from S5 Labs, it is an extract of Horney Goat Weed standardized to 50% Icariins. I take 3 capsules per day; one in...
Update: Old vs Young Blood and Extra-Cellular Vesicles Carry Some of The Longevity Magic
Last year we learned that simply diluting old blood in the aged lets them function like younger (animals and humans) (Reference). Still, the search is continuing for youth factors in young blood that might also allow reversing some of aging. A new study has shown that...
Rebuilding Muscle For Seniors – Live at the SV Senior Center
Hey All - I'm presenting my Workout Strategy for Rebuilding Muscle and Strength lost to AGING at the Simi Valley Senior Center on Monday, September 22. You don't have to get old and wither away; at every age you can build muscle and get stronger - I show you how: the...
Benefits of Fenugreek Extract Supplementation for Postmenopausal Women While Strength Training
Strength training is a foundational tool in promoting the health and quality of life for postmenopausal women. The menopause transition, while natural, brings a decline in reproductive hormones such as estradiol and testosterone—changes that are closely tied to...
Four Substantially Proven Strategies for Our Longer Health and Lifespan Exploring the Science Behind Supplementation for Longevity In the quest for longevity, four supplement strategies have emerged with substantial scientific backing: raising NAD+ levels,...
Live Long – Age Strong!
Live Long; Age Strong! Learn skills to keep your aging body in top shape into your 80s, 90s and beyond! Let me (at 85) show you strategies that work life-long to sustain real long-term Health and Fitness. Train with me twice a week to grow stronger and more energetic...
Enhancing Health-Span: Recommended Ages for Application of Key Strategies
As we age, maintaining and enhancing our health-span—the period of life spent in good health, free from the chronic diseases and disabilities of aging—becomes increasingly significant. Various strategies have emerged as effective tools to bolster the health-span. Four...
GERD – How to avoid it for life!
In my mid 30s I started having indigestion with some foods. I read up on possible reasons for that and encountered the then surprising idea that production of hydrochloric acid (HCl) within the stomach declines with age! I learned that the stomach produces not only...
Live Long – Age Strong: Strength Training Beats Everything Else for Health-span; Banishes Frailty!
Strength Training produces MANY unique advantages for enhancing health-span compared to other strategies: here's a summary of recent study findings; Muscle preservation and growth: Strength training is particularly effective at maintaining and increasing muscle mass,...
Make Frank your Personal Trainer at LM Fitness Center Simi Valley CA
Hire me, Frank Wilhelmi, Senior Fitness Specialist, BS, ME, CFT; as your Personal Trainer and I will give you skills to keep an aging body in top shape into your 80s, 90s and beyond? Let me (at 85) show you strategies that work life-long to sustain real long-term...
THE Critical Lifestyle Factor for Long-Term Health and Longevity
Want to manifest long-term health and live better, longer? Implement the effective strategies I discuss below, and take up Resistance Training for life. Longevity research is in High-Gear and will accelerate from here on. Reported studies promise possible...
A newly discovered saturated fat extends the life span of Dolphins
When a single nutrient can add over a decade to a large mammal’s lifespan, we need to pay attention. That is what studies of a newly discovered Essential Fatty Acid revealed in studies of Dolphins trained by the Navy in San Diego CA., when compared to a similarly...