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...
Year-end Thoughts on Health and Fitness – 2023
The publisher of “Fight Aging” just put up his usual end-of-year summary of the progress made in the longevity industry for 2023.Structurally, it is a litany of what goes wrong with our body parts, organs, systems, etc. and how they degenerate or fail with age, and...
Update on a Practical Senolytic Therapy to Slow Muscle Loss in Aging
I have written before about using Senolytic Activator from LifeExtension.com to kill off senescent cells. I had been using this strategy on a quarterly basis for about 4 years, and have increased the frequency recently to a monthly schedule. However, there has been...
A New Weapon for Beating Heart Disease
Heart disease is the number one killer of men who are otherwise living an energetic, productive life. Often the first symptom of Heart (Cardiovascular) Disease is a Heart Attack resulting in sudden death from blockage of one of the Coronary Arteries supplying blood to...
Restore Strength, Fitness, Function with Frank; Senior Specialist @ Island Health & Fitness, Simi Valley
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 83) show you strategies that work life-long to sustain real long-term...
Sendoff for 2022
On this last day of 2022, I am in day 5 of my first Covid-19 infection, having finished day 3 of Paxlovid anti-viral therapeutic drug, and feeling very much like I have it beat. Within a half hour of the first dose the disease trajectory had reversed from rapid...
Update on My Strategies for Longevity
Here are two notable sources of technical stuff on NOT AGING, followed by supplements I use to aid in that effort: https://www.fightaging.org/: Written by a bright guy with the name Reason; he puts up three articles per week-day without fail. Format is: Study Title,...
Apigenin – A Promising Compound found in Chamomile and Parsley can Greatly Improve Health
I started looking (yet again) for ways to improve my sleep; to fall asleep faster and make sleep more restorative. Chamomile is noted for relaxation so I was looking for a stronger extract of chamomile or at least the sleep-inducing part of it, thought to be a...
Frank’s New Training Gig at Island Health & Fitness
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 83) show you strategies that work life-long to sustain real long-term...
Frank’s New Training Location
Fitness 19 Simi Valley is no more! With the closure of Fitness19 Simi Valley, I'm moving my operation to Island Health and Fitness at 5750 E Los Angeles Ave., 93063. It's a less frenetic club than F19, fewer occupants and easier access to equipment. I plan to keep the...
Reality Check on Stem Cell Exosomes for Regeneration
I have high hopes that Stem Cell exosomes will prove to be the Thor's Hammer for regeneration and a tool for greatly extended lifespan. Like most hopes, realty is generally more complex than hope envisioned. Stewing up vast batches of stem cell exosomes to be used by...
Kidney Function Improvement Related to Boosting Klotho Production
I have long-time friend who has experienced failing kidney function over the years. Recently he reported he was on a transplant list and his GFR had fallen to 6%. I had been researching Klotho, the natural protein expressed primarily in the kidneys, and has strong...