Time

...marches on.

Comments

[Abbadon]

Oh, good. I thought it was just me...

:oD>

[oceanguy]

yeah, I resemble that remark.

[Gail]

Me? I just keep looking younger every day.

Brooklyn Bridge, anyone?

[AndyJ]

Hormone Replacement Therapy would help but 1) men don't ask 2) doctors don't recommend it... If men walked in with same complaints as women they should get replacement help and advice. instead they get told to "suckitup. It's part of aging. What do you expect?"

The WSJ had an article last week on testosterone. Their healthblog also has a discussion on hormone replacement therapy

"If we had a drug that could restore sexual function in men, make them stronger, build their bones, reduce fat and get rid of the blues, you'd say, 'Oh my God, why doesn't everybody know about it?' " says Abraham Morgentaler, a urologist at Harvard Medical School and director of the Men's Health Boston clinic. "There is a drug like that -- but the public associates testosterone with cheating and illicit behavior and the fact that 40 years ago, it was thought to give people prostate cancer."

Whether it does or not is still an open question. But many studies have shown that low testosterone is associated with reduced muscle mass, bone density, sexual function and vitality, and increased fatigue, depression, Type II diabetes and obesity -- particularly belly fat. Evidence is accumulating that restoring testosterone to normal can alleviate many of those problems."

Here is the online link to the article
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120399150531792397.html

Here is the link to the WSJ healthblog
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/02/26/docs-ponder-testosterone-for-aging-men/

[AndyJ]

Found this book review about David Shields book on aging, while searching the WSJ for the testosterone article.

"Coordination and strength peak at 19, IQ at around 20, bone mass at 30, Mr. Shields reports. On the down slope, the brain shrinks, the eyes go cloudy, the metabolic rate falls. You slow down, you break down. If you reach 100, odds are nine out of 10 that you're female -- testosterone makes life and then takes it. More of longevity's secrets: "People with higher education live six years longer than high school dropouts; Oscar winners outlive unsuccessful nominees by four years; CEOs outlive corporate vice presidents; religious people outlive atheists; tall people (men over 6'; women over 5'7") outlive short people by three years; . . . American immigrants live three years longer than natives." Laurie, Mr. Shields's wife, quotes a friend -- "At 40, a woman must choose between her face and her ass: nice ass, gaunt face; good face, fat ass." Laurie's choice."

The link to the WSJ Asia is here:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120396610690891093.html

TMI-?

[Gail]

For several different reasons, not the least of which is the fact that I am a breast cancer survvor, I am not an advocate of hormone replacement therapy.

[Ymarsakar]

Link

I just started using that. Frankly, the people that were using that for months and taking double doses each day, looked like they were younger than me. And they were in their 30s. The ones I met and saw at the MarketAmerica Convention in Miami looked really healthy and fit. Of all ages really.

TI - Antioxidant Flavonoids: Structure, Function and Clinical Usage AB - Flavonoids occur in most plant species, and account for a significant percentage of the chemical constituents of some; e.g. dried green tea leaves contain approximately 30% flavonoids by weight.

Flavonoids have been shown to have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, antimutagenic, antiviral, antineoplastic, anti-thrombotic, and vasodilatory activity. The potent antioxidant activity of flavonoids - their ability to scavenge hydroxyl radicals, superoxide anions, and lipid peroxy radicals - may be the most important function of flavonoids, and underlies many of the above actions in the body. Oxidative damage is implicated in most disease processes, and epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory research on flavonoids and other antioxidants suggest their use in the prevention and treatment of a number of these. Catechin and its derivatives, oligomeric proanthocyanidins, quercetin and quercetin chalcone, Ginkgo flavone glycosides, silymarin, and others can be utilized in preventative and treatment protocols for cardiovascular disease, cancer, inflammatory conditions, asthma, periodontal disease, liver disease, cataracts and macular degeneration. MH - antioxidants; bioflavonoids; flavonoids; ginkgo biloba; silymarin; green tea polyphenols; quercetin; quercetin chalcone; grape seed; oligomeric proanthocyanidins; epigallocatechin gallate; red wine;
French paradox SO - Alt Med Rev 1996;1(2):103-111.-different site

Anti-oxidants are nice, but the reason I take it is because it's not a pill and it tastes better than the apple juices I drink by the gallon.