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Nov 26, 2024 | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Mo Perry |Julie Kendrick |Helen Martineau |Pamela Weintraub
The body makes nitric oxide in two ways. Cells lining the blood vessels produce nitric oxide from L-arginine, an amino acid found in meat and nuts. This process declines with age, but the body also makes nitric oxide by processing nitrates directly from food. Nitrates are found in dark, leafy greens and certain root vegetables, like beets. Understanding their importance requires a quick hit of chemistry. A nitrate is made up of a nitrogen atom bonded to three oxygen atoms (NO3).
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Pamela Weintraub |Helen Martineau
When we hear “nitrates,” we often think of the problematic preservatives lurking in processed meats. Yet these are only one piece of a nutrient jigsaw puzzle; the full picture is much more interesting. Naturally occurring nitrates and nitrites found in vegetables, fruits, and drinking water are the focus of promising new longevity research — primarily because of their role in producing nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is a beneficial gas formed by the cells of the endothelium.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Jessie Sholl |Katherine Lewis |Helen Martineau
Phone scrolling, binge watching, and needless online shopping are all examples of what Catherine Price, author of The Power of Fun, calls fake fun. These “fun impostors” can be tricky, because we associate them with relaxation, and we may very well lose track of time while we’re doing them. But fake fun is really just spacing out. That’s fine if it’s what you mean to do, Price says, but spacing out won’t satisfy your soul the way true fun will.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Katherine Lewis |Camille Berry |Helen Martineau |Bryant Terry
When Chinese New Year approaches, I know it’s time to visit Great Wall Supermarket in Rockville, Md., to pick up mooncakes, glutinous rice flour, and other traditional foods for my family’s celebration. But shopping at international markets doesn’t need to be limited to holidays — or to your own culture.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Michael Dregni |Sarah Hoffman |Helen Martineau |Matthew Kadey
Dizziness and vertigo are two of the most common reasons people visit a doctor. And yet they can be complex conditions to identify and resolve, according to functional neurologist Jeremy Schmoe, DC, DACNB, founder and director of the Functional Neurology Center in Minnetonka, Minn. Doctors may have “a hard time coming up with a diagnosis or putting a name on it,” he says.
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Dec 22, 2023 | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Katie Virnig |Helen Martineau |Craig Cox |Katie Dohman
Fitness advice looms large on social media, but the saturation isn’t synonymous with credibility or service. Quite the opposite: Several recent studies have found that, far from being helpful, much online fitness-related content does more harm than good. (Learn more in the January/February 2024 issue of Experience Life’s article, “The Ugly Side of #Fitspo.”)This is grim news for health-minded folks who seek out information and inspiration on social media.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Mo Perry |Rachel Warren |Helen Martineau
Explore the contents of this article:⋅ Understanding Uric Acid⋅ Metabolic Syndrome and the Brain⋅ The Trouble With Fructose⋅ How to Lower Uric AcidBefore she passed away in a memory-care unit at age 93, my friend George’s mother had been suffering for years from a combination of gout, diabetes, high blood pressure, and dementia. On the surface, these conditions may not seem related, but a growing body of evidence suggests they may share a common underlying mechanism: high levels of uric acid.
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Jul 25, 2023 | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Helen Martineau |Maggie Fazeli Fard
For various reasons, we all tend to put on a little weight as we move through middle age and into our senior years. We become gradually more sedentary, our metabolic mechanism slows, and the extra pounds accumulate. By some estimates, four out of 10 Americans over the age of 60 fit the conventional definition of obese (a BMI of 30 or more). So, it’s not surprising that the recent headlines about weight-loss drugs have generated some interest among seniors — along with some warnings from physicians.
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Jul 18, 2023 | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Matthew Kadey |Helen Martineau |Laine Bergeson Becco
Most of us know a thing or two about vitamins. We understand that vitamin C in citrus supports immunity and that vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin. But ask someone about minerals, the other half of the dynamic nutrient duo, and you’re apt to hear . . . crickets. “People just don’t know what to do with minerals, which is why they often get ignored,” says Carolyn Dean, MD, ND, author of The Magnesium Miracle.
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May 26, 2023 | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Helen Martineau |Frank Lipman |Craig Cox
Most of us eat more than we need. Americans had an average supply of more than 3,800 calories daily in 2021, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations — well above the average adult’s recommended dietary allowance of between 1,600 and 3,000 calories. And our feasting surged in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic: In a nationwide survey of more than 1,500 American adults, 39.7 percent reported overeating more frequently after the pandemic began.
