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Category Archives for anti-aging
Long-term Side Effects of Radiation
“Concern over long-term side effects of radiation therapy is becoming more common, as survival rates improve. Just as there can be long-term side effects of chemotherapy, radiation therapy may result
Continue readingDeep Sleep Dementia
Does my lack of deep sleep increase my risk of dementia? I am a long-term cancer survivor. I developed a l0ng-term side effect called chemobrain years ago. While my chemobrain has improved significantly,
Continue readingAlzheimer’s Disease, dementia
“Brain health is becoming more important to the average person as the number of people with cognitive impairments, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is rising significantly…” What
Continue readingOsteoporosis- Whole-body Vibration, Exercise Therapy
“Osteoporosis is not an inevitable part of aging: it is preventable. So, it is vital that all of us, of all ages, start taking care of our bones now before it is too late” … Conclusions The
Continue readingChemo, Inflammation = Inflammaging
Aging, inflammation…inflammaging… This post may come across as a commercial for anti-aging skin care. But my goal is to manage my long-term and late stage side effects, reduce pain, reduce
Continue readingAnti-Aging- Inflammation, Cognitive Function
Chronic systemic inflammation becomes increasingly associated with risk of death, loss of cognitive function and increasing dependency The term “anti-aging” has become sort of huckster-ish
Continue readingMelatonin – Anti-Aging – Age-Related Bone Loss
“These compelling results are the first evidence indicating that dietary melatonin (mel) supplementation is able to exert beneficial effects against age-related bone loss in old rats…” Melatonin
Continue readingHealing Chemotherapy-Induced Senescence aka Aging-
“Senescence (/sɪˈnɛsəns/) or biological aging is the gradual deterioration of functional characteristics in living organisms. The word senescence can refer to either cellular senescence or to
Continue readingAnti-Aging or Anti- Immune System Aging?
“…delaying senescence and thus age-related diseases. Rare human mutations can cause accelerated aging diseases. Environmental factors may affect aging – for example, overexposure to
Continue readingCan Childhood, AYA Cancer Survivors Heal Frailty, Cognitive Decline?
I am an AYA survivor. I was first diagnosed at 34- pretty old as AYA patients go but I still fall into the AYA category. More importantly, I have lived with long-term and late stage side effects since
Continue readingCollagen-Skin, Muscle, Joint, Brain and Heart Health
“In 2018, thanks in part to a small but growing body of evidence suggesting it (collagen) can improve skin, ease arthritis symptoms, promote wound healing, and fend off muscle wasting,” Nutritional
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