Neurotransmitters as food supplements: the effects of GABA on brain and behavior
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the human cortex. The food supplement version of GABA is widely available online.
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Diet
Can Botanicals Replace Metformin?
While emerging anti-aging technologies are still emerging, the best-tested treatments we have for the present all rely on the insulin metabolism.
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Study Pinpoints Genetic Mechanism for Obesity
Nearly half of all Europeans are genetically predisposed to obesity. A new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine by an international team of researchers, took seven years and cost more than a million dollars.
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Anti-Aging Science: Despite Progress, Challenges Remain
Last month a team of doctors and scientists made the case to regulators at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider approving anti-aging drugs as a new pharmaceutical class. Such a designation would treat aging as disease rather than a natural process, potentially opening the door to government funding for anti-aging drug trials. To some, such a drug may seem impossible. Yet, the physiol...
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Fasting-Mimicking Diet – A Disclaimer
Last week, I suggested a do-it-yourself version of Dr Longo’s FMD diet, and offered sample recipes. I want to clarify that this version was not authorized by Dr Longo or his associates at USC.
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Can anything be done about Parkinson’s Disease?
The cause of Parkinson's Disease is the loss of neurons in a particular region of the mid-brain where nerve signals are translated into chemical signals.
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Can GMO Foods End World Hunger?
According to the World Food Program, some 795 million people – one in nine people on earth – don’t have enough food to lead a healthy active life.
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Two Innovations in Aging and Health
Last week, there were two game-changers in anti-aging research originating from the US East and West coasts.
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Paleo Diet?
There are many different variations on the theme – from all-encompassing “palaeolithic-style” diets to grain-free or gluten-free regimes – which are all generating a massive boom in specialised shops, products and even restaurants.
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Preserving Insulin Sensitivity
Glycemic index as reported is not a good measure of the body’s insulin response.
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