Diabetics suffer accelerated disease processes that shorten their life spans. What few doctors understand is that glucose metabolism defects affect virtually all aging people. Steven Joyal, MD, lays out an innovative program to enable diabetics and normal maturing humans to avoid this type of systemic tissue damage.

Lifelong exposure to even moderate blood glucose levels induces systemic damage throughout the body. A supplement widely used by European doctors has been found to block damage caused by chronic glucose exposure to nerves and small blood vessels.

A simple blood test can indicate the level of destructive glycation occurring in your body. Periodic testing can enable you to fine-tune your diet, along with specific drugs and supplements to minimize age-accelerating glycation reactions.

Long considered a critical component of a life-extension program, doctors are now documenting how vitamin C battles endothelial dysfunction and heart disease as well as the DNA damage that causes cancer.

New research keeps uncovering seemingly unlimited health benefits of the various compounds contained in green tea. Some of the latest studies show how daily ingestion of green tea can help mitigate degenerative diseases such as diabetes, cancer, obesity, and even Alzheimer’s.

Back in 1990, the FDA restricted the importation of tryptophan into the United States. The biological casualty of this governmental action can be seen in the widespread deficits of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brains of aging human beings. Read how this cruel hoax may be partially responsible for the record number of Americans suffering from obesity, depression, anxiety, and insomnia.

Anti-inflammatory drugs may cut life span; omega-3s suppress Alzheimer’s risk; stem cell-cloning breakthrough; scientists create longer-life mice; phosphatidylcholine reduces steroid use in ulcerative colitis; and more.

Varicose veins can be an early warning signal of serious vascular disease. Dr. Ariel Soffer, a leading cardiologist, discusses strategies such as the use of horse chestnut seed extract to manage this important health issue.