http://www.slowagingblog.com Do you want to slow the aging process, live in great health for longer and prevent disease? Mon, 14 May 2012 09:51:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/selenium-for-healthy-aging http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/selenium-for-healthy-aging#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:00:53 +0000 Ann-Mary Hromek http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=509 Selenium is an essential trace mineral with known anti-aging and anti-cancer properties. Selenium is in Brazil nuts, mushrooms, shrimp, some fish and calf’s liver. ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/selenium-for-healthy-aging/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-c-and-aging http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-c-and-aging#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:00:35 +0000 Ann-Mary Hromek http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=554 Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, is one of the most commonly used dietary supplements owing to its many well-known beneficial effects to the body. The proper synthesis of collagen, for which vitamin C plays an integral part, is vital in maintaining the integrity of cells, especially the connective tissues, capillary walls, bone marrow, skin, teeth ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-c-and-aging/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/prevention/sulphoraphane-and-aging http://www.slowagingblog.com/prevention/sulphoraphane-and-aging#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:00:00 +0000 Ann-Mary Hromek http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=550 Sulphoraphane, a sulfur-containing chemical compound, is one of the most potent natural cancer fighters to date. A class of isothiocyanate, sulphoraphane has shown to inhibit the development of tumor and cancer cells. Aside from its anticancer properties, sulphoraphane is also an effective antibacterial agent against Helicobacter pylori, which causes stomach ulcers and stomach cancer.  High ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/prevention/sulphoraphane-and-aging/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/prevention/magnesium-and-aging http://www.slowagingblog.com/prevention/magnesium-and-aging#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:00:04 +0000 Ann-Mary Hromek http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=506 In this post, we ask expert educator Ann-Mary Hromek about Magnesium and aging. Magnesium is a macromineral required for the activation of almost all enzymatic processes that use phosphorus as an energy source.  Considered as the second most abundant intracellular cation in living cells, magnesium is essential in energy or ATP production, conduction of nerve ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/prevention/magnesium-and-aging/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-b3-and-aging http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-b3-and-aging#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:00:38 +0000 Ann-Mary Hromek http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=572 Vitamin B3, a water soluble vitamin, refers to two forms of the vitamin that are biologically active: niacin or nicotinic acid and niacinamide, its amide form.  This vitamin is best known to prevent pellagra, a deficiency disease characterized by the 4Ds: dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea and death. Among all water soluble vitamins, niacin is considered as ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-b3-and-aging/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/indole-3-carbinol-and-aging http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/indole-3-carbinol-and-aging#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:00:30 +0000 Ann-Mary Hromek http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=490 In this post, we ask expert educator Ann-Mary Hromek about Indole-3-carbinol and aging. Indole-3-carbinol, or IC3, is a product formed from the breakdown of glucobrassicin, a chemical compound that is naturally found in cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, kale, turnips and Brussels sprouts. Chopping or chewing cruciferous vegetables releases the plant ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/indole-3-carbinol-and-aging/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-b2-and-aging http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-b2-and-aging#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:00:57 +0000 Ann-Mary Hromek http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=567 Vitamin B2 or riboflavin is a water-soluble vitamin that mainly functions as an essential component of coenzymes flavin mononucleotide and flavin adenine dinucleotide. These coenzymes are both crucial for the conversion of protein, fat and carbohydrate nutrients into energy.  This energy fuels repair of tissues that were damaged due to direct trauma or diseases. Riboflavin ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-b2-and-aging/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-e-and-aging http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-e-and-aging#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 14:00:28 +0000 Ann-Mary Hromek http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=559 What is Vitamin E and why is Vitamin E so important in aging? Vitamin E, a fat-soluble vitamin, is a group of 8 chemical substances with vitamin E activity. These chemical compounds are known as tocopherols. Among the 8 tocopherols, it was found that alpha-tocopherol is the most active component of vitamin E. This particular ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-e-and-aging/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/prevention/folate-and-aging http://www.slowagingblog.com/prevention/folate-and-aging#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 14:00:53 +0000 Ann-Mary Hromek http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=486 In this post, we ask expert educator Ann-Mary Hromek about folic acid and aging. Folate or folic acid is a form of the water soluble B-vitamin that is vital in the production and healthy development of the cells in the body. It is an important regulator of metabolism, and it is essential in cell replication ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/prevention/folate-and-aging/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-b1-thiamine-and-aging http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-b1-thiamine-and-aging#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:00:55 +0000 Ann-Mary Hromek http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=563 Vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, is a water-soluble vitamin. As one of the 8 B vitamins, thiamine plays a role in cellular metabolism. Specifically, it is an integral component of the coenzyme factor thiamine pyrophosphate or TPP, which converts carbohydrate to glucose. Glucose is then broken down to generate energy which can be used ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/vitamin-b1-thiamine-and-aging/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/what-is-coenzyme-q10 http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/what-is-coenzyme-q10#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:00:35 +0000 Ann-Mary Hromek http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=479 What is Coenzyme Q10? Coenzyme Q10 is a fat soluble vitamin-like substance produced by the body which is necessary for the basic functionality of the cell. It serves as a major catalyst in the cell’s production of ATP, commonly called “energy currency”, that is critical in the internal workings of the body. It also works ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/what-is-coenzyme-q10/feed 0