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/assessment/calculate-risk-heart-disease http://www.slowagingblog.com/assessment/calculate-risk-heart-disease#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:00:38 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=893 A key area to assess is your risk for cardiac disease and stroke.There are a couple of key things you can do to address your risk, which are outlined in this post]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/assessment/calculate-risk-heart-disease/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/featured/slow-aging-sleep http://www.slowagingblog.com/featured/slow-aging-sleep#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:00:33 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=2299 A number of simple things can be done to improve our sleep patterns. Sleep is a major part of of our lives and must be nurtured as we get older]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/featured/slow-aging-sleep/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/applying-slow-aging/4455 http://www.slowagingblog.com/applying-slow-aging/4455#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:57:05 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=4455 http://www.slowagingblog.com/applying-slow-aging/4455/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/mind/stress-resilience-aging http://www.slowagingblog.com/mind/stress-resilience-aging#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:00:04 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=589 I spend much of my time trying to keep off the rat-wheel of life and find that I have to keep re-evaluating my life as I age in order to keep it relatively simple. Our lives are so busy and we are at the beck and call of employers, children, partners and our social and ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/mind/stress-resilience-aging/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/how-much-protein http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/how-much-protein#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:00:23 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=608 Protein is essential to build muscle and other structures as we age. Over half of our body’s dry weight is protein. ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/how-much-protein/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/aging-gracefully http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/aging-gracefully#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:00:09 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=757 Slow aging philosophically promotes health not fear as a driver of the decision for any intervention and cosmetic medicine is no different. ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/aging-gracefully/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/prp http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/prp#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:00:20 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=762 Skin is our largest organ and of course the one we see the most on a daily basis. As we age, the decline in skin integrity is often the first thing we notice and dislike.  There’s a whole industry around supporting the youthful look of the skin; skincare products, skin rejuvenation therapies and technologies and ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/prp/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/mind/cogmed http://www.slowagingblog.com/mind/cogmed#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:00:54 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=292 http://www.slowagingblog.com/mind/cogmed/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/assessment/7-principles-to-slow-aging http://www.slowagingblog.com/assessment/7-principles-to-slow-aging#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:27:24 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=2128 http://www.slowagingblog.com/assessment/7-principles-to-slow-aging/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/mind/memory-age http://www.slowagingblog.com/mind/memory-age#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:00:54 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=287 We’ll all experience some decline in our in our cognitive skill as we age, but the key thing that is really causing me concern is my increasing loss of memory.  I can’t remember the little things such as if I’ve turned on the alarm when I’ve left the house. Also when I’m tired, what used to ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/mind/memory-age/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/assessment/test-hearing http://www.slowagingblog.com/assessment/test-hearing#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:00:20 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=342 As we all unfortunately know, our hearing capacity can become compromised as we age. The trick is to do something about this sooner rather than later.  It is not just about you either!  Some of my (particularly male!) friends are starting to become a little deaf and this drives me demented.  They talk at me ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/assessment/test-hearing/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/diet-healthy-skin http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/diet-healthy-skin#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:00:47 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=598 We all know how our skin looks and feels when we are dehydrated, such as after a long plane journey. Maintaining adequate levels of moisture becomes increasingly important as we grow older, as aging skin is less able to retain fluid, leaving it more vulnerable to dehydration. Over time we’ll be providing detailed information on ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/diet-healthy-skin/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/hormones/homones-and-aging http://www.slowagingblog.com/hormones/homones-and-aging#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:00:29 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=687 http://www.slowagingblog.com/hormones/homones-and-aging/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/resveratrol-to-slow-aging http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/resveratrol-to-slow-aging#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 14:00:33 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=140 I have to confess I take a truck-load of supplements. My 11 year old son Raphael regularly says “mum, I’m really concerned about the amount of pills you take”!!. I see my habit as a sort of insurance policy and tend to stay abreast of the research through the Life Extension Foundation as well as follow ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/resveratrol-to-slow-aging/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/skin-care-for-aging-hands http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/skin-care-for-aging-hands#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:00:34 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=317 What happens to the skin on our hands as they age? One of the things I’ve disliked the most about the appearance of my body as I’ve aged, has been what has happened to my hands.  Being a red headed freckly type, I developed sun spots (also known as liver spots or age spots) relatively ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/skin-care-for-aging-hands/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/dim-and-breast-cancer-risk http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/dim-and-breast-cancer-risk#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:00:45 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=145 I asked Richard Stenlake, an innovator in compounding pharmacy about DIM, and here was his response to my questions: Why should I be taking DIM (di-indolyl-methane) as a supplement? DIM helps reduce the risk of breast cancer by helping to excrete estrogen in the non carcinogenic form. Why can’t I get enough in my food? ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/nutrition/dim-and-breast-cancer-risk/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/eyes/prevent-macular-degeneration http://www.slowagingblog.com/eyes/prevent-macular-degeneration#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:36:55 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=889 I’ve just had a gene test through a fantastic service called 23andme.  You simply send off a spit sample and a few weeks later get presented with an online comprehensive report on various genes and your health or disease potential.  Amazing stuff! I was a bit disconcerted though to see I was at a higher ]]> http://www.slowagingblog.com/eyes/prevent-macular-degeneration/feed 0 http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/co2-laser-for-aging-skin http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/co2-laser-for-aging-skin#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:40:33 +0000 Kate Marie http://www.slowagingblog.com/?p=433 http://www.slowagingblog.com/skin/co2-laser-for-aging-skin/feed 0