There’s a drug, well perhaps it’s a “dietary supplement,” melatonin, that was popular in the 1990’s for such things as jet lag, sleep trouble, insomnia, and even for anti-aging. Now, it’s back again as an ingredient in baked goods! With products like Lulla Pies and Lazy Cakes, the claim is that you can get better…

You’re probably aware that taking low doses of aspirin (such as 75-81 milligrams, like a baby aspirin) has been shown to help prevent heart attacks, orossibly cardiovascular problems later in life.  But did you also know that daily aspirin dosages may help with cancer prevention?   Originally, aspirin was a “natural” remedy, as it was…

I wrote this piece a couple of months back, and had so many comments and good reactions, I want to be sure you saw it, so I offer it again today. Also, three comments I thought were great, and representative… I remember as a child visiting the “old folks,” my Great Aunt and Great Uncle,…

A recent report in the Journal of Gerontology said that we’re living longer by an average of one extra year in the past decade, we are also experiencing almost two extra years of diseases. Yes, we may be living longer, but we’re not much healthier in later age, with CHD (coronary heart disease), cardiovascular diseases…

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