Foods to Avoid While Taking Metformin

[ad_1] Beginning a metformin regimen can be an important first step to help manage your blood sugar levels. But people are often confused about what they should or shouldn’t eat after starting metformin.  This article will investigate what foods you should eat and what you should avoid while taking metformin to ensure that the medicine … Read more

Changes in the Gut Microbiome Correlate with Aging and Renal Function – Fight Aging!

[ad_1] The gut microbiome changes with age. Pro-inflammatory microbial populations grow in size at the expense of populations that produce beneficial metabolites. As researchers produce increasingly large databases of the composition of the gut microbiome across ages and populations, they are also mapping a growing number of specific connections between microbial species and aspects … Read more

A Guide to Recognizing Dementia –

[ad_1] As we age, it’s natural for memory and cognitive abilities to undergo subtle changes. However, when these changes become more pronounced and start interfering with daily life, they may be indicative of a more serious condition like dementia.  Dementia is a collective term for a group of cognitive disorders that impact memory, thinking, and … Read more

Stopping Metformin: When and How You Can Stop Taking Metformin

[ad_1] If you’ve been taking metformin for some time and haven’t seen results, or if you’re experiencing harmful side effects, you may wonder when and how to stop taking it.  However, stopping a prescription medication once you’ve been on it for a while can be more complicated than you might think.  This article will explain … Read more

Looking for Evidence of Antagonistic Pleiotropy in Human Data – Fight Aging!

[ad_1] Looking for Evidence of Antagonistic Pleiotropy in Human Data The dominant view of the evolution of aging is that it emerges from what is known as antagonistic pleiotropy, a term used to describe a mechanism that is initially helpful but later harmful. Mutations that help early life reproductive fitness will be selected even … Read more

Am I Depressed or Sad?: Understanding the difference –

[ad_1] In the realm of emotions, sadness and depression are two terms often used interchangeably, but they represent distinct facets of the human experience. While sadness is a natural and temporary emotional response to specific events, depression is a recognized and diagnosable mental health condition that affects 15 percent of Indian adults. Since sadness is … Read more