Meat soaked in spices and herbs is a common practice from around the world to increase tenderness and flavor. Naturally, even when eating raw, meat is especially high in AGEs (advanced glycation end-products). Frying, grilling, roasting, and searing increase AGEs. Thankfully, marinating dramatically reduces AGEs. Try it with chicken, pork,…
Thank you for the opportunity to give you resources that are free (or nearly free) for decreasing stress in one's life. I have been practicing presence for the past several years. These are my favorite resources to maintain and improve mindful awareness. Here's a three minute mindful breathing that I…
The last post showed that advanced glycation end-products (AGEs): initiate and promote chronic disease create oxidative stress and inflammationworsen memory and thinking skills Many AGEs that we eat are from meats, cheese, processed, fried foods and roasted nuts. Uribarri, et al., 2010 found the average person ate 14,700+-680 CML (carboxylmethyl-lysine)…
1. Implicated in Cataracts and Macular Degeneration Advanced Glycation End-Products (AGEs) live a long time. They accumulate over time in your body. AGEs are found in the lens and retina of those with cataracts and macular degeneration. Gul, Rahman, Salim and Simjee, et. al., completed a study of 124 individuals…
In the world, there are 24 million people with dementia. By the year 2050, predictions show that number will increase to nearly 100 million. (Reitz and Mayeau, 2014) Alzheimer’s disease is the primary cause of dementia. Tau, Amyloid-β and Loss of White Matter In the initial stages of Alzheimer’s disease,…
Diabetes, high blood pressure, stress, depression, obesity, abnormal blood fat levels, metabolic syndrome, smoking and traumatic brain injury raise our risk for Alzheimer's Disease. (Reitz and Mayeux, 2014). As we will see in the next post, genetics plays a role, as well. So, too, does age. However, we have…
Inflammaging: How it Happens Without realizing, we expose ourselves to inflammation. In fact, constant, low-level inflammation causes us to age more rapidly. Franschesci in 2000, coined the term inflammaging. He was the first to cleverly combine inflammation and aging, resulting in inflammaging. Some inflammation is Healthy Inflammation occurs when our…
My Journey to Decrease Inflammation My journey in learning about the negative effects of inflammation and reducing that inflammation began with my husband's illness. Chris, my husband was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder in 2017. He wasn't able to sleep through the night, irritable and not thinking clearly. His doctor…
I’ve got a secret to tell: many times, when I communicate with my now adult children, I am not expressing myself the way I want to. A joke is not received jokingly. Additionally, I often hear, “Mom, you’re not helpful.” While I am at work, I listen, provide advice, and…