To celebrate Women’s Day 2025, let’s look at some positive habits and routines of healthy women. Whether you’re a teenager, in your 80s or somewhere in between, discover how making healthy choices can help you thrive and live your best life. 2. Regular exercise. Exercise impacts everything from strength, mobility and metabolism to mood, cognitiveContinue reading “Habits of a healthy woman: how to thrive regardless of your age”
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Stanford study: rapid bursts of aging occur in 40s and 60s
A new Stanford study published in August 2024 shows that we humans go through rapid and accelerated bursts of aging, on average at age 44 and then again at age 60. So if you’ve ever felt that your body is breaking down all at once, it might not be your imagination. What does the studyContinue reading “Stanford study: rapid bursts of aging occur in 40s and 60s”
Why millennials are aging faster than previous generations (and what you can do about it)
In recent news, it has been reported that Millennials (those born from the early 80s to 1996) are facing a faster decline in health compared to older generations, countering conventional expectations that the health-savvy generation would enjoy increased longevity. A few years ago, a Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) study revealed that a third ofContinue reading “Why millennials are aging faster than previous generations (and what you can do about it)”
Anti-aging solutions: prevent premature aging and slow the aging process, naturally
What if it is possible to turn back the internal clock? What if we do have some control on how quickly we age? Nobel Laureate and molecular biologist, Elizabeth Blackburn, claims that the key to slowing the aging process lies within our cells- specifically in telomeres, which are cap-like regions at the ends of our chromosomes. HOWContinue reading “Anti-aging solutions: prevent premature aging and slow the aging process, naturally”
(Anti) aging naturally- part 2
In the previous post, (Anti) aging naturally- part 1, telomeres and their role in biological aging were discussed. Telomere shortening or dysfunction has been linked with the development of diseases, including cardiovascular illness, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. But just as there are factors that speed up the shortening of telomeres, researchers have found thereContinue reading “(Anti) aging naturally- part 2”
(Anti) aging naturally- part 1
Earlier this month, 4 women in Hong Kong ended up in the hospital with septic shock following a beauty treatment that involved blood transfusions, and 1 of them has since succumbed. I’ve had 20-something-year-old patients confessing to regular botox injections and others coming to me to lose another 10 pounds when they are already stick-thin.Continue reading “(Anti) aging naturally- part 1”
Dr. Ardyce Yik ND 