Cancer Companion Guide

There have been more than 190 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 4 million deaths, reported to WHO. While waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine, many are currently taking vitamin and mineral supplements to boost their immune system and help them fight off viruses like the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Zinc is a powerful immune nutrient known for its benefits for providing immune health support and inflammation reduction as well as for improving cold and respiratory symptoms, wound healing, acne reduction, and lowering the risk of age-related diseases. Research on atherosclerosis and diabetes mellitus suggests that zinc deficiency may contribute to low-grade systemic inflammation. Aging is associated with compromised immunity, that just means that your immune response to pathogens and infections starts to slow and is less robust, including a reduced vaccine immune response/efficacy. ⁣ ⁣ Improving zinc intake/zinc status improves/modulates/enhances immune function...

Muscle Mass Is a Key to Longevity Lyon and I both strongly believe muscle-centric medicine is part of the solution for many chronic health problems, including obesity, yet very little attention is given to it. "Obesity, Alzheimer's diabetes and cardiovascular disease actually begin in skeletal muscle, years before they become apparent," she says. "Obesity, diabetes, these are diseases of skeletal muscle insulin resistance. But what's so shocking is that everyone is focused, especially in the medical community, on attacking obesity, as opposed to fixing the underlying problem, which is really augmenting skeletal muscle and optimizing muscle with nutrition, which is primary, and training, secondary." As explained by Lyon, while there's certainly benefit to cardiovascular exercise — mitochondrial biogenesis, for example — resistance training is far more foundational to your long-term health, because skeletal muscle is the organ of longevity. Mu...

Cardiometabolic health encompasses a spectrum of conditions and risk factors. Issues in cardiometabolic health are one of the biggest burdens on the health care system and modern society. The progression from a society in which most people were moving throughout the day to one where many people spend an average of 10 hours a day sitting 1   has greatly contributed to the problem. Each of the factors that contribute to your cardiometabolic health has an impact on your risk of heart disease, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease and early death. Not only are Americans not exercising as much as they once did, but they're also leading more sedentary lives, which has contributed to a rising rate of obesity, 2  high blood pressure 3  and high blood sugar. 4 Thankfully, there are simple strategies you can use to make a significant difference in your cardiometabolic health, and therefore your longevity. Although it may feel overwhelming to consid...