Tag: longevity
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January 22, 2008 01:20 PM EST --
I've never really had the urge to write a special post commemorating a federal holiday, but yesterday I did. It's probably because recently I've been thinking a lot about Martin Luther King. . . . more
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April 02, 2008 09:45 PM EDT --
According to a special on ABC-TV this week, there is a place in the United States where, for a price of $70,000, you can have your body cryogenically frozen when you die. They drain the body of blood . . . more
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July 11, 2008 06:19 PM EDT --
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), isn't seeking the fountain of youth. It is, however, looking for participants for a study on longevity. . . . more
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December 06, 2006 09:47 PM EST --
He saw her coming up the street. He straightened his tie, and ran his fingers through his hair. He checked his zipper and centered his belt. Only then did he smile and start walking toward her. His arms . . . more
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January 16, 2007 03:18 PM EST --
It amazes me that researchers can find ways to extend life, but cannot eliminate some of the nasty diseases that make life as it is, so unbearable for many people as they get older. Anyway, it seems researchers . . . more
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April 02, 2008 07:25 PM EDT --
This week on a Barbara Walters special, she explored the idea of longevity. There is a scientist who is trying to isolate a chemical from red wine that could help us live to 150 years old. . . . more
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July 25, 2008 09:29 AM EDT --
In a recent New York Times article, the reporter described two new drugs in clinical trials for Type 2 diabetes, both of which seem to have a remarkable and unexpected side effect, at least in animals . . . more
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August 26, 2007 04:16 PM EDT --
This heart has grown weary
and no longer can it pretend;
The love is too deep,
and try as I may,
nothing can replace it.
What's the use in even trying?
No gesture, no touch,
. . . more
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September 11, 2007 02:19 PM EDT --
The harm caused by tobacco has been exhaustively detailed. Yet cigarette smoking has barely declined since 1990. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates 23% of Americans continue to smoke. If you want . . . more
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June 04, 2008 02:42 AM EDT --
I have a friend who lived on my street for forty years. After his wife died, he moved to live with his daughters. Currently, he is in Washington D. C. He is healthy, ninety, and he is bored. . . . more
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March 29, 2007 07:20 PM EDT --
The way to eternal life?
The other day I stumbled on a site that seemed to do some outrageous claims. It's set up by Alex Chiu who says he invented a magnetic device that can give eternal life! . . . more
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January 30, 2008 12:13 PM EST --
I watch you sleeping peacefully
and I snuggle close,
enjoying the relaxed little boy look
on a face that is
usually creased with worry.
Your breathing is easy
and I remember . . . more
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June 26, 2008 01:00 PM EDT --
For a product to be an effective anti aging supplement, it must provide clinically tested nutrients that can reverse the aging clock at the DNA level. These nutrients must also be shown to protect . . . more
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March 01, 2007 12:44 PM EST --
Follow these tips to help keep your brain-and your body-vibrant and healthy throughout your life...
Do:
Exercise your body regularly and get involved in physically active leisure pursuits
Keep your . . . more
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July 28, 2007 03:27 AM EDT --
Swaying gently, they are the towers
that shade out the ocean blueness
of a cool fall dawn.
Whispered howls fade into growling mutters
in their tangled arms of historic, rustic beauty. . . . more
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August 15, 2007 11:48 AM EDT --
In the storybook, when little Heidi got sick, she went to the countryside to recover -- sunshine and meadows. That's where health, and the healthy life, were: in the tidy suburbs and the rosy-cheeked, . . . more
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February 05, 2008 09:11 PM EST --
Pieter van Baal, an economist at the Netherlands' National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, has removed the hook from your chubby, smoke-filled mouth. As the lead of a health . . . more
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March 20, 2008 04:44 AM EDT --
Welcome Write Image Challenge members and anyone else who finds this poem.
"Youth has vision! . . . more
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May 23, 2008 09:15 AM EDT --
35 years ago, when I was in my early twenties, I was a fashion photographer in Manhattan living an incredibly fast-paced lifestyle. Like many people, I smoked cigarettes, drank too much caffeine, ate too . . . more
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July 28, 2008 01:26 PM EDT --
This week our novel, Rabbit in the Moon is featured on AuthorBuzz: http://www.authorbuzz.com/dearreader/index.shtml . Five people will receive free autographed books, so take a look and e-mail us if . . . more
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