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Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Older Bolder Links, Reads, Recipes, and More 14 September 2019

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Grading the Life’s Simple 7 Program: looks like the conventional approaches are still failing.
Perhaps that helps explain this recent version of the US obesity map.

Type 2 DM is reversible, but…
MCTs are damned effective in combating sarcopenia in the elderly – a simple yet impressive study.

Fit people have stronger, sharper brains.
Socially active 60 year olds have a lower dementia risk. (Here’s the more formal report.)

Napping as a longevity tool. (Here’s the study.)
The evidence is building against vaping. This is just one example of the debate over vaping building in the lay news and medical literature; a fascinating story with multiple layers…

How long do you go without talking to someone?
And how about the increasing rates of Hansen’s Disease (yep, that’s leprosy) in LA?

Is social media making teens anxious and depressed? Here’s the JAMA article as well…

Food, Glorious Food

A few quick thoughts on modifying recipes.
Butter sautéed cherry tomatoes and ginger.
Thai-inspired larb salad.

Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Older Bolder Links, Reads, Recipes, and More 8 June 2019

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Somewhat of an eclectic collection again today; it’s been that sort of week…

Humans and Their Interesting Quirks

Metabolic limits for (extreme) endurance events.
The study behind the above article.
World’s oldest Homo sapiens fossils found in Morocco.
Weakness (upper and lower extremity) associated with depression in middle aged women.

Aging Well (and Living Forever)

So maybe we only need 7,500 steps per day as we age? Anybody routinely shooting for more than 10,000?
High LDL linked to early-onset Alzheimer’s.
So how old are your organs?
Does health in middle age predict late life health?
Live forever with temporal expansion? (This one made me giggle a little…).

Some of the Week’s Best Ideas

How to read 80ish books a year (and remember them).
Interesting read on “why we’ll look back at our smart phones like cigarettes”.
When ignorance is bliss.
What can we really learn about finger length data? Scientist delve in.

Food, Glorious Food

CRISPR gene editing for fruits and vegetables? Count me among the skeptics.

I’m just here for the spicy peanut sauce.
Turmeric Cabbage Coconut Stir Fry
Quick Cucumber Mint Salad

Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Older Bolder Links, Reads, and More 23 February 2019

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Due to our web transition and build out, I’ve been collecting links and thoughts for today’s post for three weeks now, and will be sharing a pretty diverse collection of interesting tidbits here and next week on the 2nd…

And a simple note – several linked articles are linked today from Medscape which requires a free registration to read; well worth it if you’re truly interested in drilling down into some of the science today.

Brain Health in the News Of Late

Are women’s brains younger than mens?
More physical activity, less depression?
Intensive BP control impacts MCI, but probably not established clinical dementia.
Alzheimer’s caused by gum disease bacterium (P. gingivitis)? Interesting hypothesis…
Poor sleep in later years potential marker of Alzheimer type dementia?
Behavioral status impacts physiology. Any mother of a three year old can validate this one.

Other Topics That Caught Our Eye

Experts weigh in on CV risk reduction in T2DM.
Doc who led FDA team to approve LASIK now claims it was a mistake?
Facebook earns an F for health news, among many other things.
Let children get bored again.

Food, Glorious Food

Next Valentine’s Day, I’m sending this Salami Bouquet.

Chicken Etouffee
Naomi B’s Greek Salad (one of our all time favorites)
Quick Chipotle Table Salsa
Two Quick Hollandaise Sauce Techniques