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Ocular nutrition refers to the vitamins and foods that help maintain and repair the parts of the eye, including the cornea, iris, pupil and retina. When people think of nutrition, they rarely think about their eyes. They think about their weight, and maybe their muscles, most definitely their thighs and waist. Continue Reading »

One of most important topics of scientific research, regarding food, is the research surrounding antioxidants and how they affect the body and the aging process. Antioxidant research is necessary to determine the levels of antioxidants needed to achieve the ultimate benefit for humans.

Vitamin supplements currently contain in excess of the Recommended Daily Allowance for the two most common antioxidants, vitamin C and vitamin E. But, how much higher should the levels be set, in order to fight off free radicals. Continue Reading »

More and more, Baby Boomers are growing concerned with the inevitable changes brought on by the aging process. An anti-aging agenda targeting boomers has become a darling of the media, and the internet is full of pitches touting remedies for aging skin and a variety of dietary supplements said to mitigate the outward signs of growing older. Scientific anti-aging research has become big business.

Aside from the burgeoning number of anti-aging products, there are other approaches that a growing number of baby boomers are adopting, including some that are discussed in the article that follows. Some of the recommendations seem rather radical. Baby boomers have never let tradition stand in the way of change. Is it possible that some of the tips offered here will become mainstream as time passes? Continue Reading »

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While Baby Boomers fret over outward manifestations of the aging process and the advertising media plays heavily into these anti-aging concerns, there really are some simple strategies that can be implemented to make the transition into old age less of a struggle. Although some may scoff, in addition to some obvious ways of enhancing anti-aging skin care and the like, some of the more spritual approaches to life embraced by the boomer generation actually seem to have positive benefits in undertaking anti-aging exertions. More focus on the quality of life as we age is certainly in order as the following article discusses. Continue Reading »