Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) - a cluster of conditions, such as increased abdominal obesity, pre-hypertension, dyslipidemia (triglycerides, HDL cholesterol), and pre-diabetes - predisposes that individual, who meets the criteria, to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and even potentially to certain forms of cancer. It’s now a public health concern world-wide.According to research – Dietary Patterns and Metabolic Syndrome in Adult Subjects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – which appears in ...

Known as Sarcopenia—derived from the ancient Greek words sarx (flesh) and penia (poverty)—the progressive decline in muscle mass and strength (dynapenia) after the age of forty, this condition has caught the attention of researchers and public health experts. So much so, that Sarcopenia has its own ICD-10 reimbursement code.Sarcopenia is most pronounced in those sedentary individuals, who may also have other comorbidities such as diabetes and heart disease, after the age of sixty.Consistent w...

Research has pointed for some time to a strong relationship between a high sodium intake – greater than 5 grams per day – to the increased risk to high blood pressure (BP) and the potential for the associated cardiovascular complications. The DASH diet (dietary approach to stop hypertension) recommends that those individual with, or at risk to high BP keep their daily sodium intake to less than 1500 milligrams (Mg) – with a general recommendation to less than 2000 Mg.Researchers from Ita...

Body water represents 76% of a human’s muscle mass. With aging, there is a progressive decline in total body water (TBW) – the result of sarcopenia, the aging loss of muscle, and the associated dynapenia, the aging loss of strength, without the intervention of resistance training and increased protein intake – from 0.8 grams per kilogram (Kg) to 1.2 grams per Kg in a non-athletic population. The result of sarcopenia is the loss of intracellular water (ICW).In addition, the elderly is at incre...

Prior research has demonstrated that resistance training is effective in reducing both visceral (around abdominal organs) and subcutaneous (under the skin) fat mass, which can be significant risk factors to overall health, when in excess. In elderly subjects who are at risk to sarcopenia – the aging loss of lean muscle – resistance exercise is a stimulus to lean muscle development.Until now, research is sparse, as to how lean muscle development improves cardio-metabolic health in previously h...

Mayoclinic.org says that Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), “is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. These conditions include increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels.Mayo further states that, “having just one of these conditions doesn't mean you have metabolic syndrome. But, it does mean you have a greater risk of serious disease. And, if yo...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends through their physical activity guidelines that Americans perform muscle-strengthening, resistance-type (body weight, weights, elastic tubing) exercise at least twice weekly, in association with aerobic exercise—moderate-continuous and interval training—to achieve positive health benefits.The benefits of resistance exercise include bone and muscle development and strength, improved cardiorespiratory health, especially with circuit tr...

After 43 years of sports performance management — with over 3,000 pro athletes, such as my eleven years with world champion tennis player Serena Williams, sports teams, and since 2012, volunteer work with special forces, it came as a surprise, when I was contacted in April of 2017, by Hollywood producer, director, and innovator James Cameron.Cameron wanted me to consider taking on a project consistent with my “so called” reputation of extending careers. Cameron said he wanted to cha...

Depression, according to Psychiatry.org, “is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable.”Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work and at home.The website says symptoms, which can vary from mild to severe, include:• Feeling sad or...

The Wall Street Journal recently reported on a story – The Fasting Cure is No Fad – which sites new research showing the profound benefits for weight control, longevity, and fighting disease by eating during limited hours.