In the Covid-19 world, those individuals, especially older males, with comorbidities, like hypertension and diabetes, are at increased risk to complications, if this SARS 2 disease is contracted.The journal Cell Metabolism reported in June of 2018 that early time restricted feeding (eTRE)–between 8 am and 2 pm–increases insulin sensitivity and lowers blood pressure–even in the absence of weight loss, in prediabetic men.Intermittent fasting (IF), which alternates periods of eating and fasting,...

Immune modulation—having an aggressive immune (defense) system, available to meet invading pathogens and destroy foreign cells—came into vogue, when Covoid-19 first surfaced, as a recognized disease. Prior to the SARS-2 infection, immune modulator agents—such as various types of immunotherapy—were referenced relative to cancer treatments.One related factor to both cancer and Covid-19 is the unique role that cytokines—proteins made by white blood cells—play in the human body's normal immune re...

Based on research—Calorie Restriction and Aging in Humans—which appeared online in June of 2020 in the Annual Review of Nutrition—“over the past century, the average life span in higher- and lower-income countries has increased by 15 and 30 years, respectively.”Additionally, “this (outcome) is the result of lessening mortality and morbidity from food shortage, malnutrition, and infectious diseases through improved food supply and quality, as well as, advances in health care.”Aging, which is a...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined in the literature, as an accumulation of liver fat in individuals, who are not consumers of excessive amounts of alcohol—more than 20 grams per day for women and less than 30 for men.According to research—"Mediterranean Diet and NAFLD: What We know and Questions That Still Need to be Answered"—which appeared in the December 2019 online issue of the journal Nutrients—"NAFLD encompasses different clinical scenarios, from the simple accumulati...

On June 15,th 2020, NBC News reported that death rates are 12 times higher for coronavirus patients with chronic illnesses compared to healthier individuals, who became infected.” Citing a Center for Disease Control and Prevention report, the top three chronic health issues found with Covid-19 patients were heart disease, diabetes, and lung ailments.On the same day of the NBC News report, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Internal Medicine published a study— Association...

The US department of Health and Human Services says the most common way to determine, if a person is overweight or obese is to calculate body mass index (BMI), which is an estimate of body fat, based on comparing a person’s weight to his or her height. However, BMI can be flawed with more lean muscle weight, such as the case with a fit person or athlete.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) comments that, “BMI does not measure body fat directly, but research has shown that BMI ...

As we age, especially over 65, our habitual sleep duration changes— emphasizing a potentially shorter duration that has been associated with increased risk to obesity and hypertension— irrespective of sleep apnea (stop breathing) interruptions.According to Association of Longitudinal Patterns of Habitual Sleep Duration with Risk of Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality, which appeared on JAMA Network Open in April of 2020, “a laboratory study suggested that a repeating pattern of insu...

With Covid-19 a major player in the health care arena—immune modulation, diagnostic testing, comorbidities (concurrent health issues), social distancing, masks, gloves, and so forth—the controlling factor to a best outcome is to develop a healthy lifestyle.JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Internal Medicine published in April 2020 an original investigation—Association of Healthy Lifestyle with Years Lived Without Major Chronic Diseases—which sought to estimate the association...

Dyslipidemia, the characteristic change of one or more blood lipid (fat) components – including total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (Trig), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) – is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD).According to Italian research – Ubiquinol (co-enzyme Q-10) Ameliorates Endothelial Dysfunction in Subjects with Mild-to-Moderate Dyslipidemia: A Randomized Clinical Trail —dyslipidemia, “has a pre...

Based on research into the various paths the Covid-19 disease can track in the human body, it’s apparent that the entire body—from the inflammation in the brain to swelling (redness) in the toes—can be affected.It’s also recognized that people over the age of 65—especially those with comorbidities, such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular, liver, and kidney disease, are at greater risk to complications, if the disease gains a foothold in the lungs.With advanced age, there is also an inh...