Frank’s Column
Frank’s Column
An ISSA Seminar at Total Woman Gym and Day Spa
Friday 8/10/07 I attended a certification course by ISSA (International Sports Sciences Association) (http://www.issaonline.com) for Specialization in Senior Fitness for Certified Fitness Trainers, also known as Personal Trainers. Out of a room with maybe 20 people,...
Another Bodybuilding Supplement of Great Interest
All seniors, if we live long enough, reach a point where muscle mass drops drastically, leg strength fails, and we wind up in a wheelchair and independent living is over. This change is described as sarcopenia, and actually begins in our early 30s at a modest rate,...
Want to See Real Reverse Aging? Try this Combination of Supplements.
For the last month and a half I have been using a combination of over-the-counter supplements and a prescription drug to safely Lower estrogen levelsRaise testosterone levelsBlock dihydrotestosterone (DHT) productionCreate an anabolic metabolic statewith rather...
I’ll Have the Chicken, With traces of Arsenic Please
I am always suspicious when I hear the results of health studies that condemn red meat. I can assure you that virtually all of these studies were done in the last 4-5 decades with feedlot-raised cattle, and not cattle brought in from grassy pastures. I know so many...
More on Vitamin D3 and Some Websites to Bookmark
I bought and downloaded a book titled "The Five Habits of Health Transformation" by Mike Adams who calls himself the Health Ranger. He runs a website called NewsTarget.com, a terrific site with a ton of information that, while not specifically aimed at seniors, is...
Resveratrol – A Promising Strategy for Health and Life Extension
In study after study, Resveratrol, a health promoting compound found in grapes, is being shown to cause the same favorable spectrum of gene expression as that of chronic caloric restriction, the only proven strategy for significant life extension. The great part is...
Vitamin K2 – Crtitical Factor in Heart Disease and Osteoporosis
Today I uploaded my recent article on Vitamin K2 to a number of Ezine sites, hoping to spread the word a little faster of the importance of this vitamin in the progression of two very serious maladies that occur in older men and women. The problem is that while they...
The Very Best Ways to Start Changing Your Health for the Better
Last time I wrote about starting the New Year and setting goals to better your life; nothing concrete, just some fluff about changing patterns and taking action. Now I want to give you the 6 keys to renovating your health on a grand scale. These are must-do changes if...
A New Beginning in a New Year, and Some Words About Synergy
It is the New Year! 2007! The possibilities are endless; one only needs to set goals and start taking action to accomplish them. As Tony Robbins says, "Personal power is the ability to take action". The second part is to avoid "paralysis by analysis". It doesn't...
Year-end Lapses of Fitness and the Promise of a New Year
'Tis the week before Christmas (or thereabouts) and the start of Hanukkah; lights are up or going up all over the neighborhood, and I am counting the days to getting the tax stuff together. Putting our place into Christmas mode takes literally 7 weekends in a row, and...