Regis Philbin’s Lifestyle Changes

Regis Philbin’s Lifestyle Changes

Regis Philbin held the Guinness Book of World Records title for the most time spent in front of a television camera — tallied at 16,343 hours when he retired at age 80 in 2011. He hosted “Live! with Kathie Lee” (which later became “Live! with Regis and Kelly”), “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” “Million Dollar Password,” the first season of “America’s Got Talent, and many others.

Resistance Exercise You Can Do at Home

Resistance Exercise You Can Do at Home

Resistance exercise is the best way to slow down the loss of muscle strength that occurs with aging, and I believe that everyone should do some type of resistance exercise (moving your muscles against an opposing force) as part of their regular exercise program.

Eat More of the Good Carbs

Eat More of the Good Carbs

People who ate the most whole grains were at the lowest risk for developing diabetes, according to a recent review of data from the Nurses’ Health Studies and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.

Restrict Added Sugars to Reduce Heart Attack Risk

Restrict Added Sugars to Reduce Heart Attack Risk

People who are at high risk for suffering a heart attack because they have a genetic factor that causes high LDL (bad) cholesterol should be treated with severe restriction of added sugars and all refined carbohydrates. The same advice should be given to people who are at increased risk for heart attacks for any reason.

Regis Philbin’s Lifestyle Changes

Charlie Daniels and Hemorrhagic Strokes

We have lost another country music legend — Charlie Daniels died on July 6, 2020, at age 83.  He was a singer, songwriter and fiddler who was most famous for writing and performing “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” He was elected to the Grand Ole Opry in 2008, the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009, and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.

High Blood Sugar Increases Risk for Complications in COVID-19

Brain Health Supplements Are a Waste of Money

The Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) reports that supplements sold to improve your memory and to prevent dementia are a waste of your money. There is no good evidence that any over-the-counter or prescription supplement can delay the onset of dementia, or prevent, treat or reverse Alzheimer’s disease.

High Blood Sugar Increases Risk for Complications in COVID-19

Some Cases of Dementia Have Effective Treatments

More than six million North Americans suffer from dementia, which affects three percent of people age 65-74, 17 percent of age 75-84, and 32 percent of those age 85 and older. Anything that damages brain cells can cause dementia and many of the causes are treatable.

Eat More of the Good Carbs

Vitamin B12: One Supplement You May Need

In the last year, I have seen two experienced cyclists who suffered recurrent numbness and tingling of their hands when they rode long distances. Both had low blood levels of vitamin B12 and one was cured by taking 1000 mcg per day of vitamin B12 pills, the other by eating fish.