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Living Past 100: Insights from Centenarians on a Long, Healthy Life

Dr. Paddy Barrett

They get the diseases of ageing about 20 to 25 years later than everyone else. It’s not that they don’t get cardiovascular disease, cancer or dementia; they just get it way later than everyone else. Most adults, healthy centenarians included, will die from one of three things: Cardiovascular Disease.

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Why Exercise Is The Key To A Longer Life

Dr. Paddy Barrett

While I have covered many of these fitness measures individually in previous posts, I wanted to summarise these metrics and how they relate to living longer and preventing major diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. Let’s start with the most basic measures and then examine increasingly complex ones.

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Decoding Longevity. How To Not Die. Young

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia account for 60% of all deaths in the US. Let’s start with Cancer. Compared to those who had ‘Low’ lifestyle scores, those with ‘Ideal’ scores were 27% less likely to be diagnosed with cancer in the next ten years. These are NCD’s.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC) To Host  DIETARY STRATEGIES FOR REVERSING TYPE 2 DIABETES: Advances, Perspectives, and Expert Discussions Live Webinar in Honor of the Late Dr. Sarah Hallberg

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Dr. Hallberg passed in March of 2022 after a 5-year battle with stage IV lung cancer. This groundbreaking and highly actionable webinar, led by Nina Teicholz and Ron Krauss, MD, breaks apart the long-held, limiting belief that T2D is an incurable chronic disease based on conventional care.

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Why Walking Might Save Your Life.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Similar patterns have been observed for cardiovascular disease and also cancer. Less major diseases earlier in life. Therefore, even if living longer is not a priority, delaying the onset of a major chronic disease should be. Taking 12,000-a-day steps led to a 65% reduction 5. The relationship is clear.

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How To Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease If You Have Insulin Resistance.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

While pretty much everyone will develop coronary artery disease at some point in their lives if they live long enough, developing diabetes can pull forward the onset of coronary artery disease by over ten years 2. If delaying the onset of major chronic disease is your goal. You can still reduce risk.

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Medical Imaging Emerging Trends in 2021

SoftCath

Emerging Trends of Medical Imaging in the Healthcare Sector Chronic diseases are thriving expeditiously. Identify accumulated blood clots that can result in heart diseases, cancer, or emphysema. Cancer patients are increasing worldwide, which projects the need for more imaging devices and software.