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Mitochondrial Ageing

Colin Chambersactivity, ageing, alzheimers, biology, cells, change, general health, genetics, metabolism, recover, steps Leave a Comment

I’m passing this link on because it gives an explanation for the effects of ageing down to the mitochondrial and dna level. It’s a positive message that explains my faith that as I age I can keep my vitality. The findings need to be confirmed but they fit wider research. Just wanted to provide a reference so I don’t forget …

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Fat, nutrients and hibernation

Colin Chambersbiology, cells, nutrition, recover, sleep, steps Leave a Comment

I’ve covered this topic before but got a little inspiration so thought i’d write it down. Haven’t read the original post so not sure if I’m repeating myself. The essence of my thoughts is around the human need for fat’s, particularly saturated fats. The media and health professionals like to bemoan fat intake but I’m not entirely convinced it’s all …

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Can you train your skin to resist sun damage?

Colin Chambersbiology, cancer, cells, general health, injury, lifestyle, melanoma, recover, steps, tennis, training Leave a Comment

I Just had an urge to understand Melanoma the most dangerous form of skin cancer. Not sure why just seemed like a good idea. Partly because I’ve been wondering what new developments there are in our knowledge and what trends are associated with this kind of cancer. I’m glad I checked it out. Turns out that it’s intermittent exposure to the sun that’s …

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Why do we age? genetics v lifestyle

Colin Chambersageing, biology, competing, genetics, lifestyle, pressure, recover, training Leave a Comment

Not sure if I’ve made this point clear before so here goes. As I see things there’s a strong possibility that aging and its symptoms could be largely related to levels of activity and the balance it has with nutrition and recovery. The link I see is that old age is linked with both reduced activity and reduced levels of human growth hormone (HGH). HGH encourages …

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Does regular exercise improve the bodies ability to heal and restore?

Colin ChambersAdventures, cells, competing, Everyday adventures, Fun, general health, Make you strong, movement, pressure, recover, steps, training Leave a Comment

Just a thought but I was really active every day last week and by yesterday I felt that not only had I recovered but I’d now got so much more energy than I normally have at that time. I just kept wanting to go out and run for a couple of hours. Anything to be active. Even though I’d gone …

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Feast and Famine: Is that what our bodies expect?

Colin Chambersbalance, cancer, cells, CHD, competing, evolution, general health, lifestyle, nutrition, obesity, pressure, recover, Well being Leave a Comment

I was in the Open University library a couple of weeks back. I had the urge to pop down the human biology section and see what caught my eye. I know I shouldn’t admit to that because it’s far too sad, but that’s how much this stuff fascinates me. Anyway I picked up a book named ‘Human Biology and Health: …

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What you put into your body or how you get rid of it: What’s the most important?

Colin Chambersbiology, cells, cholesterol, competing, ecosystems, evolution, Food, general health, Health Marketing, nutrition, recover, steps, weight loss, Well being Leave a Comment

Does any one know what we’re supposed to be eating any more? Seriously I really think it depends who you listen to. Everyone has a different answer. Think I’m crazy? well first it was low fat, then low saturated fat, then low carb, high protein. It goes on. Ok we’ve all heard that debate. Well what do the oldest people in …

Could humans hibernate?

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We spend so much time worrying if our bodies get enough nutrition. We’re told that key nutrients are required daily. If you accept that other animals have similar physiology to us and therefore similar daily needs for nutrients then how can we explain hibernation. In this article I wonder what would make hibernation possible, whether it’s possible that we hibernated …

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Maintain your strengths to live long and prosper

Colin Chambersageing, cells, competing, Life advice, lifestyle, Make you strong, recover, steps, Strategy, training Leave a Comment

Ok, anyone who reads my blog knows that I have a load of theories and ideas. Well here’s another one to try out and see if it floats or sinks. I’ve mentioned before in the article ‘What makes us kick the bucket’ that it’s possible that our bodies simply keep going until something happens that interrupts the normal processes of life and …

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Are there 3 angles to being healthy and fighting the ageing process?

Colin Chambersageing, balance, cells, general health, lifestyle, play, recover, training Leave a Comment

just thought I’d post this to stimulate discussion and see what others think. I’m fascinated by the question ‘What makes us age?’. I hear the biological answer that each cell has a telomere which shortens as a cell divides. Ultimately each cell is only allowed to divide a certain number of times until it dies. The thing is that doesn’t actually explain …

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Insulin resistance affects two thirds of the human body. Is there a simple effective treatment?

Colin Chambersactivity, cells, competing, diabetes, general health, insulin resistance, movement, pre-diabetes, recover Leave a Comment

Ok I’m amazed again. I know it’s abit geeky but I’m just fascinated about the human body. I’ve just been genning up on insulin and boy has it taught me few things. For reference I have been reading a couple of articles on Wikipedia. One about insulin itself and one about insulin resistance. The article on insulin resistance linked to the one on …

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How I conquered my mouth ulcers?

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Any one who suffers from mouth ulcers knows that trhey are literally a pain. So I thought I’d add my two cents about how I feel I’ve conquered them. I get lots of ulcers. Or atleast I used to. I’ve got one now but I haven’t had one for a long time, maybe christmas was the last time. Yet I …

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What factors make us kick the bucket?

Colin Chambersageing, biology, cells, CHD, cholesterol, competing, ecosystems, general health, injury, Life advice, lifestyle, Make you strong, recover, retirement, sleep, steps, stress, weight loss, Well being 1 Comment

I hear so much about what risk factors there are to make us die sooner and all the things we should do or not do but because I like to research both sides of the story I always find things that contradict each other. I’m coming round to the view that the overall risk really depends on where we are …