GlycanAge Blog: Lifestyle · Page 8
Explore lifestyle tips for better health, longevity, and aging. Learn about biohacking, inflammation, anti-aging diets, stress management, and much more!
How do You Stop Feeling Stressed when Life is Stressful?
We all know that stress isn't good for us. It can impact nearly all aspects of our health, from immune function to blood pressure and cognition. Stress can even age us: a recent study shows that traumatic stress leads to long-lasting changes in the glycosylation of brain proteins, which can increase our biological age.
Published:December 1, 2020
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Top 5 Trending Biohacks for Stress Management
Chronic stress, typically fuelled by work, family obligations, and financial strain, sends our bodies into "fight or flight" mode, a reaction once reserved for acute-only situations. This can lead to overwhelm, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and more serious health concerns since it promotes inflammation in the body.
Published:November 30, 2020
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Smoking - a ‘‘Killing Me Softly’’ Habit
As you may already know, moderate exercise, a healthy diet and enough rest periods influence our glycans and benefit our bodies on a molecular level. There is yet another big thing when it comes to our health — smoking.
Published:November 30, 2020
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Exercise in Moderation is Key to Improving Your Biological Age
Glycans have a variety of biological roles in our organism — from structural and modulatory roles in proteins to participating in cell-cell and cell-extracellular molecule interactions, as well as being a crucial part of the immune system. Their roles in the functioning of the human body have made them one of the most…
Published:November 30, 2020
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How to Collect My Blood Sample
* Make sure you read the Limitations & Special Considerations on your Instructions sheet before you start.
Published:April 17, 2020
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Don’t Stress – Your Glycans Will Know
Glycans are complex carbohydrate molecules attached to many proteins and lipids. More than half of all our proteins are glycosylated, and the glycan part often significantly influences a protein's structure and function. Unlike other macromolecules such as RNA and proteins, the sequence of glycans is not predetermined…
Published:March 24, 2020
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Why Is Biological Age Important?
Age. We all know it’s just a number. What if you had a better number? One that gave you a more accurate idea of your health. Your biological age - your GlycanAge.
Published:February 12, 2020
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