Dr Merlin Thomas, Author at Slow Aging | Healthy living, healthy aging

The slow aging eating plan

Posted by Dr Merlin Thomas | Eating, Nutrition, Slow Aging Diet Theory |

Following this slow aging eating plan will help you make the right food choices to lose or maintain weight, and live a healthier life.

Quitting smoking reduces diabetes risk

Posted by Dr Merlin Thomas | Diabetes Type II, Disease Prevention |

This article discusses smoking as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes and how to help reduce the increased risk of diabetes when quitting smoking.

Excess calories and aging

Posted by Dr Merlin Thomas | Nutrition |

The biggest health challenge we face as we age is the accumulation of fat in our tissues, which results from consuming excess calories. Learn more here.

About the stress response

Posted by Dr Merlin Thomas | Healthy Aging, Stress |

This post discusses the three key parts of the stress response and what you can do to relax easily, laugh more and stress less.

Risk of developing diabetes

Posted by Dr Merlin Thomas | Diabetes Type II, Disease Prevention |

For every year we have type 2 diabetes, we can effectively add a year to our age; a 60-year-old with diabetes for 10 years has the life expectancy of a 70-year-old.