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Now that you’re older, you probably don’t work out as often as you once did or don’t think about building muscle mass. However, it is actually important that seniors build and maintain muscles as they age. Strong muscles help prevent injury, improve mobility, maintain independence, and prevents other medical conditions such as sarcopenia—age-related muscle loss. ...click here to read more

Muscle mass maintenance in the elderly has become the subject of a lot of discussion in the medical community, and that’s definitely good news. Unless dealing with pathologies like muscular dystrophy (a genetic disorder) or even amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—ALS—(now wide-known thanks to the ice bucket challenge), the topic of muscle health, muscle-building, and muscle maintenance ...click here to read more

Deltoid muscle pain can cause unpleasant shoulder and upper arm pain that makes movement difficult. Deltoid muscle pain can be mild or severe, but either way, sufferers are usually anxious to find relief so they can return to normal activity. The deltoid muscle is the muscle that covers the tip of the shoulder. It is ...click here to read more

The tension felt in your muscles when you perform various stretches—like touching your toes—may be caused by fluid in your muscle fibers, according to new research from Brown University. Muscle fibers found in animals and humans are full of incompressible fluid and wrapped in a web of collagen and connective tissue. As a muscle stretches, ...click here to read more

Making muscles burn more fat and less glucose (sugar) can contribute to a higher risk of diabetes, according to research findings. The study was conducted on genetically engineered mice. While awake, their muscles burned glucose, but while asleep their muscles burned fat. The researchers found that disrupting this cycle may contribute to diabetes. On the ...click here to read more

Your muscles may be trying to give you a feedback on your overall health, but the question is, are you listening? As you are getting older, you may have noticed that your muscles are becoming weaker, but even though you aren’t as strong as you once were, that doesn’t mean you’re no longer concerned with ...click here to read more

Dormant butt syndrome (DBS) – weak gluteal muscles – raises chronic knee, hip, and back pain risk. Knee, hip, and back pain is a growing problem in Americans, and researchers suggest many of these incidences have to do with what is known as dormant butt syndrome. Dormant butt syndrome refers to tightness in the hip ...click here to read more

Researchers have discovered a protein – ATF4 – which contributes to skeletal muscle weakness and atrophy during aging. The study was conducted by the University of Iowa and published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Researchers uncovered the protein ATF4 causes a reduction in muscle synthesis, strength and mass. Additionally, they found two compounds which ...click here to read more

When it comes to good health, there are some essentials we can’t live without. For example, for out body to perform all it needs to do, it requires these essential minerals: Potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, chlorine and phosphorus. When balanced, these seven essential minerals keep your body in check and working properly. But when ...click here to read more