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Over the past year, a record number of independent studies have confirmed the health effects of blueberries. Scientists tested blueberries against an array of common disorders and discovered significant results.

Public service campaigns are encouraging people to eat more fruits and vegetables to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Despite years of media publicity, 85% of Americans are not even eating the minimum recommendation of five servings of fruits and vegetables per day.

Young people naturally produce the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase to protect against destructive free radicals. Unfortunately, levels of SOD and catalase decline with age.

Epidemiological evidence has long suggested that the Mediterranean diet offers life-extending benefits. Recent studies associate this diet with sharply lower cardiovascular risk, reduced cancer risk, and increased life span.

Until now, PSA has been viewed only as a blood indicator of prostate cancer, infection, or inflammation. Emerging evidence, however, reveals that PSA may be more than just a marker of prostate health.

Prostate disorders wreak havoc on the majority of aging men. Scientists have identified nutrients and drugs that alleviate symptoms of benign enlargement and reduce prostate cancer risk.

The aging process damages blood vessels, even when conventional risk factors such as cholesterol and blood pressure are within normal ranges. Despite aggressive intervention with diet, exercise, supplements, and drugs, pathological changes still occur in the arterial wall that predispose aging adults to vascular diseases.