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This is how you get fit by moving less — “lost exercise” from the Shaolin Monastery temple in China
These Shaolin monks are known for their kung fu fighting, amazing feats of strength, flexibility, and pain-endurance…
…and they have created a worldwide reputation as the ultimate warriors.
Shaolin Monks have been called some of the fittest men on the planet…with the kind of shock and awe flexibility and strength that turns heads.
Yet you won’t find them in a gym, jogging around the block, or anything like that…
Instead…
These silent warriors practice a very specific form of exercise called super-isometrics — invigorates your body from the inside-out, boosting your metabolism, hardening your core, and relieving pain from head to toe
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Small amounts of this alcohol can actually prevent Alzheimer’s in men
The lymphatic system is a network of detoxification channels.
Toxins and other waste products are transmitted out of the body by this drainage mechanism.
The brain and nervous system don’t have lymphatic systems.
But only a few years ago it was discovered that there is a lymphatic system AROUND the brain.
This lymphatic system removes products which are harmful to the brain.
A new study has shown that problems in this system cause memory problems and accelerate Alzheimer’s.
Researchers also found a way to increase the function of the lymphatic system around the brain.
This led to better mental performance and a decrease in Alzheimer’s plaques.
These animal experiments were performed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. The results were published in the journal Nature.
The meninges are membranes that surround the brain and nervous system.
It was recently discovered that these meningeal membranes provide lymphatic drainage to the brain.
“(Re)discovery and characterization of meningeal lymphatic vessels has prompted an assessment of their role in waste clearance.”
The study traced the flow of small molecules from the brain and spinal-cord to the lymph nodes.
This provided the best evidence yet that the brain is detoxified via the lymphatic system.
“Here we show that meningeal lymphatic vessels drain macromolecules from the cerebrospinal fluids into the cervical lymph nodes in mice.”
Restriction of lymphatic vessels prevents the flow of waste material from the brain. This led to cognitive impairment in the mice.
“Impairment of meningeal lymphatic function slows removal of macromolecules and induces cognitive impairment in mice.”
Brain function is impaired when lymphatic drainage is slowed.
The researchers then used a compound called vascular endothelial growth factor C. This compound increases lymphatic drainage from the brain.
“Treatment of aged mice with vascular endothelial growth factor C enhances meningeal lymphatic drainage.”
Increasing drainage led to improved learning and memory in old mice.
Effectively reversing the signs of brain ageing.
“Treatment of aged mice with vascular endothelial growth factor C improved learning and memory performance.”
The scientists also performed some experiments on Alzheimer’s type mice.
These mice have genetic mutations which leave them to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
Preventing lymphatic drainage accelerated the buildup of Alzheimer’s plaques.
“Disruption of meningeal lymphatic vessels promotes Alzheimer’s amyloid beta plaque buildup.”
It seems that the lymphatic system is needed to drain Alzheimer’s plaques out of the brain.
When this drainage is slowed or impaired the Alzheimer’s plaques increase.
“This resembles human meningeal pathology, and aggravates Alzheimer’s amyloid beta plaque accumulation.”
These breakthrough discoveries indicate that Alzheimer’s and age-related cognitive decline could be caused by poor drainage.
“Meningeal lymphatic dysfunction may be an aggravating factor in Alzheimer’s disease pathology and in age-associated cognitive decline.”
The authors suggest that methods to improve drainage of the brain could treat or prevent Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline.
“Increasing meningeal lymphatic function might be a promising therapeutic target for preventing or delaying age-associated neurological diseases.”
The discovery of lymphatic drainage around the brain was made by accident in 2015.
It had been observed before but was forgotten for many decades.
These findings could lead to powerful treatments for Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders.
This study used vascular endothelial growth factor to accelerate drainage.
This is a substance produced naturally in the body.
Increasing natural vascular endothelial growth factor could improve brain function and Alzheimer’s outcomes.
Another study identified alcohol as another substance that can improve lymphatic drainage of the brain.
This study was conducted at the Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester. The results were published in the journal Nature.
This series of experiments tested different doses of alcohol on mice.
They found that small amounts of alcohol increased lymphatic drainage from the brain.
“Lymphatic function increased in mice treated with low dose alcohol following acute exposure as well as after one month of chronic exposure.”
The study found that large amounts of alcohol lowered lymphatic drainage of the brain.
These results are backed up by human population studies showing that small amounts of alcohol lower the risk of Alzheimer’s.
High alcohol intake is one of the greatest risk factors for Alzheimer’s.
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Important message for men who want to be healthy, happy, and independent to 120 (and keep having great intercourse)
I’ve found a hidden group of men in the Eastern Bloc who are living well past 100, even 115 and 120… AND having great sex.
Not just good sex, GREAT sex. As if they are men in their prime, in their 20s and 30s!
And I’ve identified one single thing these older men are doing (that I am now doing myself) that leads to a very long and sexy life.
Keep in mind, these men routinely smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and eat what they want.
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Functional aspects of meningeal lymphatics in ageing and Alzheimer’s disease
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0368-8
Beneficial effects of low alcohol exposure, but adverse effects of high alcohol intake on glymphatic function