Aging: Beyond Life Span and Healthspan — What About Joyspan?
For years, longevity medicine has focused on two important goals: life span—how long we live—and healthspan—how long we remain healthy, active, and independent.
But there is a third dimension that deserves just as much attention:
Joyspan.
For example, in her book “Joyspan: The Art and Science of Thriving in Life’s Second Half,” gerontologist Dr. Kerry Burnight introduces a beautiful idea: living longer is not enough. Healthy aging is not enough. We should also think about how […]
The Future is Here!
Why Longevity and Health Optimization Are the Medicine of Today—and the Future
Dr. Lucy Postolov
Throughout my career, I have practiced both Western medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Life span, healthspan and vitality are the foundational building blocks of […]
Acupuncture Chemotherapy Neuropathy Relief
Patient with needles
Acupuncture alleviates neuropathic symptoms due to chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in breast cancer survivors. A randomized-controlled trial was conducted at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, Massachusetts). The results demonstrate that an 8-week intensive acupuncture protocol (18 sessions) greatly reduces pain intensity levels, pain interference, and average pain levels. [1] The results also show significant improvements in CIPN-specific and general quality of life scores, functional assessment of cancer therapy […]
The Health Benefits of Tai Chi
This gentle form of exercise can help maintain strength, flexibility, and balance, and could be the perfect activity for the rest of your life.
Tai chi is often described as “meditation in motion,” but it might well be called “medication in motion.” There is growing evidence that this mind-body practice, which originated in China as a martial art, has value in treating or preventing many health problems. And […]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. My grandmother passed away from breast cancer at the age of 35 ( when my mom was only 3 month old) . My mom passed away from breast cancer at the age of 62….so now you can understand why 60 % of my practice is Breast Cancer Patients!! Why my mission in life is to fight for survival of these Women!!
According to American Cancer […]
SJ was referred to my practice for the 1st time in December 2018 by her 