Clarence Bass at 87!

Clarence Bass has been a role model for me for healthy aging for about 25 years now. Recently some pictures of Clarence at 87 were posted on his website which…

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Interesting News From Cardiologist

A couple of years ago, my yearly echocardiogram showed a mild amount of leakage around the outside of my aortic valve replacement. This is a fairly common complication. (https://vivitrolabs.com/support/faqs/in-vitro-paravalvular-leakage-assessment-of-cardiac-valve-prostheses/) I…

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Bouncing Back Again

I’m on antibiotics for a bacterial infection since yesterday noon, and from previous experience this should make me feel better quickly. I’m referring to the symptoms I reported in my…

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Bouncing Back Again

I’m on antibiotics for a bacterial infection since yesterday noon, and from previous experience this should make me feel better quickly. I’m referring to the symptoms I reported in my…

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Strength Training For Older People- Hard Effort Matters

I found an important study on Clarence Bass’ website here. A study of strength training among retirees found that hard training is essential for preserving muscle mass. The study compared…

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Cycling is Good For Your Knees

I’ve known this for some time but it was good to see it confirmed in a recent study [1]. Thanks to Clarence Bass for reporting this study on his website…

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