Sometimes it seems that every part of the body degenerates as we grow older. Human lifespans may be extending, but as they do, more people run into the diseases of aging. Stem cell therapy is touted as a potential solution to many age-related problems, but some of the strongest evidence is for how it might […]
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We all know that smoking is bad. That has been one of the most pervasive health messages of recent years, and it seems to be sinking in. The number of people who smoke has gone down dramatically, but it’s still one of the main preventable causes of death across the globe. Therefore, it can’t hurt
If you menstruate, you know just how aggravating this particular set of bodily functions can be. Every month you go through the same cycle of shifting hormones that lead to fatigue, mood swings and all sorts of physical changes on top of the ever-uncomfortable bleeding. For people measuring their hormones and trying to improve their
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When you start your program to try to lose some body fat, how do you know it’s working? You can’t just look at your weight because weight measures muscle and fluid as well as fat. If you’re trying to be healthy, you don’t want smaller muscles and dehydration. That means you need a way to
When it comes to dietary recommendations, few are as regularly repeated and widely agreed upon as the superiority of whole grains over their refined, processed alternatives. But what exactly is a whole grain? Why are whole grains so significant? And perhaps most importantly, how do you make sure you have plenty of whole grains in
If you’re anything like me, the first thing you think of when people mention the digestive system is the stomach. After all, that’s where the bulk of the actual digesting goes on, right? Well, yes – there’s a lot happening in there, but it’s actually only the third stage of the digestive system. The second
If you want to know if there’s something wrong in the brain, it seems obvious that you need to take a look at the brain itself. There are some particularly annoying conditions that don’t show up on any kind of scan, but when the issue is structural, that’s when neuroimaging comes into play. You’ve probably
Joints are tricky things. They’re essential to our movement, but they also take a lot of pressure. That means they’re very easy to injure and not so easy to fix. Joint injuries are a pretty major barrier to mobility, so it’s lucky that modern knowledge and technology has dramatically improved our ability to treat them.
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There are a few things that doctors are constantly telling us to look out for when it comes to our health. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity and, yes, high blood sugar all come with a warning sign when they appear on their own. But what about when you get all of them together? In
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We know our bodies and health change as we grow older. Does that mean our recovery times change, too? Has anyone ever actually measured it? Does it matter if you’re well-trained or a novice? Does it apply to all types of exercise? A study was released in January 2022 looking at exactly that (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8822894/). Specifically,
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