Do Diets Work? The Pros and Cons of Diets and How to Build a Healthy Relationship with Food without Dieting
A new study on dieting reveals the pros and cons of 14 types of diet, including Atkins, DASH, and the Mediterranean diet.
Processed Meat and Dementia Risk
A recent study shows a link between dementia and processed meat. What is processed meat and do the findings apply to all types of meat?
Lifespan: Why We Age — And Why We Don’t Have To
A short summary of David Sinclair's groundbreaking book on aging, cellular reprogramming, and living a longer and healthier life.
Brown Fat Helps You Lose Weight
PET scans allow us to differentiate between white, beige, and brown fat. Brown fat shows promise in understanding heart and metabolic health.
Emotional Eating and the Current Pandemic: Genetics and Environment
A recent study on how stress and the pandemic affect emotional eating shows who and why people practice emotional eating.
The Scandinavian Skincare Bible: A Book Review
The Scandinavian Skincare Bible: An in depth review of the best selling book by Johanna Gillbro, PhD, a skin scientist from Sweden.
The Right Way to Floss, Brush, and Your Path to a Rewarding Self-Care Routine For Your Mouth
Where did you learn how to floss or brush? Learn how to take care of your teeth and mouth with this simple guide to self-care.
Blood Oxygen Level and the Apple Watch Series 6
Why do we measure blood oxygen levels? A look at the Apple Watch Series 6 oximeter, how it works, and does it do the job.
Broken Hearts on the Rise During COVID-19
A recent study shows that stress cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome is on the rise as a result of COVID-19 stress.
What Not to Eat: Pandemics and Our Diet
Why changing the way we eat is necessary to live a "normal" life post pandemic.
The Healing Power of Touch
How technology and the current social norms are changing the way we practice the power of touch.
Women's Hair Loss, Ricki Lake, and Changing the Conversation about Women's Hair
How a celebrity opened up her struggle with hair loss, and started a conversation about beauty, women, and how we are sometimes judged by our hair.
Your Pinkies Are More Important Than You Probably Think
Grip strength and the power of our little fingers.
Horns Are Growing Behind Our Skulls from Excess Screen Time? Don't Panic Just Yet.
The study, the controversies, and lessons to learn from a biomechanics study.
On Dietary Supplements:What Experts Say
Recent studies on the risks and benefits of supplements.