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Is Age-Related Muscle Loss Linked to Early Mortality?
Is Age-Related Muscle Loss Linked to Early Mortality?
A NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT THOSE WITH SIGNIFICANT muscle loss sarcopenia) have a higher risk of early mortality. And those who have both…
Michael Hunter, MD
Apr 11
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Heart Failure, Water Retention And The Implications It Has On Our Body.
Heart Failure, Water Retention And The Implications It Has On Our Body.
We’d need to consider the fluid dynamics occurring in the body.
Dr Joel Yong, PhD
Apr 10
Eating Before or After Workout: The Science Behind Optimal Exercise Nutrition
Eating Before or After Workout: The Science Behind Optimal Exercise Nutrition
Deciding when to eat before or after a workout is more than just a matter of preference — it’s a science that can significantly influence…
Dr. Hussam Hamoush
Apr 8
The Hormones That Get Too Little Attention and Bring Big Benefits
The Hormones That Get Too Little Attention and Bring Big Benefits
Few people know how exercise works, but there is one clue, and it is in a specific little–known hormone.
Dr. Patricia Farrell
Apr 8
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How to Age Gracefully: Embracing the Beauty of Healthy Aging
How to Age Gracefully: Embracing the Beauty of Healthy Aging
Dr. Hussam Hamoush
Feb 22
This Weeks Editors Choice
Health Innovation in the Shadow of Trauma — Israel’s Remarkable Resilience
Health Innovation in the Shadow of Trauma — Israel’s Remarkable Resilience
Amid adversity, it is the health breakthroughs that touch people’s lives worldwide, reminding us of our shared humanity.
Ellie Hanson
Feb 29
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Coffee: The Surprising Weapon Against Colon Cancer
Coffee: The Surprising Weapon Against Colon Cancer
I AM A TEA PERSON, MORE SPECIFICALLY, EARL GREY. But I also enjoy an occasional cafe latte.
Michael Hunter, MD
Apr 15
Busting Diet Myths: The 3 Nutrition Lies You Need to Stop Believing
Busting Diet Myths: The 3 Nutrition Lies You Need to Stop Believing
AS A RADIATION ONCOLOGIST, I HEAR PATIENTS express many diet myths. Today, we will bust some diet myths, focusing on three nutrition lies…
Michael Hunter, MD
Apr 14
An Easy Trick to Dodge Diabetes and Live Your Best Life
An Easy Trick to Dodge Diabetes and Live Your Best Life
I’ll BEGIN BY TESTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DIABETES and lifestyle tactics to reduce risk.
Michael Hunter, MD
Apr 13
Sustainable Weight Management: 5 Proven Strategies That Don’t Rely on Fad Diets
Sustainable Weight Management: 5 Proven Strategies That Don’t Rely on Fad Diets
ARE YOU TIRED OF RIDING THE FAD DIET ROLLERCOASTER, only to find yourself back where you started? You’re not alone.
Michael Hunter, MD
Apr 12
5 Proven Ways to Age Gracefully: Say No to Blood Transfusions!
5 Proven Ways to Age Gracefully: Say No to Blood Transfusions!
THIS ESSAY WILL GIVE YOU 7 PROVEN WAYS to age gracefully. And no, the tips do not include blood transfusions, hyperbaric oxygen chambers…
Michael Hunter, MD
Apr 10
Young Adults Beware: Accelerated Aging Tied to Higher Cancer Risk, Study Reveals
Young Adults Beware: Accelerated Aging Tied to Higher Cancer Risk, Study Reveals
IN THE QUEST TO UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY behind the surge of certain cancers among younger adults, researchers have stumbled upon a compelling…
Michael Hunter, MD
Apr 9
Sarcopenia: What You Need to Know
Sarcopenia: What You Need to Know
SARCOPENIA IS AGE-RELATED PROGRESSIVE LOSS of muscle mass and strength. Researchers posit that a sedentary lifestyle coupled with poor…
Michael Hunter, MD
Apr 8
Unveiling the Truth: My Misconceptions About Stretching
Unveiling the Truth: My Misconceptions About Stretching
Stretching is not necessary at all, right? A 2020 study showed that stretching was associated with a lower risk of early death.
Michael Hunter, MD
Apr 7
Shocking Prediction: Cancer Cases Set to Skyrocket to 35 Million Globally by 2050
Shocking Prediction: Cancer Cases Set to Skyrocket to 35 Million Globally by 2050
“AS THE WORLD AGES, CANCER CASES WILL RISE, hitting some countries like a tidal wave.”
Michael Hunter, MD
Apr 6
Stories of Despair and Treatment Failures in Mental Health
Stories of Despair and Treatment Failures in Mental Health
Technology has failed so far to find the solutions needed for far too many with serious mental illnesses, and we are still waiting.
Dr. Patricia Farrell
Apr 6
Work Schedules: Make or Break Your Future Health Status
Work Schedules: Make or Break Your Future Health Status
Whether you have the power to determine your work schedule may have serious implications for your future health.
Dr. Patricia Farrell
Apr 5
Unlocking Brain Power: Mastering Memory and Focus Like Never Before
Unlocking Brain Power: Mastering Memory and Focus Like Never Before
NOW, IN MY EARLY 60s, I AM NOTICING SOME CHANGES in my processing speed. This change has affected my short-term memory, which has become a…
Michael Hunter, MD
Apr 4
Asimov Was Wrong About AI Not Killing or Harming Humans
Asimov Was Wrong About AI Not Killing or Harming Humans
Isaac Asimov's three laws that a robot will not harm a human nor permit a human to be harmed—are wrong.
Dr. Patricia Farrell
Apr 4
Running Can Strengthen the Portion of Our Brain Responsible for Memory
Running Can Strengthen the Portion of Our Brain Responsible for Memory
If there is one thing we want to do,, it is to maintain our memory, and now we may have found the key to doing that: running.
Dr. Patricia Farrell
Apr 3
Revolutionize Your Morning Routine: The Cardiologist’s Coffee Hack You Need to Try Now
Revolutionize Your Morning Routine: The Cardiologist’s Coffee Hack You Need to Try Now
Here is how to make your coffee more heart-healthy.
Michael Hunter, MD
Apr 2
Unlock the Secret of Relaxation Breathing, and Learn to Relax
Unlock the Secret of Relaxation Breathing, and Learn to Relax
Breathing has an additional benefit, and taking advantage of it can contribute to whole-body and mental health.
Dr. Patricia Farrell
Apr 2
Dispelling the Intermittent Fasting Myth: Why Claims of a 91% Death Risk Increase Are Overblown
Dispelling the Intermittent Fasting Myth: Why Claims of a 91% Death Risk Increase Are Overblown
STOP! YOU MAY HAVE COME ACROSS ARTICLES and posts suggesting that intermittent fasting could raise your risk of dying from heart disease by…
Michael Hunter, MD
Apr 1
Guilt Is a Weapon, and We Need to Defend Ourselves
Guilt Is a Weapon, and We Need to Defend Ourselves
Too many people cannot recognize how guilt is used to manipulate and control their lives, but there are defenses, and we need to use them.
Dr. Patricia Farrell
Apr 1
Seven Keys to Gender Equity in Tech
Seven Keys to Gender Equity in Tech
I’ve been in and around the world of innovation for 20 years. From the moment I began my career journey, the issue of gender in the…
Galit Horovitz
Mar 31
Unlocking Wellness: The Atlantic Diet’s Surprising Power Against Metabolic Syndrome!
Unlocking Wellness: The Atlantic Diet’s Surprising Power Against Metabolic Syndrome!
THE ATLANTIC DIET IS A WAY OF EATING that is well-liked in certain parts of Spain and Portugal. It’s similar to the Mediterranean diet…
Michael Hunter, MD
Mar 31
The Many Faces of PTSD May Surprise You, and You May Have It
The Many Faces of PTSD May Surprise You, and You May Have It
The symptoms of PTSD aren't necessarily as straightforward as we may think, and there may be additional complexity to it that needs to be…
Dr. Patricia Farrell
Mar 31
Unveiling the Hidden Enemy: Myeloma Awareness Month Ignites a Global Call to Action
Unveiling the Hidden Enemy: Myeloma Awareness Month Ignites a Global Call to Action
MARCH THRUSTS THE SPOTLIGHT ONTO AN OFTEN-OVERLOOKED adversary: multiple myeloma. Myeloma Awareness Month is a stark reminder of patients'…
Michael Hunter, MD
Mar 30
Grow a Garden, Knit a Sweater, or Pound a Nail in the Service of Cognition
Grow a Garden, Knit a Sweater, or Pound a Nail in the Service of Cognition
Idle hands may mean you’re missing out on one of life’s hidden treasures, increasing your cognition.
Dr. Patricia Farrell
Mar 30
Unveiling the Link: Excess Weight Emerges as a Trigger for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Unveiling the Link: Excess Weight Emerges as a Trigger for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
NEW RESEARCH HAS UNCOVERED A PIVOTAL RELATIONSHIP: excess body weight may serve as a pivotal risk factor in the onset of colorectal cancer…
Michael Hunter, MD
Mar 29
Breakthrough: New Treatment Sparks Remarkable, Swift Reversal of Brain Cancer in Early Clinical…
Breakthrough: New Treatment Sparks Remarkable, Swift Reversal of Brain Cancer in Early Clinical…
GLIOBLASTOMA IS AN AGGRESSIVE BRAIN CANCER that forms from star-shaped cells known as astrocytes. It is the most common and most aggressive…
Michael Hunter, MD
Mar 28
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