If you are above the age of forty and have experienced the beginnings of memory loss, pay attention. Relationships may help improve memory. Counterintuitive as it may sound, having social relationships plays an important role in preserving memory. When you are engaged with another person, you need to recall all
Nitric oxide is a simple molecule with a powerful impact on your oral health. Inside your mouth, it acts as a guardian and regulator. It balances your microbiome, supports healthy gums and prevents disease. So how can you get nitric oxide for your mouth? Most people believe nitric oxide comes
Histamine is a natural compound your body produces to support digestion, immunity, and brain function. However, too much histamine can trigger chaos. Headaches, hives, digestion, anxiety and even insomnia. The culprit isn’t always the histamine itself but how well your body breaks it down. This is where an enzyme
Have you ever played a game called Tetris? If you have, you may have closed your eyes at night and still seen blocks falling, twisting, and locking into place. You just experienced the Tetris effect. The Tetris effect occurs when your brain remembers patterns you saw long after you saw
As we age, we notice that our memory begins to fade. Names, faces, or small details that once came easily begin to slip away. Scientists have long wondered why. A remarkable study from Stanford found that the secret to memory might hide in blood from an umbilical cord. When scientists
We talk endlessly about sugar addiction. It is the festive season, a period of celebrating with sweets. But quietly, almost unnoticed, salt has hijacked our biology. We crave it mindlessly, and build our meals around it. Yet few of us notice. Why does salt feel so irresistible? The answer lies
Good health often hides behind advice that sounds wrong at first. It over a decade of thinking and writing about health, the one thing that constantly surprises me is how counter intuitive advice on health sounds. So here are some counterintuitive views on health. When you’re tired, go for
We often think of calcium as the mineral that builds strong bones and teeth. We drink milk or take supplements, believing we’re doing the right thing for our bones. But too much calcium can also be a problem. Without Vitamin D3, your body cannot absorb calcium. If this occurs,
I woke yesterday, noticing the slightest nip in the air. The kind that makes you pause and say, winter is lurking round the corner. For most people, it is the season of Santa, snow and steaming mugs of cocoa. For me, coughing, wheezing, fever. Chest seizing up. Pretending that it
First principles thinking is a tool to help break down complicated problems. You do so by reducing a problem to its most fundamental or basic truth. So how can we apply first principles to how you live your life? Your life is driven by agency, your ability to exercise control
Have you looked at pictures from history? We were not attractive looking, by modern standards. Terrible teeth, dishevelled hair, cracking skin. Even royalty was not spared. Look at the images of kings and queens in a museum. But things changed. Our image of what is beautiful and reality both converged
Many people feel an unmistakable dip in energy late in the day. You feel foggy, motivation drops, and the urge to grab something sweet kicks in. We call it the 5pm crash. So what is going on? While stress, poor sleep, or large meals can contribute, another reason may be
Inside every cell of your body, an extraordinary process is taking place every second. Your mitochondria are generating energy. At the center of this process lies a molecule few people have heard of. Succinate. So what is succinate? Succinate is a natural compound produced inside your mitochondria when it converts
Most people think of fat as something to get rid of. It’s what hides our muscles, weighs us down, and makes us feel sluggish. But not all fat is bad. In fact, there’s one kind of fat that actually helps you lose fat. It is known as brown
Have you ever wondered what happens to the sugar circulating in your blood? Why is excessive blood sugar a problem? The answer lies in something known as glycation. Glycation occurs when glucose molecules attach themselves to proteins in your body. The process happens randomly with no trigger. Think of it
When you think of health, you probably think of weight, muscle, or maybe blood sugar. But there’s a quieter, deeper signal that tells you whether your body is thriving. It is called the nitrogen balance. So what is nitrogen balance and how do you achieve it? Nitrogen is the
The gut is not just where food is digested. It is a living ecosystem thriving with bacteria. Literally trillions of them. By weight, they are between 1-3% but they are more abundant than human cells. You are home to trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi known as the gut microbiome.
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If you are already forty, you may have started to notice small changes. You take longer to recover from workouts. Your eyesight starts to blur. What we rarely notice, though, is our hearing. It declines silently, gradually, almost politely. Until one day you realise you missed what someone said. Let
When we think of stress, we often imagine it as a mental or emotional. The anxiety of a task, or goal or a deadline. But stress is not just in your mind. It is biochemical. Each time you feel stressed, your body activates the fight, flight or freeze response. Your
What is the first thing you do in the morning? Me? I find books I can buy. Yes, I did say buy, not read. It is not possible to read all the books I have bought. There is a Japanese term for it. Tsundoku (積ん読), buying books that you wont
Did I get your attention with the headline? Ayurveda and naturopaths have for years asked you to avoid certain foods. The communication comes across as esoteric and confusing. But is there a scientific reason why? Foods often come with toxins. That glass of wine, the slice of bread, or the
You have two kidneys, which are tasked with filtering your blood. Their goal is to help you keep nutrients and blood and filter out harmful toxins. But what does Type 2 Diabetes have to do with your kidneys? To understand, we need to understand the mechanics of the kidney. The
For centuries, cow’s milk has been a staple in diets around the world. Rich in protein, fat, and essential minerals like calcium, it is considered a complete food. But we live in a post-modern world. A world in which we seek alternatives to milk. There are many reasons. Lactose
Do you know someone who has an addiction? An alcohol or drug addiction? If you do, you might want to learn more about Ibogaine. Ibogaine comes from a root bark in Africa. It is one of those things you hear whispered in conversations about addiction recovery. In Africa, is has