Synovial Fluid: why your knee hurts
Your knees contain a remarkable fluid called synovial fluid. It acts like oil in an engine to lubricate your joints. It also delivers nutrients to
Featured Essay — Phase 2 Detox
Your Phase 2 Detox Is Broken: The Glutathione Problem
Everyone talks about "detox." Almost nobody understands how it actually works. Your liver detoxifies in two phases. Phase 1 converts toxins into intermediate metabolites. Phase 2 conjugates those
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Bone Density: what can you do?
Bone density is one of those silent pillars of health. You rarely think about it. Until you are forced to. When you were born, your
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Sleep Latency: what does it mean?
Sleep latency is the time it takes for you to fall asleep once your head hits the pillow. How long do you take? Ideally, it
Consciousness: does it create matter?
We like to believe the world is real. That it exists outside of us. That matter behaves in predictable ways. That consciousness lives inside the
Learn by learning: A meta skill
Humans are unlike any other species on the planet. We possess a remarkable ability. We can learn by learning. Cognitive learning is not just about
Essential Minerals - especially for the older generation
I am using an arbitrary cut-off of the age sixty. If you are above this age, what I am about to say matters. If you
Dopamine Loading
Dopamine is the brain’s reward molecule. It fuels motivation, desire, and pursuit of goals. But like any reward, too much creates problems. Dopamine loading
Free Will or Free Won't?
Each morning, as we wake up and go about our lives, we like to believe that we have free will. The ability to act purposefully
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Out of Body: Reality or Fiction?
Have you heard of people having out-of-body experiences? The notion that “you” were not in your body, but somewhere outside? The “you” in this case