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Featured Essay — Blood-Brain Barrier
The Blood-Brain Barrier: Your Supplements Are Not Reaching Your Brain
You take nootropics for brain health. Lion's mane. Bacopa. Alpha-GPC. Maybe some NAD+ precursors. But most of them never reach your brain. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a
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Allostasis - how your body adapts
how does your body adapt to stress
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Beta Blockers - how do they work?
The role of beta blockers in managing blood pressure
Coping - what strategy do you use?
Align your coping strategy to the problem at hand
Fascia - The tissue you never heard of
Your fascia is the largest tissue in your body
Loss of Appetite
Why would you not want to eat?
Gene Mutations - why do they occur
Your body comprises DNA, your genetic code. Your genes replicate, carrying with them all the information required to form the new cell. A single gene,
Depression - Why haven't we solved it?
Approximately 280 million people worldwide have depression. Several more suffer from an undiagnosed condition. But have you wondered why we have been unsuccessful in solving
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Socializing - why do we need to eat?
Its time we separate food and socializing