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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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Breathing - Hold It, Long!
Breath-holding, the practice of intentionally holding your breath for extended periods of time, has gained attention for its numerous health benefits. While it may seem
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I have been walking. A lot. On some days, I even walk 30,000 steps a day. My goal is to get to 50,000.
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We live in a small microcosm of time. They say that if you take all the time that human beings have been around, it would
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Have you seen your favourite football or tennis player wearing a knee brace? If you've had knee problems, have you been advised or