Heart Muscles and Insulin Resistance
The heart is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body. The heart is made of muscles known as cardiac muscles. Unlike your bicep or calf
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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Creatine - why it results in weight gain
Creatine is a widely recognised supplement among athletes and bodybuilders for its ability to enhance muscle mass, strength, and overall performance. However, a common side
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Corpus Callosum - the link between left and right brain
You have a left hemisphere and a right hemisphere in your brain. It might sound strange, but the right side processes information that it receives
Goals or Systems
When we want to achieve something in our lives, we set goals. As the story goes, football would be very boring without a goal post,
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Mood changers are actions you can take to switch your mood. We have experiences every day. Some of these are not pleasant. A friend is
Coffee - Is yours what you think it is?
Every day, people around the world consume over 2.25 billion cups of coffee. Statistica reports that in 2022, people consumed over 178 million 60-kg
Junk DNA - fact or fiction
Ninety-eight percent of your body's DNA is known as junk DNA. A human body has approximately three billion base pairs of DNA. So
Generic Drugs - cheap or unsafe?
Generic drugs are made by companies other than the inventor. Felix Hoffman, working for the German company Bayer, invented the medicine aspirin. Today, many companies
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ctDNA - an early cancer detection tool
ctDNA is the DNA of a cancer tumor. Understanding what it is and how to detect it can save your life. Allow me to explain.