Category: wellness

The Pathophysiology of Long COVID

One of the most devastating aspects of COVID is that it can continue to affect patients for months—and even years—after infection. Ask Carrie Anna McGinn. After a year of fighting off symptoms, Maclean’s Magazine reports that she continues to battle a cough, cognitive dysfunction, and pain. While most patients successfully fight off the symptoms of…


Why Your Skincare Products Aren’t Working, Plus 4 Tips for Picking New Products!

Ever wondered how to tell whether your products are actually working or not? In this video, Fel and Ro will spill their secrets and share four steps on how they test products to decide whether it stays, goes, or survives another day. They even pick out products for each other and test it live! These…


AHA News: How You Feel About Aging Could Affect Health. Here’s How to Keep the Right Attitude

By American Heart Association News Is age really just a state of mind? Perhaps not the number, but how we age might be. A growing body of research suggests a person’s mindset – how they feel about growing old – may predict how much longer and how well they live as the years go by….


Glutamate: A Neuron Killer in Disguise

The discovery of glutamate more than a century ago was a milestone in the quest to make food as tasty as possible. Unfortunately, it took decades longer to learn that this amino acid is a critical neurotransmitter and that overeating it can have devastating effects. Glutamate, in all its varied forms, has become a foundational…


Dr. Kenneth Wright on Shift Work and Sleep

Excerpts from our conversation with Dr. Kenneth Wright, Jr., an NIH-funded expert on sleep at the University of Colorado, Boulder. NIHNiH: What is the circadian system? And why is it disrupted by shift work, such as working the night shift? Wright: The circadian system is our biological clock. That biological clock controls the timing of a lot…


Maintain Your Muscle

You’ve likely heard that exercise can help you live a longer, healthier life. When you hear the word ‘exercise,’ you might think of going for a run or hopping on a bicycle. Or maybe playing soccer with your kids or basketball with your friends after work. But these activities don’t include all the types of…


Dr. Roger Fielding on Strength Training for Older Adults

Excerpts from our conversation with Dr. Roger Fielding, an NIH-funded exercise and aging specialist at Tufts University. NIHNiH: Are the benefits of strength training different for different age groups? Fielding: The benefits of strength training across the lifespan are relatively similar. But as people get older, there’s a progressive decline in the amount of muscle mass and muscle…


Glyphosate, Too Complex to Ignore

We all eat. We all want as few toxins in our food as possible. We all hope there is enough healthy and delicious food to go around. Food is powerful. From the rise and fall of civilizations to establishing and defining cultures, food is more than just a basic need for human survival. How we…


Eat These Foods to Starve Cancer Cells to Death

Some people may not realize this, but many people have cancer cells in their bodies without presenting much danger. Fortunately, there are some common foods that can cut off cancer cell’s nutrient supply and starve them to death. Autopsies of individuals who died of trauma often reveal microscopic colonies of cancer cells, also known as in…


Health Risks Linked to Leaving Lights on at Night

Ensuring your bedroom is pitch black at night—without light exposure from a television, window, cellphone, or even your alarm clock—is a simple way to reduce your risk of chronic disease. It was only about 130 years ago that electric light was invented, bringing with it drastic changes in the way humans function on a daily…