The Best Way to Remove Ear Wax
Irrigation (also called ear syringing), which involves flushing out ear wax with a low-pressure jet...
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Friday Favorites: Is Six Hours of Sleep Enough?
Just because we don’t have evidence that there is a growing epidemic of sleep deprivation doesn’t necessarily mean we are getting enough sleep.
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Friday Favorites: The Benefits of Fasting for Healing
Where did the idea of therapeutic fasting come from?
Are There Any Benefits to Ear Candling?
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Is Rapamycin a Universal Anti-Aging Drug?
Self-experimentation with the anti-aging drug rapamycin continues to be strongly discouraged.
Friday Favorites: How Much Do Doctors Actually Know About Nutrition?
See if you know more about basic nutrition than most doctors.
Inhibiting mTOR with Rapamycin for Extending Lifespan and Healthspan
Rapamycin appears to be a universal anti-aging drug, extending the lifespan of all animals tested...
The Enzyme mTOR as an Engine of Aging
Inhibiting mTOR, the “master determinant of lifespan,” is considered the best validated aging regulator.
Friday Favorites: Elderberry Benefits and Side Effects – Does It Help with Colds and the Flu?
How effective are flu shots, elderberries, echinacea, and cranberries?
The Benefits and Side Effects of Probiotic Supplements
Probiotics can actually interfere with microbiome recovery after antibiotics, rather than facilitate it.
How Much Exercise Is Too Much?
It may be prudent to limit chronic, vigorous exercise to no more than an hour...
Friday Favorites: Just How Bad Is Hospital Food?
What do hospitals have to say for themselves for feeding people meals that appear to...
Does Exercise Extend Your Lifespan or Just Your Healthspan?
I was surprised by how much controversy is in the medical literature over whether the...
