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Doomsday Clock: You’re Only As Old As Your Biological Age Test Score Feels. It Could Also Mean Dementia.

Filed Under: Aging

Doomsday Clock: You’re Only As Old As Your Biological Age Test Score Feels. It Could Also Mean Dementia.
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Tech-Bro Nerdery Trickles-Down To Significant Figs For Average Joe:

One of the most unfortunate parts of being alive on this planet is the set of dents our health can take over time.

Researchers like Dr. David Sinclair have even called Aging itself a disease.

And if you look around at different tech bros like Bryan Johnson and his “Blueprint” protocol, a lot of people are trying to solve the problem.

Using a variety of tests that may or may not be accurate, guys like Bryan and tech billionaires taking Metformin are finding out that age may not just be measured in years.

In the immortal words of Indiana Jones, “It’s not the years honey. It’s the mileage.”

And a team of Scandinavian researchers couldn’t agree more…

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Meditation’s Effect On Gut Health. Ancient Asian Secret Proves Mind Over Microbes Not Just A Fantasy

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Meditation’s Effect On Gut Health. Ancient Asian Secret Proves Mind Over Microbes Not Just A Fantasy
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Meditation Vs. Gut Health. Maybe Ancient Practices Were Pretty Clever After-All?:
A doctor friend once told me that when he went to his first lecture class the professor started it with this statement,

“Half of what we’re about to teach you is wrong. The problem is, we don’t know which half.”

How many times have people turned to supplements, kung fu, ufos, etc. to fix a problem that wasn’t getting solved in the standard way?

Probably more than once. Even with their less-than-great record of success.

So it will come as no surprise that as modern science advances, it occasionally circles-back to what used to be ancient superstition.

And a small team from China is making the case yet again, that meditation is a kind of magic…

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Nordic Diet Benefits: Berries, Fish, + Oils May Make This “Mediterranean Of The North” Eating Plan A Life-Saver

Filed Under: Nutrition

Nordic Diet Benefits: Berries, Fish, + Oils May Make This “Mediterranean Of The North” Eating Plan A Life-Saver
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Nordic Diet Benefits. Quality Ingredients, Fish, Berries, & Oils FTW:
There are several ways to improve your health through diet.

This is a popular route because 1) People hate math, so they won’t count calories even though it works,

2) They like to eat according to themes, because the idea is easier and the possibility that a notion or picture can overcome strict details is appealing.

An endless stream of diets became popular because of this like Keto, MIND, DASH, Mediterranean, South Beach, Carnivore, Bananavore, you name it.

Well there is another diet that westerners are trying in increasing numbers, and if the non-fad-based studies are correct, it may present another alternative to the endless parade of wacky plans for the math-averse…

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Exercise Vs. Dementia: Cardio Reverses Cognitive Decline In Older Mice At “Sweet Spot” Of Running

Filed Under: Aging

Exercise Vs. Dementia: Cardio Reverses Cognitive Decline In Older Mice At “Sweet Spot” Of Running
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Cardio Exercise Reverses Cognitive Decline In Older Mice That Run:
One of the things we can all worry about perhaps too much is, are we getting enough reward for the effort we put in?

This happens a lot on weight-loss plans, because to achieve the goals people are after they need to combine nutrition and exercise.

And of course with the nutrition part it’s worse, because if there’s one thing people hate it’s math.

So that puts a lot of people off calorie-counting, even though it works.

It’s hard to shoot for the right numbers when you’re not sure what they are.

On that note, Australian researchers are finding some very Freakonomics-like, but encouraging numbers on how exercise might help us stay young in a very important way…

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Coffee Vs. Heart Disease, Stroke, Longevity: The World’s Favorite Morning Drink Has More Good News

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Coffee Vs. Heart Disease, Stroke, Longevity: The World’s Favorite Morning Drink Has More Good News
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Coffee Vs. Heart-Failure & Stroke. Everyone’s Favorite Drink For A Reason?:
We all start out doing things basically from some kind of superstition.

It’s worked before & recommended, so we follow-along without knowing too much about why.

A lot of these guidelines apply to not just the straight-and-narrow path to success,

But also about health of all kinds.

As a clever doctor I know once said about his first freshman lecture in school, “The first thing they tell you is that half of what they are about to teach is wrong. The second thing they tell you is they don’t know which half.”…

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Update: Alcohol Vs. Heart Health + Stress Discovery Post Is Now A YouTube Video

Filed Under: Announcements

Update: Alcohol Vs. Heart Health + Stress Discovery Post Is Now A YouTube Video

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Alcohol Vs. Heart Health, YT Video On The Ken Mezue Team Research:
Hi guys, just wanted to share an update.

In case you prefer nerdy content like HealthTrekker in Video+Audio format,

I’ve made this video of the original post, “Alcohol Consumption Vs. Heart Health: Crafty Researchers Find Evidence For 2-Way Beneficial Axis”.

Hopefully, it works out for the way you consume information.

If it turns out well, more posts might be translated in this way, too.

Thanks again for coming by!

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Alcohol Consumption Vs. Heart Health: Crafty Researchers Find Evidence For 2-Way Beneficial Axis

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Alcohol Consumption Vs. Heart Health: Crafty Researchers Find Evidence For 2-Way Beneficial Axis
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Alcohol Consumption’s Surprising Heart-Protective Effect Against Stress:
I don’t always drink Dos Equis, but when I do, it saves my life.

One recent narrative is how interconnected our body’s systems are in the big picture.

For example, we’re learning more & more about the Gut-Brain Axis and how your stomach & GI tract act like a second brain.

Not to mention that most of the feel-good chemicals for it are made in your gut.

And despite a list of recent cautions by regulatory groups,

A group of Mass General researchers is finding out that there is not just a cardio-to-brain health-axis, but it also seems to run the other way, too…

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Processed Meat Heart-Disease Risks: Put Down That Sausage And Follow Me If You Want To Live!

Filed Under: Nutrition

Processed Meat Heart-Disease Risks: Put Down That Sausage And Follow Me If You Want To Live!
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Processed Meat Potential Risks For Cardio & More!:
So we’ve talked before at great length about the evils of processed food.

Still further, red meat and processed meat have joined that dietary-risk category.

Not only that, but The WHO has about 39 reasons you should consider a little caution.

Now normally, most dietary studies are criticized or even thrown-out for their lack of precision.

But an international group looking at another large population of subjects is putting even more weight behind the idea that processed meats are really bad for you…

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