Longevity and health claims, checked against the actual studies
Category: Mind & Stress
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Does lion’s mane mushroom really help memory? Only about 185 people have been tested in placebo-controlled trials, and the results disagree. See the evidence.
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Does meditation actually work? Yes, for some things. Here is what 47 trials found about anxiety, depression, the cortisol claim and the real side effects.
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Slow breathing benefits, audited: six breaths a minute cut stress and anxiety across 24 studies, but the blood pressure effect vanished against sham controls.
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A strong sense of purpose is linked to up to 17% lower mortality, healthier hearts, and sharper brains. Here’s what the longevity science really shows.
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The loneliness health risk rivals smoking: how weak social ties quietly raise your odds of heart disease, dementia and an early death — and how to reconnect.
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CBT-I is the guideline-endorsed first-line therapy for chronic insomnia — a drug-free protocol whose gains outlast sleeping pills. Here’s the evidence.
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A 2026 rat study suggests psychedelics may repair myelin to lock in PTSD recovery — MDMA and psilocybin rebuilt the brain’s insulation. Here’s the science.
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Methylene blue is marketed as a brain booster on one small study. Here’s the real nootropic signal, the failed Alzheimer’s trial, and its FDA boxed warning.
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Low-dose lithium spans tap water, prescriptions, and supplements. What the science on suicide, dementia, and the drug’s razor-thin safety margin really shows.
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A single psilocybin Alzheimer’s case report saw an 80-year-old speak again in 19 hours. Here’s why one N=1 case proves nothing yet, and what the science really shows.
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