Longevity and health claims, checked against the actual studies
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We turn the peer-reviewed science of longevity, performance, and everyday health into something you can actually use, and we link every claim to the study behind it, so you can check the numbers yourself.
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Latest articles
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Tai Chi Benefits: Fewer Falls, Lower Blood Pressure
Tai chi benefits, audited: it cut falls 58% and beat aerobic exercise on nighttime blood pressure in older adults — plus where the hype outruns the science.
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Walking After Eating: The Post-Meal Walk That Beats a Workout
Walking after eating for just two minutes flattens your blood-sugar spike more than a mistimed workout. The science of the post-meal walk and why timing wins.
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Artificial Sweeteners and Gut Health: The Evidence
Artificial sweeteners and gut health, honestly assessed: how sucralose and saccharin reshape the microbiome, weaken the gut barrier, and shift blood sugar.
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VO2max: The Longevity Biomarker You Can Train
VO2max may predict how long you live better than cholesterol or blood sugar—and unlike your genes, this longevity biomarker moves when you train. Here’s the science.
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Methylene Blue: The Real Signal vs. the Hype
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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Mediterranean Diet Benefits: The Heart Trials
Mediterranean diet benefits for the heart, checked trial by trial: PREDIMED, Lyon, and CORDIOPREV on a ~30% drop in events—and the retraction that made it stronger.
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Hydration in Hot Weather: How Much Water You Need
Hydration in hot weather isn’t eight glasses a day. See what the evidence says about thirst, urine color, electrolytes, and how much water you really need.
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Magnesium Benefits Ranked by the Evidence
We rank the most-hyped magnesium benefits against the trials: blood pressure is the real RCT-backed win, while sleep and leg-cramp claims fall short.
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Low-Dose Lithium: From 7Up to the Aging Brain
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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Psilocybin and Alzheimer’s: One Striking Case
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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