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Latest articles

• The Loneliness Health Risk as Deadly as Smoking
  Jul 4, 2026 — 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.
• CBT-I: The Insomnia Fix That Outlasts Sleeping Pills
  Jul 3, 2026 — 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.
• MDMA & Psilocybin for PTSD: The Myelin Clue
  Jul 2, 2026 — 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.
• Tai Chi Benefits: Fewer Falls, Lower Blood Pressure
  Jul 2, 2026 — 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.
• Walking After Eating: The Post-Meal Walk That Beats a Workout
  Jul 1, 2026 — 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.
• Artificial Sweeteners and Gut Health: The Evidence
  Jul 1, 2026 — Artificial sweeteners and gut health, honestly assessed: how sucralose and saccharin reshape the microbiome, weaken the gut barrier, and shift blood sugar.
• VO2max: The Longevity Biomarker You Can Train
  Jun 30, 2026 — 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.
• Methylene Blue: The Real Signal vs. the Hype
  Jun 29, 2026 — 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.
• Mediterranean Diet Benefits: The Heart Trials
  Jun 28, 2026 — 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.
• Hydration in Hot Weather: How Much Water You Need
  Jun 27, 2026 — 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.
• Magnesium Benefits Ranked by the Evidence
  Jun 27, 2026 — 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.
• Low-Dose Lithium: From 7Up to the Aging Brain
  Jun 26, 2026 — 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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