Health Videos

Different types, different ways: Shooting the messenger Pain is not a fault in our body; it evolved for a reason and is there to serve a purpose, namely, letting us know about potential or actual damage to our body. For this reason, people who can’t feel pain are at much greater risk of injury because…

Or are they just a marketable illusion of exercise? Worth the weight? Fun fact that you probably already know, but might not have thought about in this context: Muscle growth depends primarily on taking an exercise to failure or near failure, rather than on whether you use light or heavy weights. In particular, studies (cited…

Pneumonia is a significant killer of people over the age of 65, with the risk increasing with age after that, rising very sharply around the age of 85. Here’s why: Take a deep breath… Pneumonia is an infection of the alveoli (air sacs of the lungs that increase the surface area and allow the gas…

Mobility coach Alisa Zuravskaja (yes, formerly Szyman; maybe she got divorced? We’re not sure what happened, but her name has changed on her socials, so we’re changing it here too!) shows us how: 3 pillars, one focus The three pillars of anti-aging exercises are cardio, strength, and mobility, with the latter being critical as mobility…

This is one of those cases where prevention is a lot more fun than cure: This too shall pass Passing a kidney stone is usually not on most people’s lists of favorite things to do. But how and why do they form in the first place? Urine naturally contains (amongst many other things) calcium, sodium,…

There is a better way: Make it count Fun fact: the widely promoted goal originated from a 1964 Japanese pedometer called the “Manpo-kei” (“10,000 steps meter”) as a marketing decision rather than from clinical research, largely because the Japanese kanji for 10,000 looks a bit like a walking person: 万 Walking is indeed very beneficial…

Fungi are more closely related to animals than to plants, though in truth they are neither, and cannot be killed in a way that matters: Decay exists as an extant form of life The fungal kingdom ranges from athlete’s foot to mushrooms to the underground mycorrhizal network that allows trees to communicate with each other…

Dr. Alyssa Kuhn shows us how: Giving your spine the support it needs While exercises can’t do much about the actual degeneration of the disks in question, what they can do is support your spine such that much less pressure is placed on them during everyday life, because the muscles of your back are lifting…

There is one huge contributing factor: The aging accelerator Vaping affects more than just your lungs. In fact, it affects your entire body, and quitting vaping has a far greater impact on your skin health than any skincare routine. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of ways it is harmful to the skin: One last thing to…

And what does it feel like? Spoiler: it isn’t fun Story time: in April 1961, during the Sixth Soviet Antarctic Expedition, Dr. Leonid Rogozov developed appendicitis while isolated by a blizzard, leaving him with the choice of waiting for help (near certain death) or performing surgery on himself (not an enviable task, but fair chance…

The thumbnail’s a little misleading; she stopped passive stretching and did mobility drills (active stretching) instead, but the important part is it gets much better results in much less time: Let’s get active! Five ways to do it: For more on all of this plus visual demonstrations, enjoy: Click Here If The Embedded Video Doesn’t…

Dr. Carolyn Beans talks us through it: Are we cooked? A couple of years ago, it was predicted that by 2050, many mid-latitude regions could experience extreme heat for 90–180 days per year, with tropical regions facing even more, making heat-related disruptions a routine part of life. There’s a limit to how much of this…