Health Videos

Dr. Jenny Ochoa shows us how to feel better and stay better: Ease your spine The problem is that things such as prolonged sitting, desk work, scrolling, and time spent becoming one with the couch, all train your back into flexion, and thus stiffen your thoracic spine. This means that your neck and lower back…

Dr. Shereene Idris, dermatologist, advises: Summer skin After an interesting choice of intro spiel (we have never before encountered a dermatologist so unhappy to see people’s skin), the mistakes she advises us to avoid are: For more on all of this, enjoy: Click Here If The Embedded Video Doesn’t Load Automatically! Want to learn more?…

Mobility coach Alisa Zuravskaja shows us how: 5 ways to do it Before you do the exercises themselves: use a foam roller, tennis ball, or massage ball for a few minutes (to your glutes, outer hips, and inner thighs) to reduce fascial tension, calm your nervous system, and prepare your body for the best mobility…

What do we know, and what mysteries remain? Lights-out Anesthesia doesn’t simply make you “sleep”—it creates a controlled state combining unconsciousness, immobility, memory loss, and pain prevention so surgery can happen without psychological trauma, or more physical trauma than necessary. Yes, pain relief is important even when you’re not conscious and can’t feel it, because…

Cori Lefkowith, of “Strong at Every Age”, shows us what to do about it: The problem is often not what it seems The tensor fasciae latae (TFL) is a small muscle on the outside-front of your hip that helps flex your hip, internally rotate your thigh, and lift your leg sideways, but when it becomes…

Dr. Amy Konvalin talks us through breaking the pattern: When nature calls… Repeatedly Fun fact: feeling like you need to pee again right after standing up is often more a matter of bladder sensation, pelvic floor tension, positioning, and learned bathroom habits, rather than necessarily incomplete emptying. Notably, repeatedly sitting back down “just in case” can…

And no, it’s not “walking”; it’s what you can do in advance of the walking to make the walking easier and less likely to cause pain & fatigue: It’s in your hips Slowing down and/or find it more difficult walking after 60 is often caused less by weak legs, and more by reduced hip extension….

Dr. Andrea Suarez shows us how: The follicle freshener routine As we get older, our aging scalp biology can reduce ceramides, barrier function, sebum, collagen, and elastin, leading to drier, more brittle, wiry hair, increased shedding, and more visible scalp. Additionally, hair follicles gradually shrink, producing shorter, finer, less pigmented hairs (i.e. more gray) while…

Dr. Alyssa Kuhn shows us how it doesn’t have to be that way: Time to step up This exercise will, by itself, help build/restore the strength necessary for most leg-related tasks, including walking, ascending/descending stairs, lowering yourself to a seat or the floor, and rising from a seat or the floor. For more on all…

And how to get the most out of the correct kind of device: There’s no stopping this red light Over the past 5 years, the use of red light therapy (RLT) has moved from being a fringe “biohack” to a more mainstream, research-backed tool. It’s not new, though! RLT originated in the 1960s when a…

Dr. Natalie Hodge talks us through the differences that they do (and don’t) make: If you prick us, do we not bleed? First, know this: antigens are proteins on the surface of red blood cells that act like identification markers, helping your immune system distinguish your own cells from foreign ones. The two key antigens…

Will Harlow, the over-50s specialist physio, gives us a challenge: It’s time to get a grip Grip strength reflects overall muscle health and, per a large body of evidence, is linked in research to independence, functional ability, and lower mortality risk. Difficulty opening jars, dropping objects, or struggling with shopping can indicate declining grip and…