Health Videos

Dr. Monica Menesini shows us what’s going on: The daily onslaught The DNA of any given living cell in a human body is damaged tens of thousands of times per day. Across your body’s cells, this amounts to an enormous number of DNA errors every day. This damage is varied in its effects; it can…

Mobility coach Alisa Zuravskaja shows us how: Your body was made for movement Sitting is famously not great for the health—not only does it do bad things for your muscles, but also, it bunches up your internal organs in ways they definitely don’t want to be bunched up, and that can lead to very serious…

No, not that one bed exercise. Though that can be great too! But this isn’t quite that: Put your feet up! Walking is great in many ways, but it doesn’t provide enough resistance to preserve or build the leg, hip, and core strength needed for stability as we age. So instead, the exercise presented is…

TedEd explores the ethics and the practicalities: A pound of flesh? Firstly we will note, this video assumes being in the US. Laws and regulations may differ from country to country. That said, the general principles do hold true for most places regardless. The premise that sets the stage: kidney failure patients can face long…

Dr. Amy Konvalin gives us insight: The joints in your head When thinking of joints we have in the body, most people think of the obvious ones: elbows, knees, shoulders, hips. Then they’ll remember the ankles and wrists, and maybe even the fingers and toes. Few will remember that the spine is one big stack…

Here’s what’s going on when your hearing dials itself up to eleven: Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee First, tinnitus is: tinnitus is hearing sounds such as ringing, buzzing, hissing, or clicking when there is no external sound producing them. About one in seven people worldwide experiences it. Next, how hearing normally works: sound waves vibrate structures in your ear…

Dr. Alyssa Kuhn, arthritis specialist, shows us what to do: Upstairs, downstairs Because walking on flat ground mainly moves your body forwards, while stairs require your legs to also lift/lower your full body weight against gravity, stairs mean a lot more work. And in particular: To improve things, there are some exercise that can be…

Including why it often causes hair loss: From death to life Chemotherapy was discovery born from war: during World War I, mustard gas was found to severely damage bone marrow and stop blood-cell production. Because cancer cells, like bone marrow cells, divide rapidly, researchers wondered whether mustard-gas compounds could destroy cancer cells. By the end…

Dr. Andrea Suarez, dermatologist, sheds some light on the dark patches: The inflammatory truth Hyperpigmentation is often a mark left after inflammation. In particular, dark spots can remain after acne, eczema, contact dermatitis, rosacea, insect bites, skin injuries, cosmetic procedures, skin-picking, and many other things that “bother” the skin. However, the inflammation that triggered the…

That “stage 1–4” involves more information than most people realize: What’s going on in there Most people know that cancer stages (usually: 1–4) are a progression from bad to worse. But what do they actually mean? First, understand that the cancer stage numbers are based on the TNM system, which evaluates the tumor itself, nearby…

Will Harlow, the over-50s specialist physio, gives us his professional insights: Things to know & apply We’ll get right into it: For more on all of this, enjoy: Click Here If The Embedded Video Doesn’t Load Automatically! Want to learn more? You might also like: Over-50s Physio: What My 5 Oldest Patients (Average Age 92)…