Life Hacks

Usually, when we talk about coffee (and/or caffeine) and cardiovascular health, the question is more about potential increase of health risks, often because of dipterpenes such as cafestol and kahweol, which can raise LDL cholesterol: However, that’s not the whole story… A matter of time The crux here, when it comes to “is coffee good…

Spoiler: it’s choline Underconsumed and underappreciated Choline is essential for: …which all add up to making it quite unfortunate that about 90% of Americans do not get an adequate intake of this vital nutrient! Source: Choline: The Underconsumed and Underappreciated Essential Nutrient Per some recent research, this does appear to have an important effect on…

A lot of heart attack risk factors are quite big things to change. Stop smoking, stop drinking, stop eating red meat, exercise a certain amount, and so forth. This one, in contrast, is quite easy to change: The one easy habit is… If you would like to double your heart attack risk, then what you…

We’ve previous discussed some specific health benefits (especially brain health) of some specific arts, for example: …as well as occasional guest articles, such as: Lost for words? Research shows art therapy brings benefits for mental health But what of the arts in general, as a category, and healthy aging beyond “just” brain health? Artfully dodging aging…

These days, there are increasingly many ways to give our eyes medical attention. Laser surgery opened a lot of doors (not to mention cutting into the window to your soul and all that), and even that may be becoming obsolete as science marches on. That said, some methods still seem a little too exciting for…

Generally speaking, the scientific community most highly lauds the Mediterranean diet as being best for general health: The Mediterranean Diet: What Is It Good For? ← what isn’t it good for?! However, even this can be tweaked with specific health considerations in mind, for example: Four Ways To Upgrade The Mediterranean Diet ← these tweaks…

We’ve written quite a bit about coffee’s health benefits over the years, but for anyone just joining us, a quick recap of some salient articles should definitely include: Even if we consider coffee’s most well-known physiological effect (keeping people awake), it’s not quite how a lot of people think it is; see: How Much Does…

You’ve heard of the gut-brain axis, but now there’s also this! Quick note: if you in fact haven’t heard of the gut-brain axis, then here you go: Whence such considerations as: Heal Your Gut, Save Your Brain – by Dr. Partha Nandi So, what’s the new news? Abs-olute brain benefits This time, it has more…

A daily packet of chips could mean a measurable drop in focus and processing speed—just one example of how ultra-processed foods harm cognitive function, new research shows.

Yoga doesn’t significantly aid weight loss, but studies show it lowers blood pressure and modestly improves cholesterol in people with overweight or obesity. BMI remains a flawed measurement.

Nearly half of AI chatbot health answers are misleading or incorrect, with Grok scoring worst. Open-ended questions lead to more dangerous misinformation than closed ones.

Sleep deprivation disrupts memory circuits and social recognition, but caffeine can reverse these deficits by restoring synaptic plasticity—potentially protecting against the type of memory loss people fear most.