Wildcard

❝Each year in the U.S., over half a million people have a first stroke; however, up to 80% of strokes may be preventable.❞ ~ American Stroke Association Source: New guideline: Preventing a first stroke may be possible with screening, lifestyle changes One thing that’s important to realize about the concept of a “first stroke”, is…

Firstly, we’ll note: no, this is not a statistical misrepresentation in the manner of “ice cream sales cause shark attacks”; it’s a link with a very clearly identifiable mechanism of action. If you’re not sure what we mean about ice cream sales and shark attacks (and other such statistical misrepresentations), see: How Science News Outlets…

This one’s going in our “Wildcard” category, and it is indeed pretty wild. Or at least it seems so from first impressions, but as you’ll see, it actually is very reasonable (even if being consumed from the inside doesn’t feel reasonable)! Remember, you are made of food Inside your gut are your trillions of tiny…

As the world heats up, there’s been a lot in the news not just about the record-breaking temperatures each year, and there’s also been a fair bit written about the effects of extreme heat, and especially prolonged extreme heat, on the human body. For example: How Does Extreme Heat Affect Your Body? And the more…

Many people use cannabis to help them sleep (indeed, it’s even sometimes prescribed for some sleep disorders), and we’ve written about that here: Sweet Dreams Are Made of THC (Or Are They?) The short version is that it works to improve sleep in general, at the cost of reducing your REM sleep specifically, which has…

First, a quick note on what Parkinson’s disease actually is, in physiological terms: it’s a progressive brain disorder caused by the loss of dopamine-producing nerve cells, leading to symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, slowed movement, balance problems, cognitive decline, and depression. Many people are only aware of the motor control symptoms, and so tend to…

When it comes to healthy living, people usually think about diet and exercise first. And those things are important, but they are nothing without good sleep. See for example: These Top Few Things Make The Biggest Difference To Health It’s also important to mention that, contrary to popular belief, we don’t need less sleep in…

Sugar is famously not great for the health. See for example: Is Sugar The New Smoking? ← the answer is “no, but it’s still very bad, just not in the same league of badness as smoking”! Of course, there are some important circumstantial things to bear in mind, such as: From Apples to Bees, and…

The science is clear, and the answer is “yes”: There are two intestines inside of you You know this, of course. A small intestine and a large intestine. Sometimes it’s easy to get confused which is which, because the small intestine is much longer than the large intestine and by virtue of this also has…

First introduced as a diabetes medication, GLP-1 drugs quickly took hold for off-label use as weight loss aids, even when the science was still very young. Here’s one of our first articles on that, back in the day: Semaglutide’s Surprisingly Big Research Gap As for that popularity? Check out: 1 in 5 US Women Aged…

But it’s easy to manage: Beyond kidney stones Regular 10almonds readers will know that whenever we have spinach as one of the items in our “This or That” section, we generally mention that its high oxalate content can be a problem for people with certain kidney issues, increasing the risk of kidney stones. Same goes…

First, what is a “prescribing cascade”? It’s what happens when a medication causes a side effect (or even a bunch of side effects), which can then lead to a “side effect train” whereby the patient then has to take something else to treat the side effect, then something else to treat the side effect(s) of…