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Why Immunity, Metabolism, Mood, and Healing Effects Come Down to an Ecosystem That’s Ignored For most clinicians, the gut has long been taught as an infrastructure. A pipe.A transport system.A place where food goes in, nutrients go out, and waste goes out. But what if this context is why we keep missing the root of modern disease? In a recent live Nutrition Network interview, Nasha Winters—naturopath, cancer researcher, and co-creator of Nutrition Network’s Cancer Training—made a deceptively simple statement that quietly dismantles decades of reductionist thinking: “The gut is not a silent system. It’s a relational ecosystem.” Once you sit…
Travel looks different than it did in my 30s — and honestly? This is good. These days, I care about comfort, organization, energy, and not feeling run down when I arrive. After decades of travel, I’ve come up with the travel products that really make a difference for women 50+. No tricks. No mess. Simple things like that work. The essentials for the trip are explained: These are the small, smart tools that reduce friction—less digging, less wrinkling, less neck pain, less “why did I pack that?” moments. How I found them: Trial and error. The package fails. Hotel mirrors…
Sepsis is the world’s leading cause of death in hospitals, which occurs when the body’s response to infection damages tissue and causes organ failure. Africa bears the largest burden of sepsis in the world, with approximately 48 million cases each year leading to approximately 11 million deaths. People living with HIV face the greatest risk of dying from the condition. A new study has found that tuberculosis, a chronic bacterial lung disease, is a major and neglected cause of fatal sepsis among people living with HIV. A related Phase 3 clinical trial called the ATLAS study found that prompt initiation…
A overnight serum it’s where the most real skin change happens. Not because it’s magical, but because nighttime is when your skin is in repair mode. There is less UV radiation, less environmental stress and more opportunity for your barrier to recover and your skin to renew itself. That being said, many people buy an overnight serum and still don’t get results. It’s usually not the serum, it’s how you use it: too many actives stacked together, the wrong frequency or no moisturizer to lock it in. Here’s how to choose an overnight serum that really works and apply it…
Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Update! In this weekly post, I share with you my most interesting discoveries of the week, including the latest news on the fronts of fitness, nutrition, health, wellness, biohacking and anti-aging research. I also recap my upcoming events and special announcements so you can stay tuned for learning opportunities, giveaways, sales, and more! New Discoveries Turn low motivation into a solid workout with “Just Start” Training Strategy (*Here* What To Do) ➡️ Some days, motivation is the limiting factor, not strength, endurance or time. On those days, the smartest move is not to force the…
Programs matching caregivers with patient navigators yield better results than Alzheimer’s drug – but a combination of the two may be best. A Medicare-covered program that offers support and medical advice to caregivers of dementia patients may provide more benefits than a costly Alzheimer’s drug, new research suggests. UC San Francisco researchers compared outcomes for patients in collaborative care programs with those receiving lecanemab, one of two approved drugs that have been shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in some patients. UCSF Health has pioneered the development of a collaborative care program with the Care Ecosytem, which supports…
Hello friends! Happy Friday! what are you doing What are you doing this weekend? We take care of our little niece Daisy, go to P’s basketball game, celebrate EJ’s birthday, and watch the Bad Bunny concert aka the Superbowl. I hope you have a great weekend ahead! I didn’t mean to disappear here this week, but…. it was one of those weeks. I’ve been inundated with client appointments and phone calls (which I love!!) but one of the girls was sick, we found mold in our bathroom (inspectors are coming on Monday), something else happened behind the scenes (everyone is…
How to avoid razor burn is one of those things that sounds simple until you’re staring at red bumps under your arms or cringing at a bikini line that feels raw for days. Shaving isn’t complicated in theory, yet it somehow manages to cause some of the most painful and persistent irritations people face. What makes it worse is that there is advice everywhere, and a lot of it contradicts itself. Ads push five-bladed razors. TikTok influencers tell you to rub acids (eek!) on freshly shaved skin or immediately apply deodorant to “kill bacteria.” Dermatologists say to be gentle. Friends…
Basic Takeaways Evidence-based workouts are the foundation of a good resistance training program. The shoulder exercises presented here will develop both strength and function. ACE-sponsored research compared the activation of the anterior, middle, and posterior deltoid muscles while performing 10 different exercises. To learn how to properly perform the recommended shoulder exercises, see the links provided in the Final Thoughts section below: Dumbbell shoulder press 45 degree inclined row Lateral bent arm increase Sitting back lateral increase Rotator cuff exercises (internal rotation and external rotation) Rainbows on the shoulders To see…
World Cancer Day, celebrated on February 4, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of cancer and encouraging its prevention, detection and treatment. To recognize the efforts of researchers in this area, we are publishing a success story for the COST Action, which examined immune system cells as mediators of diseases associated with chronic inflammation and cancer. Most people only think about their immune system when they are sick. Few realize that survival in the early days of an infection depends on a rapid and largely invisible response driven by myeloid cells, which act as the immune system’s first…