Posts in Lifestyle Medicine

Key Takeaways A systematic review of 15 studies found that slow breathing, under 10 breaths a minute, raises heart rate variability, a marker of the[…]

Key Takeaways: GLP-1, the hormone that the new weight-loss and diabetes injections are designed to copy, is made naturally by L-cells in the lining of[…]

Key Takeaways: In a randomized crossover study of 41 adults with type 2 diabetes, walking for 10 minutes after each main meal lowered after-meal blood[…]

Key Takeaways: Genetic (mendelian randomization) data from more than 390,000 people indicate that higher body mass index causally raises the odds of psoriasis, by about[…]

Alcohol and breast cancer are linked through estrogen and acetaldehyde, with risk rising about 7 percent per daily drink. Here is what the evidence shows.

Exercise for depression works: a 2024 BMJ analysis of 218 trials found walking, yoga, and strength training ease symptoms, more so at higher intensity.

Antioxidant spices like cloves, oregano and cinnamon top every lab ranking, and small trials show spiced meals cut markers of oxidation after eating.

Male social connection is measurable physiology, not leisure. Pooled data from 148 studies tie stronger social ties to 50% higher odds of survival.

Key Takeaways: Interleukin-6 was the first molecule ever classified as a myokine — a cytokine produced and released by contracting skeletal muscle fibers — and[…]

Key Takeaways: Every hour spent in July sunlight leaves a molecular paper trail, which is exactly why UV Safety Month is a reasonable time to[…]