How to correct for a health problem that sits at the foot of urbanization. — It started in 9th grade. I was in geometry class and those linear equation graphs were on the projector. The screen was blurry so I raised my hand and asked, “Can you adjust the projector? I can’t read it.” Several students turned around and stared at me. …

Not specific workouts, diets, supplements, or ‘hacks’. Once you nail this there’s no stopping you. — I tried every program possible to get in shape in my 30s, and I still looked like sh*t. I constantly had ‘projects’. Big Plans. Keto for 6 weeks. Powerlifting for 3 months. Cold showers for… well I didn’t last long with that one, to be honest. Brrrr. But this kind…

Men are more likely to get Parkinson’s disease and cancer, women are more likely to suffer mental health problems and go blind, and much more — Men and women are inherently different, especially at the genetic level, and this shows best when looking at the different health problems men and women are most susceptible to. For example, men are more likely to suffer from gout and kidney stones, and from Abdominal aortic aneurysms and hypertension, women…

Discipline is not what most think it is, which is why so many struggle to be disciplined — How many times do you plan to behave a certain way and then find yourself lacking the discipline to do so? Whether it be planning to stick to a diet, a gym routine, changing careers, being faithful, whatever, the majority of people end up crumbling. But not all, some seem…

No, not Viagra! These 2 cheap supplements ensure we stay in great shape mentally AND physically in our 40s, 50s and beyond… — The supplements market is an absolute minefield of over-promising marketing blurb, sketchy studies on rats and just plain snake oil salesmen. If you’re guy trying to stay fit and healthy as you age, you can find yourself either avoiding vitamins, minerals and supplements completely as you’re so damn confused about…

Painkillers and supplements are tempting go-to treatments, despite health risks and sketchy effectiveness — More than 70% of Americans 50 and older say they have joint pain, according to a new survey, and 80% of them believe arthritis and joint pain are a normal part of aging. …

What We Found After Analyzing Nearly 55.000 Studies Credit: Nicole Avagliano Why does psychotherapy work? Until relatively recently, many scientists studying methods of improving mental and behavioral health have delayed answering that question. Instead, they argued, it’s better first to ask if a method works, and when we know that…

Emotional states are as contagious as even the most potent of viruses, knowing this can help you stop catching negative emotional states and thus massively improve your mental well-being — Ever heard of the phrase, yawns are contagious. They are not the only things that are contagious, emotional states are too, so contagious that we can pass on or catch an emotional state in milliseconds. Yep, no jokes. It has been found through countless studies that we truly do pass…

He now can train in the gym and can hug his grandchildren — I came across this story and felt I just had to share it due to how amazing it is. …

Knowing these facts about how the metabolism works will help you stay healthy — The metabolism is one of the most important functions in the human body but is also an extremely misunderstood function. Here are 17 facts that will give you a better understanding of the metabolism and in the process help you understand how to better keep yourself fit and healthy. The metabolism is not an organ, it is the name for a group of chemical reactions

Have you wondered what causes the average human to die at 80? — Many marine animals make our average life expectancy of 80 years seem like a really bad deal. Bowhead whales can live more than 200 years. The Rougheye rockfish has a maximum life expectancy of at least 205 years, and Greenland sharks are estimated to live at least 272 years. On…

For years, the surgeon general has been warning that America is in the midst of a loneliness epidemic, and the forced physical separation of the pandemic certainly didn’t help us stay in touch. …

Whether it was from a blog post or the instruction manual of your new wearable health device, you’ve probably heard along the way that taking 10,000 steps a day is good for you. If you’re keen to maximize your health, energy, and productivity, you probably took that advice. It makes…

Our brains shrink, men’s penises shrink, we lose our hair, and much more — If you want to know what will happen to you as you age, you have come to the right place. Here are the main 30 things that happen to our bodies as we age. Disclaimer: before reading this remember, good things really do happen to us as we age… I’m…

Often when we think we are hungry we are actually thirsty, this leads us to eat when we don’t need to — Hunger is a more powerful force than both fear and thirst. This is despite the fact that we would die of thirst long before we died of hunger. …

Ever wondered why people these days struggle to keep their weight down, here are the five real reasons — The Western world is in the midst of a weight crisis, more people than ever are overweight. The popular argument is sedentary jobs are the main problem along with fast-food and processed food, and they do play a part, but there is more to it. …

Seven alternative ways of improving your health and fitness — The gym is not for everyone, nor is exercising in general. Here are seven ways that you can improve your health and fitness along with your general well-being that don’t involve going to the gym. Ten minute at-home workout You don’t need weights, you don’t even need resistance bands, if you wish to and…

Ten simple methods that I learned to help keep my weight under control — Losing weight is one thing, the hard thing is keeping it off. These are ten ways that helped me not only lose weight, but keep it off. Cutting out sauces One of the simplest ways that helped me not only lose weight, but keep it off, was cutting out sauces. Literally, it’s amazing…

I’ve learned there is only one person who can teach you how to get into great shape — Getting great abs is extremely difficult, and not just for the vast majority of people, for everyone. …

Understanding how people get great abs can help to help make you feel better about not having abs — There are three key elements that you need to understand to get a rocking six-pack: Exercise Diet Genetics Where many people go wrong is in not understanding how the above three elements interlink. The amount of exercise and the type of exercise, along with the sort of dieting that you…