Sedentary Lifestyle: What Sitting Does and What Undoes It
A sedentary lifestyle typically means spending most waking hours sitting or reclining, and researchers often flag eight or more hours of daily sitting combined…
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Heart & Metabolism
Articles on the heart and metabolism: blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, heart rhythm and the risk factors that link them. Chest pain, breathlessness or fainting need urgent care, not reading.
Circadian Rhythm: The Body Clock Running Everything
A circadian rhythm is the roughly 24-hour internal cycle that times sleep, hormone release, body temperature, blood pressure, and metabolism. It is set mainly…
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Blue Zones: What the Longest-Lived Places Really Have in Common
Blue zones are five regions: Okinawa (Japan), Sardinia (Italy), Ikaria (Greece), Nicoya (Costa Rica), and Loma Linda (California), where residents reportedly reach very old age at…
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Antibiotic Resistance: Why Finishing the Course Became Complicated
Antibiotic resistance develops when bacteria evolve to survive the drugs meant to kill them, driven mainly by overuse and misuse of antibiotics in people…
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How to Boost Your Immune System: What Actually Works Is Mostly Boring
Most evidence-backed ways to strengthen immune function are unglamorous: sleep seven to nine hours, eat a varied diet rich in plants and protein, move…
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The Lymphatic System: Your Second Circulation, Finally Explained
The lymphatic system is a network of vessels, nodes, and organs that runs alongside your blood circulation. Each day it returns roughly three liters…
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