Daylight and artificial light at night suppress melatonin secretion, which is why we tell our patients to turn off devices before bedtime. Even household lighting at night can contribute to this effect, and it’s important to choose lighting that’s better aligned with natural circadian rhythms. Some studies have shown that typical home lighting induces significant melatonin suppression, up to 50%.
Sauna is one of the most evidence-backed lifestyle interventions for cardiovascular and brain health—but its benefits are not automatic. In chronically stressed, depleted patients, the same thermal dose that extends healthspan in Finnish cohorts can act as additional allostatic load.
A meta-meta-analysis was performed on randomized controlled trials examining exercise interventions for depression and anxiety symptoms in 79,551 participants. All population groups, including children and adults aged 10-90 with clinically diagnosed and subclinical symptoms, were included. Populations with chronic physiological conditions were excluded to better isolate the effects of exercise, allowing researchers to determine whether exercise alone improves mental health independently.
Increased moderate-to-vigorous activity levels were associated with better cognition and a delayed rise in p-tau181 concentrations over the 3-year follow-up period. Patients with higher baseline p-tau181 levels did not have as dramatic an effect.
Though it is well known that diet can certainly modulate the composition of the gut microbiota, we are only just beginning to understand how exercise affects your gut and gut microbiome. However, considering the many roles of the gut in the development and maintenance of overall health, it is notRead
It is well-known that being physically unfit at a young age is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease much later in life. But the mechanism behind this finding has never been fully understood. With that in mind, an international team led by researchers from Linköping University in SwedenRead
A research review published in the American Journal of Medicine Open found that while all exercise benefits blood sugar control, how and when you exercise makes a big difference.
New research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that exercise can help prevent type 2 diabetes even in people at high genetic risk of the disease.
A study in the Journal of Lipid Research finds that phospholipids found in high-fat, high-cholesterol diets promote atherosclerosis via gut bacteria interactions with the immune system.
Energy is everything – without it nothing would survive. A phrase taken out of what could be a documentary on the universe also rings true for the universe inside of us. Think about this for a second. We have approximately 32 TRILLION cells in our body, with each cell containingRead
