Kristen Sparrow, MD

David Sinclair Longevity Guru’s Failed Businesses

The article is worth a read if you’re interested and ends in this quote. “Sinclair said he believes that his companies will someday produce life-changing...

Effect of Electroacupuncture on HRV, heart rate variability in post-on-call trainees

This article is interesting to me for a few reasons. 1  It’s my previous profession, Anesthesiology! 2. I’ve been increasingly interested in sleep and sleep...

How To Get Your Best Exercise

  Exercise AND acupuncture good for HRV too! 9 Key Takeaways on Exercise and Health Exercise Recommendations: Adults should aim for 150 minutes of moderate-intensity...

Rapamycin for Anti-Aging: the latest science

From National Geographic: Rapamycin (red) inhibits a protein complex called mTORC1 (mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1, blue). It is mainly used to prevent rejection...

Seasonal Affective Disorder: 6 tips on fixing It

  Rear view of a male athlete with his arms outstretched, looking out over a mountain with the sun shining on him Seasonal Depression, or...

TAVNS and Chronic Knee Pain

We’ve discussed TAVNS or ear stimulation to increase vagal activity, here, here and here.  This study is fascinating because it’s dealing with a condition that...

Old Friends and Early Life Stress

Thesis_Mazzari. old friends and stress pdf

Acupuncture and Migraine: Combined with Beanembedding on Migraine and HRV

Migraines can wreck your life Nice study looking at acupuncture alone compared to acupuncture plus beanembedding.  The beanembedding helped.  Though there is supposed to be...

Hallmarks of Aging: An Expanding Universe

This article has lots of detail about markers of aging. I’m not up to date on many of them, but some I’ve discussed before.  I’ve...

Mind Magic by James Doty: Science of Manifestation

One of my classmates from Medical School published a popular book called Mind Magic by James Doty. It tells the tale of his overcoming an...