Immunity and Schizophrenia
Another great piece by Moises Velasquez-Manoff. We looked at his work here and here a mong others. “Dr. Tsuyoshi Miyaoka, a psychiatrist treating him at...
New Alcohol Study and Safety
Though the “take home” message was that risk is least at zero drinks/day. But it is more nuanced than that. So, of course, no drinking...
Stress Response as Sign of Aging
I’m rereading this blog post by “friend-of-blog” Zach Haigney. He is reviewing and discussing a Science Direct article from 2013 that seeks to establish biomarkers...
Tom Cruise and the Aging Conundrum
This New Yorker tackles the phenomenon that is Tom Cruise and his apparent resistance to the aging process. The author attributes this to Cruise’s physical...
Short-term fasting induces profound neuronal autophagy.
Ancient Medicine Made Modern This is an older study done in mice which shows that 24 hours of fasting produces upregulation of autophagy (cellular debris...
Facial Acupuncture: Celebrity Norma Kamali
Hat tip to patient A. (thanks!) who alerted me to the instagram feed of Norma Kamali who has a post up about facial rejuvenation acupuncture. ...
Time Restricted Eating and the Benefits
In my newsletter from over a year ago now, I explained the value of time restricted eating. This article from the New York Times outlines...
Shape Magazine: Why You Should Try Acupuncture Even if You Don’t Need Pain Relief
Lovely article from Shape Magazine about acupuncture that actually gets to the nitty gritty of mechanisms. (Link broken) But I loved this part best “Acupuncture...