Cognitive Reserve: How Intentional Downtime Could Be Your Strongest Dementia Defense Nearly 60 million people worldwide live with dementia, a number projected to triple by 2050. But what if a powerful preventative measure wasn’t strenuous exercise or a restrictive diet, but rather, the mindful choice of how we spend our downtime? Emerging research suggests that … Read more
By Stephen Beech The modern diet, increasingly dominated by ultra-processed foods (UPFs), is now demonstrably linked to reproductive health – and not in a positive way. New research reveals a concerning connection between high UPF consumption in both men and women and difficulties conceiving, as well as potential impacts on early fetal development. This isn’t … Read more
The narrative around cannabis is undergoing a significant shift, moving beyond recreational and even medicinal discussions towards a potential weapon in the fight against metabolic disease. New research published in the British Journal of Pharmacology reveals that compounds found in cannabis – specifically Cannabidiol (CBD) and Cannabigerol (CBG) – demonstrate a remarkable ability to improve … Read more
Every year, over 1.27 million people die from antibiotic-resistant infections globally. This escalating crisis demands radical new approaches, and the answer may lie not in the lab, but frozen in time. Scientists have unearthed bacteria, trapped in an ice cave for approximately 5,000 years, exhibiting resistance to ten different antibiotics. This isn’t merely a historical … Read more