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The science of super longevity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_CqKVU19ec
Science can’t stop aging, but it may be able to slow our epigenetic clocks.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i...
The #1 antidote to aging | Daniel Lieberman, Morgan Levine & more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yLeDg_KuOA
5 health experts, including Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman, share the exact ways exercise can lead to a healthier lifespan.Subscribe to Big Think on YouT...
What If Stress is Not a Given?
https://www.thepocket.io/p/what-if-stress-is-not-a-given • 4 min
Tactics to Rewrite the Story You Tell Yourself About Stress
How to Use Your Breathing to Stop Stress Instantly, According to a Stanford Neuroscientist
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/stress-relief-stanford-breathing-technique-psychological-sigh.html
A dead simple breathing exercise can help you short circuit stress, according to Stanford's Andrew Huberman.
The Man Thats Ageing Backwards: “I Was 45, I’m Now 18!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yfoonW1InE
In this new episode Steven sits down with entrepreneur, anti-aging and longevity pioneer Bryan Johnson.00:00 Intro02:08 What's your mission04:20 Early contex...
The curious ways your skin shapes your health
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230823-the-curious-ways-your-skin-shapes-your-health • 10 min
Weathered or unhealthy skin is emerging as a major risk factor for almost every single age-related disease, from Parkinson's to type 2 diabetes.
Never past your prime! 13 peaks we reach at 40 or later
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/19/never-past-your-prime-13-peaks-we-reach-at-40-or-later • 9 min
Ageing doesn’t have to mean slowing down. In fact, you’re more likely to win an ultramarathon in midlife, not to mention get happier, wiser and more body confident
How to enjoy running
https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-enjoy-running-and-actually-look-forward-to-it
Going for a jog doesn’t have to be a chore – these mental techniques will make it something you actually look forward to
The Surprising Ways Your Mind Influences Your Health
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_surprising_ways_your_mind_influences_your_health • 6 min
A new book argues that we can harness the connection between our minds and our physiology for better health.
4 beginner pilates moves for building a rock-solid core
https://www.stylist.co.uk/fitness-health/workouts/beginner-pilates-exercises/490411 • 3 min
Get ready to build serious strength in a matter of minutes.
What if we tolerated diseases?
https://knowablemagazine.org/article/health-disease/2023/what-if-we-tolerated-diseases • 13+ min
The immune cells that fight bacteria and viruses are well-known. But some scientists think we should devote more attention to a second prong of defense: one that allows our bodies to more harmlessly…
How to Be Healthy in a Dopamine-Seeking Culture
https://www.outsideonline.com/health/wellness/health-dopamine-culture-evolutionary-mismatch • 4 min
Our basic biology can steer us toward bad habits and compulsive behavior. Overcoming these pitfalls requires effort and discipline.
How To Feel Confident Instead of Focus on Being Confident
https://www.wellandgood.com/how-to-feel-confident • 3 min
It's important to learn how to feel confident rather than be confident because confidence isn't a trait but a changeable state of being.
In the Gut’s ‘Second Brain,’ Key Agents of Health Emerge
https://www.quantamagazine.org/in-the-guts-second-brain-key-agents-of-health-emerge-20231121 • 9 min
Sitting alongside the neurons in your enteric nervous system are underappreciated glial cells, which play key roles in digestion and disease that scientists are only just starting to understand.
You’re Invited to a Colonoscopy!—Asterisk
https://asteriskmag.com/issues/04/you-re-invited-to-a-colonoscopy • 16+ min
Colonoscopies are the first-line method for preventing colorectal cancer in America —and almost nowhere else. But do they work? We finally have a comprehensive trial, but it’s left gastroenterologists…
The Best Way to Boost Your Immune System (With Science!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-K7mxdN62M
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Circuit Training Workouts Routine For Beginners (The Complete Guide)
https://www.lifehack.org/913934/circuit-training-workouts • 5 min
Put your body to work with circuit training. Here's a beginner-friendly circuit training workouts routine to help you reach your desired fitness level.
3 Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health as You Get Older
https://www.self.com/story/aging-mental-health-tips • 2 min
It’s never too late to start.
Freezing time in your best years, not your end years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj2KS2BMENA
Age expert Dr. Morgan Levine explains why living to 100 is the wrong goal.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6...
How to maintain a healthy brain
https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-maintain-a-healthy-brain-to-reduce-the-risk-of-dementia
Adopt these lifestyle changes and you will not only sharpen your mind today but also reduce your risk of dementia later on
How Many Microbes Does It Take to Make You Sick?
https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-many-microbes-does-it-take-to-make-you-sick-20230927 • 5 min
Exposure to a virus isn’t an all-or-nothing proposition. The concept of “infectious dose” suggests ways to keep ourselves safer from harm.
How to Feel a Little Better in 2024
https://www.self.com/story/how-to-feel-better-2024 • 4 min
It’s time to let go of impossible-to-achieve health goals and just…do less.
The beginner’s guide to running
https://www.vox.com/even-better/23344385/beginners-guide-running • 9 min
Getting into running — even as a complete beginner — is easier than you think.
How Modernity Made Us Allergic
https://www.noemamag.com/modernity-has-made-us-allergic • 20+ min
Our very old immune systems can’t keep up with modern lifestyles and diets, leading to increases in all sorts of chronic health problems like allergies and obesity.
Mysterious Neglected Part of Our Body Is Vital to Our Health, Scientists Discover
https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-neglected-part-of-our-bodies-is-vital-to-our-health-scientists-discover • 4 min
We are constantly reminded about how exercise benefits our bone and muscle health or reduces fat.