Share on PinterestPickled capers hold benefits for heart and brain health, according to new research.People have practiced traditional or folk medicine — which the Western world generally considers alternative medicine — for centuries, and it remains the mainstay of healthcare in many countries.Much traditional medicine relies on the use of plants, which have been the…
Estrogen is a steroid hormone that both males and females produce naturally. It is famous for regulating reproduction, but it also protects against some diseases of aging, such as type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome, and Alzheimer’s disease.Research by Henry Bayele, Ph.D., a molecular biologist at University College London in the United Kingdom, suggests that…
Here in the northern hemisphere, winter famously contributes to widespread vitamin D deficiency as sunlight exposure decreases. The trend is “very marked in clinical practice," Mary Gover, MD, an internal medicine doctor at Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care in New York City, tells SELF. What you might not know, however, is that vitamin D isn’t the
Your 30s and 40s are what some would consider the best years of your life. You’re no longer “figuring it out,” but you aren’t “old” by society’s ageist standards either. It should be a sweet spot—right? But despite the illusion of stability and security, it’s also common for anxiety and self-doubt to worsen during your
5 min read WHEN THE JUSTICE Department released a trove of Epstein-related files on January 30 and then pulled down thousands of pages after redaction failures exposed victims’ identifying information and explicit material, I felt a familiar gut-drop. Once again, the people with the least power were being asked to pay twice—first for the abuse