The search for the fountain of youth has bedeviled most all explorers, but it is more apparent than anyone expected. It’s not a place….nor a particular food. And it’s definitely not a pill. It’s the wisdom of a number of communities that have demonstrated a track record of good health and longevity. Places like Costa … Read more
Your death can lead to life. No, this isn’t an oxymoron. When people die, their bodies can be used by science to learn new and important things about biology and, more specifically, the human body. In fact, an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 Americans donate their whole body, after death, to medical facilities throughout the country … Read more
OK, we admit it; we hate sugar. More specifically, we LOVE sugar but hate what it does to our bodies. As we’ve noted in other blogs, sugar is highly addicting, very fattening and royally messes up your metabolism. One word pretty much sums up our concerns about sugar: diabetes. But take sweetness from our … Read more
Walter Bailey promises that for only $37 you can learn the secrets that will turbocharge your brain. If this claim looks familiar, it probably is — it is almost identical to the questionable other brain exercise offerings also hawked on the Internet — and it was probably conjured up by the same marketers . They … Read more
One clue to how to achieve happiness comes from one of the 20th Century’s great minds. Albert Einstein shared his personal theory of happiness in a short handwritten note. In 1921, Albert Einstein was on a lecture tour of Japan when he was delivered a message by a local courier. For reasons not entirely clear, he … Read more