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Emotions Rewire Your Body: How Stress Hormones and Brain Chemistry Shape Health
Every argument you replay in your mind leaves a trace. Every moment of deep gratitude does too. But these traces are not metaphorical, and they do not fade when your mood shifts. Something far more concrete happens inside your body each time an emotion surges through you, and scientists have spent decades mapping exactly what…
Six Servings of Fermented Foods Daily Dropped Inflammatory Markers in Weeks
When Stanford researchers set out to test whether certain foods could alter gut bacteria, they expected one dietary approach to prevail. Their prediction proved to be incorrect. A randomized, prospective study published in the journal Cell in August 2021 tracked how two microbiota-targeted dietary interventions affected the human microbiome and immune system in healthy adults.…
Accelerated Aging and the Rise of Cancer in Younger Adults
Over the past few decades, something puzzling has been happening in medicine. Cancer, which has long been considered a disease that primarily affects older adults, is showing up more often in people in their thirties, forties, and even their twenties. Scientists have been tracking this rise across multiple countries, noticing that early-onset cancers are increasing…
How Gut Health Shapes the Obsessive Mind
For decades, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was viewed almost exclusively through the lens of the brain, a problem of faulty neural circuits and chemical imbalances. The disorder, defined by intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors, has traditionally been treated with antidepressant medications targeting serotonin levels and cognitive-behavioral therapies designed to retrain habitual thought patterns. These approaches have…
New Study Warns COVID-19 And Flu Might Awaken Dormant Cancer Cells In The Lungs
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global conversation around viruses has often revolved around short-term symptoms, public health measures, and vaccination strategies. Yet, beneath the surface, a quieter and more unsettling discovery has emerged: respiratory infections like COVID-19 and influenza might do far more than make us sick in the moment. A groundbreaking…
Experts Say Cavities Literally Cause Heart Disease And Can Also Lead to Death
Most of us think of cavities as a minor nuisance something that might cost us a trip to the dentist or a couple hundred dollars, but not our lives. But what if that tiny hole in your tooth was actually a ticking time bomb for your heart? It sounds dramatic, but researchers and physicians are…