Month: June 2023

The Katalyst EMS system has all the hallmarks of a “lose weight and get fit fast” scam, here’s what’s advertised: 20-minute full-body workout equivalent to 2 hours in the gym 90% muscle fiber activation (~40% from traditional workouts) Small, light, and portable Zero-impact and available to all fitness levels Magic bullet fitness technologies like this…

A lot is made of the odd dietary combinations that result from cravings during pregnancy, but comparatively little is devoted to how should you eat while breastfeeding. While the “eating for two” mindset gets an overdue makeover in our nutrition program, 2B Pregnant, lactating mothers do need extra calories. Let’s explore where they should come from. How Many…

If you’re avoiding kombucha because you don’t think it tastes good — well, you probably haven’t tried the best kombuchas. Sure, “booch” is made from a yeast and bacteria colony (known as a SCOBY) that looks like a baby alien, and its tartness can be an acquired taste for some people, but there are some amazing flavors…

Listen to this episode of Longevity by Design on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts

Assistant Professor Chuankai (Kai) Zhou, PhD, became fascinated with the mysteries of aging when he was still quite young. His curiosity began with some nature collecting. Growing up in a small village on the east coast of China, Zhou spent his childhood gathering anything in nature he could get his hands on, such as plants,…

Key takeaways:~ Male pattern baldness, or androgenic alopecia, is a condition that will affect the majority of men of European descent by the age of 50.~ Male pattern baldness affects women as well, usually to a lesser extent.~ Genetics plays a big role in balding.~ Importantly, there are personalized ways to counteract your genetic susceptibility….

Many people know of the conditionally essential amino acid, taurine, from the energy drink, Red Bull. For many of you out there, taurine probably first registers in your mind as an ingredient in popular energy drinks and pre-workout supplements. (This is actually somewhat ironic, since taurine is not a stimulant, and is likely to have,…

Key Takeaways:~ An excess of fat in the legs that is lumpy and painful to the touch can be lipedema.~ Researchers now believe that lipedema affects ~10% of women.~ Lipedema involves fluid surrounding hypertrophic fat nodules.~ Genetics plays a role in who gets lipedema, but the research here is very new and not yet complete.~…

For years, it looked like egg yolks were no longer disinvited from the breakfast table. After decades of warnings over the amount of cholesterol in yolks, researchers reversed course: Studies suggested that dietary cholesterol had a minimal impact on blood-cholesterol levels and touted the nutritional benefits of egg yolks (fat-burning choline, bone-building vitamin D). In 2016,…

The right all-in-one longevity supplements can make a profound difference to not only how long you live, but your quality of life (healthspan). I’ve researched and thoroughly evaluated dozens of the most powerful, natural, and safe science-backed anti-aging ingredients. Here’s the issue… Pulling out separate supplements canisters, manually weighing out powders, and cleaning up spillage…