You can improve your focus and creativity with sleep. You may also learn better. What about napping? What is the optimal length for your nap? The available scientific literature points... Read More
Surgeons Stole a Black Man’s Heart
The disturbing secret about the first heart transplant in the segregated southern USA. Surgeons stole a black man’s heart. Bruce Tucker, a black factory worker in the American South, suffered... Read More
Box Breathing Makes Me Calmer and Improves My Mood
Box breathing makes me calmer and improves my mood. Meditation is not easy for me, and Vinyasa flow yoga has proven to be even more challenging. But I have found... Read More
Mindfulness Works But Not for All
Compared to other feel-good practices such as exercise, mindfulness fares neither better nor worse. Mindfulness is “a state of active, open attention to the present. This state involves observing one’s thoughts and feelings... Read More
Dreading Colon Cancer Screening: I Just Did It
Colorectal cancer is the #3 cause of death among men and women in the United States. On a positive note, polyp removal, early detection, and colon cancer management advances have significantly improved survival odds.... Read More
Could the Bacteria in Your Mouth Help Us Detect Cancer?
Could the bacteria in your mouth help us detect cancer? We are getting more evidence suggesting the answer is yes. We often speak of tobacco, alcohol, and obesity as significant... Read More
Lower Your Future Risk of Stroke
Can you lower your future risk of stroke? Is there a link between activity and your future brain? Many (but not all) studies suggest the answer is yes. The leisure-time... Read More
Can You Run Your Way to a Longer Life?
Running is a sport that can drop all-cause mortality by more than one-quarter. Can you run your way to a longer life? Do you want to live longer (and with... Read More