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Chronic stress is associated with faster cognitive decline and higher dementia risk — through cortisol, inflammation, and the hippocampus.
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You can't 'boost' your immune system like a phone battery — and trying can backfire. What actually keeps immune function working: sleep, movement, food, and
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Turmeric is one of the most studied spices — but 'as effective as 14 drugs' misreads the science. What curcumin research really says, and why
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Not seven pounds — about a third of a kilo. But holiday weight gain is the weight you never lose, and it compounds yearly. The measured evidence and what to do.
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Forget celebrity diets. The National Weight Control Registry tracked 10,000+ people who lost weight and kept it off — their shared habits are the real key.
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Short sleep is strongly linked to weight gain — and lab studies show why: less sleep means more eating, especially late-night snacking. The honest evidence.
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The short version: Your memory of a meal counts toward feeling full. Recalling lunch in detail reduces later snacking; eating distracted increases it.
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The short version: The 5:2 diet — five normal days, two ~500-calorie days — produces weight loss, but no more than ordinary dieting.
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The nightcap is sleep's most successful con: alcohol helps you fall asleep, then fragments the night, suppresses REM, and worsens snoring.
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A 2012 Thai trial found curcumin reduced heart attacks after bypass surgery — a real, small, unreplicated study. What it means and what it absolutely doesn't.
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A 2011 review in the Journal of Family Practice found no evidence that colon cleansing helps healthy adults — and documented real risks, from infection to
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Eight hours is a slogan, not a prescription. Why sleep need varies, what the 7–9 hour guideline really means, and how to find your number.
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Weight loss requires eating less than you burn — but that fact helps no one. What actually determines whether the weight stays off.
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