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Emotion is often experienced on an instinctive level, something we describe as a feeling instead of a thought. The last time you felt happy or loved the rush of emotion is likely to have come naturally to you. What does that have to do with virtual reality? Researchers describe virtual reality as a medium you…

20% of your blood goes to your brain. Here are steps to protect it now. At the age of 54, a woman in California named Jane began to have problems remembering events that had happened just minutes before. Things continued to get worse and soon, her daughter described her mother as “utterly lost in the fog…

Discover what protected this woman from experiencing Alzheimer’s when she reached 101 years old in The Nun Study, and what allowed her to have a brain as sharp as those half her age. A curious mystery — how did Sister Mary have full brain function despite her brain seeming to have physically deteriorated? The answer…

Do you have a reason to get out of bed? Having a sense of purpose could give you an extra 10+ years of life and greater overall health–if you choose yours well. Read on to find out how.  Across cultures and ethnicities, people with a deep sense of purpose are over 15% less likely to…

Mike Fremont didn’t become competitive until he was 88. That’s when he got first place in a race. How did Mike achieve this at an age when many struggle to even walk? Read on to find out. Mike’s three keys to a long, active life are not surprising: daily exercise, a healthy diet, and volunteering…

–Health Product I’m Testing: You may have one yourself or heard about it- the oura ring. I’ve had one for a while, but recently found it useful for the following reasons: I used it to become a more efficient sleeper (you can’t improve what you don’t measure). And for females, I’ve been told that the…

Why does your brain’s immune system matter? It’s because it can either destroy or save your brain. Hence, why the book I mention below is called the Angel and the Assassin. When I was first looking to understand this concept, it helped me to consider the similarity with the body’s immune cells, which can either…

Scientists have extended the lifespan of yeast cells by 82% using a method known as “epigenetic remodeling.” This approach involves rewiring the cells’ genetic circuitry to enhance their ability to repair damage caused by aging. Specifically, the researchers used a technique called CRISPRi to turn off certain genes involved in aging and turn on others…