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21-04-2025 Vol 19
Why all the buzz about inflammation — and just how bad is it?

Why all the buzz about inflammation — and just how bad is it?

Quick health quiz: how bad is inflammation for your body? You’re forgiven if you think inflammation is very bad. News…
Life can be challenging: Build your own resilience plan

Life can be challenging: Build your own resilience plan

Nantucket, a beautiful, 14-mile-long island off the coast of Massachusetts, has a 40-point resiliency plan to help withstand the buffeting…
Let’s not call it cancer

Let’s not call it cancer

Roughly one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lives, but these cancers…
Alcohol and your health: Risks, benefits, and controversies

Alcohol and your health: Risks, benefits, and controversies

Cheers! Salud! Prost! Drinking to one’s health is a common tradition. But it may also be self-defeating: the alcohol that’s…
A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do

A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do

By the time boys are 8 or 10, they’re steeped in Marvel action heroes with bulging, oversized muscles and rock-hard…
Is the portfolio diet the best diet ever?

Is the portfolio diet the best diet ever?

News flash: What we eat can play a pivotal role in warding off — or treating — disease and enhancing…
Measles is making a comeback: Can we stop it?

Measles is making a comeback: Can we stop it?

Has the recent news about measles outbreaks in the US surprised you? Didn’t it seem like we were done with…
Should you be sleepmaxxing to boost health and happiness?

Should you be sleepmaxxing to boost health and happiness?

If you’ve been on TikTok lately, you know it’s hard to avoid countless influencers touting a concept called sleepmaxxing. Their…
Stepping up activity if winter slowed you down

Stepping up activity if winter slowed you down

If you've been cocooning due to winter’s cold, who can blame you? But a lack of activity isn't good for…
New surgery for benign prostate hyperplasia provides long-lasting benefits

New surgery for benign prostate hyperplasia provides long-lasting benefits

Most men over 50 will develop an enlarged prostate. Also called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), this bothersome condition makes it…