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The science of staying young, healthy, and in-shape.
How Teeth Whitening Is Done
Teeth Whitening Methods There are many methods of teeth whitening on the market today. Some of the most popular are: 1. Whitening toothpaste - This is one of the cheapest and most convenient methods to get whiter teeth. All you have to do is brush your teeth as usual with a whitening toothpaste, and you will see results within a few weeks.
By Andero Miil3 years ago in Longevity
Building Blocks of Progesterone
In a healthy menstrual cycle, we have a certain pattern to the way hormone interact with each other and the health impacts they have on the body. We talk a lot about estrogen in the menstrual health space, but we often forget to talk about progesterone.
By Emily the Period RD3 years ago in Longevity
Stop Threatening Weight Gain
Let me start by acknowledging the privilege I hold in the weight-inclusive space. I am a thin person, and up to this current date I have always been a thin person. While I have had my own struggles with a disordered relationship with my body and food, I have never at any point had a provider make a comment about my weight, a store not have my size or go to a location that could not accommodate my body. I cannot truly speak to the experience of all bodies, especially the most marginalized, because I have never lived those experiences and there’s a possibility that I never will. It is my hope, as a weight-inclusive and non-diet provider, to make space for individuals to process the harms of diet culture and fatphobia and move towards a lifestyle that nourishes them physically, mentally and emotionally.
By Emily the Period RD3 years ago in Longevity
The Fat Cell 9: Enter Insulin
After a meal is eaten, glucose rides around the bloodstream. Upon reaching the pancreas, the spongy fish-shaped organ, nestled behind the stomach, kicks out a hormone, insulin. Now both glucose and insulin are cruising around. The insulin alerts the muscles that it has arrived - like the doorbell signaling that lunch is on the doorstep. The muscle cell captures the glucose with a GLUT 4 molecule and uses the glucose for immediate projects.
By D. Thea Baldrick3 years ago in Longevity
A Guide to Slowing Down Aging (Part 2)
Aside from the low-tech approaches mentioned in Part 1, which include healthy nutrition, exercise, and a variety of other lifestyle changes, many researchers all over the world are developing innovative therapies that can significantly slow down and even moderately roll back aging.
By Willie Wun3 years ago in Longevity
Fat Cell 8: For the Love of Leptin
Oozing out of the fat cell is a hormone, leptin, a tiny molecule that has so much power it can stop a person from eating. In my case, that equates to a superpower. From the fat cell, the hormone floats along the bloodstream to the blood brain barrier, presents its admission card and passes through to the hypothalamus. The little molecule provides a double whammy to suppress the appetite. It initiates mechanisms that create fewer synapses that activate appetite neurons AND it increases the number of synapses that suppress the appetite.
By D. Thea Baldrick3 years ago in Longevity
The ABCs of a Period Health Claim
Getting help from someone experienced in period and reproductive health can be tricky – the influencer environment makes it even harder to know who is qualified and who is not. And with the endless coaching programs and courses being advertised, it seems like everyone has some sort of “cure” or quick fix for better periods.
By Emily the Period RD3 years ago in Longevity
The Fat Cell 6: Life Cycle
Fat cells incubate as mesenchymal stem cells. These stem cells can become bone cells, cartilage cells, muscle cells or adipocytes, fat cells, like a basic cookie mix (plant-based whole grain cookie mix, of course) that can become, chocolate chip, sugar, peanut butter or cranberry orange cookies, depending on what gets added to the bowl.
By D. Thea Baldrick3 years ago in Longevity
Nutrients for Period Pain
Aside from the actual bleeding that occurs during menstruation, I would argue that the worst part about periods isn’t always the tiredness or even the grumpiness. I stand by the statement that pain during periods is the absolute worst part of periods. Think about it: having a duration of time where you’re a little more tired and maybe a little more snarky than usual, without feeling like you’re going to keel over from pain? Infinitely better.
By Emily the Period RD3 years ago in Longevity
