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23,000 Gyms Closed. The Gym That Would Not Die
The first thing I noticed was the silence. At the northwest corner of the fourth floor of Fangyuanli ID MALL, behind a glass door, a thousand square meters of gym equipment hummed. No one stood at the entrance. No free trial. A QR code glowed on the wall. I scanned it. A smart locker popped open.
By Jin14 days ago in Longevity
Britain Rationed Sugar for 11 Years. 50 Years Later, the Children Had Lower Cancer Rates.
In September 1953, Britain ended sugar rationing. Queues formed outside sweet shops. People bought toffee and chocolate. Tea got two spoons of sugar. Sweetness returned.
By Jin14 days ago in Longevity
The Beat Goes On - Thankfully
The heart is the body’s engine. Without it, we die; if it is not functioning properly, it can severely affect our lives. Your heart does amazing things day in and day out. It pumps about 5 litres (8 pints) of blood throughout your body through the arteries and veins. This network stretches over 60,000 miles (almost 100,000 kilometres).
By Calvin London15 days ago in Longevity
The Art of Listening to the Body
Pain demands attention. It tells us where it hurts, when to stop, what movement has suddenly become difficult. Modern medicine has become extraordinarily sophisticated at locating, imaging, measuring, and treating pain. But Sabine Combrie has spent more than 25 years asking a different question: what if the place that hurts is only part of the story?
By Léa Carlsen16 days ago in Longevity
Why People Get Depression When Their Life Looks Fine
Why People Get Depression When Their Life Looks Fine Hideaki Anno has depression. The director of Neon Genesis Evangelion has talked about it. Under posts about him, comments repeat the same question in different fonts. How? He has money. He has fame. He has work he chose. He has fans who would wait ten years for another frame. How can a person like that be depressed?
By Jin16 days ago in Longevity
I Thought White Rice Was the Worst Carb. Then I Saw What These 6 “Light” Staples Do to Blood Sugar
At noon, a bowl of liangpi with sesame paste, chili oil, and vinegar hits the spot. By 3 p.m., your eyelids are heavy, your head feels foggy, and your mouth is dry. You think you did not sleep well. Your blood sugar may already have spiked and then stayed high.
By Jin16 days ago in Longevity
The “Cancer That Won’t Kill You” Is Stealing People’s Hips
In the clinic, a 45-year-old man rolled up his pant leg. The pain was in his groin. It had been three months. He thought it was a herniated disc. He tried ointment and massage. Neither helped. Putting on socks had become hard. He had to lift his leg onto the bed, twist his body, and pull the sock on. The X-ray looked fine. The doctor ordered an MRI of the hip. The image showed a dark band in the femoral head.
By Jin16 days ago in Longevity
He Passed a 4.5-Meter Tapeworm. It Started With Raw Fish.
Xiao Jin looked down after using the toilet. In his stool was a segment of worm more than a meter long. It was white, flat, and linked segment by segment, like a cut ribbon.
By Jin17 days ago in Longevity
Life After Work: Is Adapting To Life Easier In Retirement?
When the sun goes down, it takes everything it has and sees it all. Does it know tomorrow will be different, so it must adapt to whatever it meets? Annelise Lords
By Annelise Lords 17 days ago in Longevity
I Found a White Nose Hair and Almost Pulled It. Then I Read This.
Many people look in the mirror, see a white hair sticking out of a nostril, and their first reaction is to grab tweezers. Their second reaction is to search on their phone. After searching, they panic even more. Some say this is a sign of bodily decline. Some say it means your life will be short. The tweezers are clamped on the hair. The hand stops midair. Pull or not pull?
By Jin18 days ago in Longevity
A Mother Paid $8,900 to Scatter Her Son's Ashes. They Were Mixed With Strangers Instead.
Two Hours, Eight Hundred Yuan, and a River That Doesn't Exist In 2023, in Chongqing, an 11-year-old boy was treated for leukemia at Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. His condition had improved once. At a follow-up, his PCT level rose. The doctor prescribed oral cephalosporin. His family took him home. Two days later, he developed sepsis. Five days in ICU. He died.
By Jin19 days ago in Longevity
His Brain Was 80. He Was 49. The Pills on His Nightstand Told the Rest.
The Scan Did Not Match the Birthday A 49-year-old man in Shanghai had a stroke. His MRI looked like an 80-year-old’s. The pills on his nightstand told the rest.
By Jin19 days ago in Longevity