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He Drank Water for 20 Days.
He must have gone a long time without really looking at his own hands when he dialed 120. Those hands braced the floor when he fell. But without enough sugar and salt to maintain muscle tension, his elbows failed to lock. He went down sideways, his hip hitting the tile. He lay there. The ceiling didn't spin — his vestibular system was too exhausted even to bother producing dizziness. All that remained was silence.
By Jin2 months ago in Longevity
The Price of a Scratch
Her fingernail caught a faint raised ridge along the edge of the sofa back. Not leather grain—damage. Compressed fibers pushed up into a rough burr, about four centimeters long, its curve matching the sharp bottom edge of a table leg.
By Jin2 months ago in Longevity
I Dumped the Dusty Olive Oil.
Can't stomach salad? Here's how to get the anti‑aging benefits of a Mediterranean diet with everyday Chinese home cooking. You've searched for "Mediterranean diet." What you saw: broccoli everywhere, whole‑wheat pasta, lettuce salads, and that bottle of olive oil you bought specially, used once, and never touched again.
By Jin2 months ago in Longevity
The Challenge Of Systems
Written by a human, for humans, always. Systems can be wonderful things. We need systems in life. Some systems are terrible, of course.
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM2 months ago in Longevity
Take Three
After a colonoscopy or root canal a person is warned not to sign any contracts or make any big decisions. That's because the body is working through anesthesia and the body is working through an artificial shock to its usual working order.
By Judey Kalchik 2 months ago in Longevity
10 Simple Steps to a Healthy Lifestyle
We all yearn for great health to keep us fit and extend our lives. However, getting a very healthy lifestyle does not depend purely on the physical aspects of living, but engaging both mind and body to achieve the best state of wellbeing.
By Elaine Sihera 2 months ago in Longevity
Eating Well is a Hierarchy of Needs
In the world of modern wellness, we are drowning in the minutiae, these minor details that start to take over every health and food decision that we make. We argue over seed oils, debate the timing of our morning shots of apple cider vinegar, and stress over whether our kale was massaged in a BPA-free bowl. We’re missing the plot. We focus on the pinnacle of the pyramid while the foundation is crumbling. Groceries become unattainable because of their cost, air and water quality suffer, health insurance access is smaller and smaller and there are less and less family doctors or public health services.
By Emily the Period RD2 months ago in Longevity
Why are fake news, lies, exaggeration etc so popular?
Why are fake news, lies, exaggeration etc so popular? Why is truth hard to find? Message from the third meadow (see Archie Hills book) --people like lies even when not really convinced by them-because the lies are more entertaining, more fun, than truth which is usually boring and dull.
By Peter Rose2 months ago in Longevity
When Your Problem Is Your Body Working Correctly
Written by a human, for humans, always. Have you ever had a problem... Where you are looking for what is going wrong... But you simply cannot find anything that seems to be broken?
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM2 months ago in Longevity
The simplest way to become more healthy in AI Era
Almost every week, someone asks me some version of the same question. What type of supplements should I take? Is there a scan I should get? What's the protocol?
By Lucy Guo2 months ago in Longevity
The Slanderous Pseudoscience Mislabel
Written by a human, for humans, always. Does “Pseudoscience” exist? Absolutely. But as I’ve looked into understanding human psychophysiology at deep and complex levels…
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM2 months ago in Longevity
Why Am I Stuck On My Health Goals?
Written by a human, for humans, always. I did not originally set out to understand people's health problems. I was fascinated with a singular idea...
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM2 months ago in Longevity