humor
Comedy and humor in the health and wellness space.
Can You Prevent Your Skin From Ageing?
Question : Elaine, do you dread ageing and worry about it? Are you feeling unhappy about any creases or lines you might see on your face? Can we stop our skin from ageing? I am constantly worrying about my skin changing, but don’t want to be paranoid out it. How can I accept it?
By Elaine Sihera 24 days ago in Longevity
Falling Apart
Introduction I often write things about mortality and my eventual demise, although this is not a downer piece. I have a fear of repeating myself and found this previous piece on Vocal, which was rejigged from a Seven Days In post from 2017:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 25 days ago in Longevity
Burnout, Checkout
Burnout has escaped the therapist’s office and rolled straight into the checkout cart, which is reason enough to pay attention. You can hardly scroll through social media or glance at the news without being told, solemnly and repeatedly, that everyone is burnt out—or at least very, very tired.
By Sarah Xenos3 months ago in Longevity
Lab-grown organoids demonstrate why survivors relapse and previous outbreaks resurface, why Ebola remains contagious in human brain tissue for 120 days.
Even after being proclaimed cured, an Ebola survivor may still have the active virus in their brain for months. It can flare up again at times. It can occasionally rekindle an outbreak that everyone believed had ended.
By Francis Dami3 months ago in Longevity
A novel medication has demonstrated remarkable efficacy in combating one of the most deadly types of cancer.
Precision medications, which target the precise genetic defect causing a tumour, have made more tumours curable in the last ten years. As the disease progressed, pancreatic cancer continued to be neglected and relied on treatment.
By Francis Dami3 months ago in Longevity
Parts of the world are approaching the boundaries of human survival due to extreme heat.
Surprisingly resilient is the human body. It can operate in a wide variety of temperatures, adapting, compensating, and perspiring its way through circumstances that our forebears would have found intolerable.
By Francis Dami3 months ago in Longevity
Giant Snakes and Ladders
For half a century, “I need to get fit; I wanna get fit; I’m getting fit!” has been a refrain, an infinity loop spooling through my brain. Typically, as soon as the thought “I’m on a fitness charge” sneaks into my mind, the wheels legs and or feet fall off and I’m back to square one twelve. It’s just one life sized game of Snakes and Ladders in the realm of exercise and fitness.
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶4 months ago in Longevity
Stress signals may be used by pancreatic tumours to withstand treatment.
When treating cancer patients, the majority of oncologists take chronic stress into consideration. Sleep schedules, mindfulness exercises, and therapy referrals are all part of treatment strategies. The relationship between stress hormones and the tumour itself is something that those measures frequently overlook.
By Francis Dami4 months ago in Longevity
Sixty in a Sea of Thirty
You know what’s funny about turning sixty? Suddenly, everywhere you go, you’re surrounded by… youth. Twenties. Thirties. Even forties. I know I don't look my age. I often start sentences with "I know I don't look it but I'm "____". I've had to start reckoning with the idea that I'm rapidly approaching the time when that disclaimer will no longer be necessary.
By Christy C. House4 months ago in Longevity
Bad Faith Does Not Deserve Comfort
There is a deeply ingrained belief in modern discourse that civility is always morally required, regardless of context. No matter how dishonest a question is, how manipulative the framing, or how distorted the premise, the expectation is that the response must remain gentle, patient, affirming, and emotionally managed. This belief is often treated as self-evident, as though politeness itself were synonymous with virtue.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Longevity
Why Comfort Fails and Discipline Endures
Modern culture increasingly treats comfort as a moral guide. Ease is framed as wisdom. Emotional smoothness is treated as maturity. Difficulty is often interpreted as a sign that something is wrong, unfair, or unnecessary. When a task feels heavy, when a conversation feels uncomfortable, or when effort feels draining, the instinct is often to stop and reconsider rather than persist.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Longevity
