self care
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Anti-aging 4 ways: Hide-it, Cut-it, Swallow-it, Prevent-it
I want to share my perspective on anti-aging—specifically, how I’ve come to understand it—by breaking it down into four different approaches: Hiding it, Cutting it, Swallowing it, or Preventing it.
By John - Melanobarsabout 14 hours ago in Longevity
I have only 28 years left to live!
Trying to explain just how bad my relentless worrying has become over the years is difficult. As a child, I spent most of my time worrying about having a brain haemorrhage because my sister’s best friend had one, or choking to death on a chicken bone because I once got one caught in my throat during a Sunday roast.
By Simon Aylward2 days ago in Longevity
Living light: what to keep vs everything else
Looking around the room, I marvelled at the effort I've made so far. The books that have been stuffed into cavities of the book shelves, some upright, some slanting across the tops of the upright books and some others lay in stacks, one on top of another, in the remaining real estate that the depth of the bookshelf could afford. On the floor, two piles of books create a small tower halfway up my legs. Not so tall, given that I used to have book towers that extend from floor to ceiling. Once upon a time, the bookshelf, contained only books but now they host a jar of korean-style cultery, a big mug of brushes and pencils, a small glass of medicines ranging from gastric to headache solutions. There were other vials and bottles and containers, all of them seemingly put to good use. At least, that's what I think, since I haven't been able to get rid of them yet. Later, I say to myself. Later, the ultimate solution to worry and action. Having said that, somethings have changed. Upon unpacking this time, I managed to clear the luggage of its contents in one fell swoop, instead of letting it lay on the floor for days until I can figure out which article goes where in my present life, in the room I presently occupy which is not truly my own. Unlike myself, I simply decided that I would clear the bag and hoist it, empty and light, up above the closet where it is technically although not literally out of sight, yet effectively out of mind.
By Huwaida Ishaaq2 days ago in Longevity
When a Mental Health Chatbot Understands Your Culture — But Not Your Crisis
Imagine two mental-health chatbots receiving the same message. Someone writes that for weeks their body has felt heavy. Their head aches, they lie awake at night, and their family keeps saying it is just nerves. They would never call it depression.
By Khali Sollis2 days ago in Longevity
Best Tea for Sore Throat: Steep Times, Caffeine and Honey Ratios
The best tea for sore throat is usually the warm, caffeine-free kind: chamomile or peppermint steeped five to seven minutes in full-boil water, ginger held a little longer, and a spoon of honey once the mug cools enough to sip. This guide compares seven brews with their exact steep times and caffeine status, then finishes with the one-week rule that decides when tea stops being enough. Every candidate for the best tea for sore throat below is judged by numbers on the page rather than by reputation on the tin. We link every number to a source you can open, and we start with our own earlier ranking, The Healthiest Teas: What the Numbers Actually Say , where the chemistry of those leaves was measured in the lab.
By Sarah Jenkins3 days ago in Longevity
Tutus and Birthdays
Tutus! It's not uncommon to see colourful tutus prancing, leaping and trotting around parkrun courses. Typically, they celebrate milestones for participants... volunteering at or completing 25, 50, 100, 200 or 400 events. Not so yesterday at Highfields, Qld (Australian) parkrun. Tutus were celebrating parkrun's 22nd Birthday . Why tutus? Two-two; 22; tutu for those of us who had trouble keeping up... even before running the 5km event!
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶4 days ago in Longevity
More Feline, Less Canine
I’ve got a significant birthday coming up. I am what they call an elder millennial. My algorithm likes to pepper my feed with memes about women of a certain age who stopped giving a fuck about what other people think about them. And I must say, it’s very appealing. As a recovering people pleaser, I have an unfortunate abundance of fucks. I’m looking forward to the moment when my fucks run out.
By Leslie Writes5 days ago in Longevity
Borrowed Thinking
A sixteen-year-old in 2026 can ask a chatbot to outline an essay, explain a scientific paper, compare two universities, rehearse a difficult conversation with a parent, or suggest what to do about a friend who has stopped replying. This is no longer a fringe behavior. In a Pew Research Center survey conducted in fall 2025, 54 percent of U.S. teenagers aged 13 to 17 said they had used AI chatbots for help with schoolwork, and one in ten said they do all or most of their schoolwork with that help.
By Khali Sollis5 days ago in Longevity
What Massage Taught Me About the Human Body.
I used to think massage was mostly about muscles. Find the tight spot. Apply pressure. Work it out. Move on. After years of working with people’s bodies, I’ve learned that the human body is much more complicated—and much more intelligent—than that.
By Trai R. Hawthorne7 days ago in Longevity
