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Positive attitude toward aging can really affect body and mind health
Positive attitude toward aging can really affect body and mind health

Positive age beliefs were associated with a higher chance of improvement in cognitive function and walking speed among older adults. This is an important signal for health, prevention, and the way society thinks about aging.

Not only street smog. Indoor air still shortens millions of lives
Not only street smog. Indoor air still shortens millions of lives

Air pollution does not end with street smog. For millions of people, one of the biggest health risks is created inside their own homes — during cooking and heating.

Humans reach their peak potential later than we think. A new look at intelligence, personality, and age
Humans reach their peak potential later than we think. A new look at intelligence, personality, and age

Although fluid intelligence declines relatively early, other traits — such as knowledge, emotional intelligence, moral reasoning, and resistance to some decision-making biases — may strengthen overall human potential with age.

Not only load matters. Exercise order may affect muscle fatigue
Not only load matters. Exercise order may affect muscle fatigue

Exercise order in resistance training may matter more than it often seems. A study in young men compared alternating and successive resistance training and found differences in muscle fatigue.

Mindfulness during exercise may strengthen training habits and increase enjoyment of movement
Mindfulness during exercise may strengthen training habits and increase enjoyment of movement

Mindfulness during exercise may make physical activity feel more enjoyable, which could help support long-term training habits.

Don’t take breaks from supplements? In some cases, you may be doing yourself harm.
Don’t take breaks from supplements? In some cases, you may be doing yourself harm.

A practical guide to which supplements are best used cyclically, when breaks make sense, and why markers matter more than supplementing on autopilot.

SFD creatine contaminated with mercury – up to 1300% above safe limits
SFD creatine contaminated with mercury – up to 1300% above safe limits

Mercury contamination and extreme safety limit violations – a case that reshaped how people view supplement safety.

Loneliness and social isolation and mortality risk
Loneliness and social isolation and mortality risk

Lack of social connections may be an overlooked health risk factor. A large meta-analysis shows that loneliness and social isolation have an impact comparable to established mortality risks.

Ten squats may work better than a 30-minute walk
Ten squats may work better than a 30-minute walk

Short, regular muscle activations every 45 minutes may lower post-meal blood sugar more effectively than a single longer bout of activity.