Living the Good Life

Aristotle’s view of the good life, or eudaimonia, is living virtuously in accordance with reason, [...]

Sleep and Your Body

Sleep involves a complex interplay of physiological processes that restore and regulate the body, orchestrated [...]

Smoking is bad for you

Smoking is bad for you, no matter what new, fancy, and fashionable ways they invent [...]

The Vagus Nerve, Immunity and Metabolism

The role of the vagus nerve in regulating inflammation and its broader implications for immunity [...]

Gut Microbiome and Mental Health

The connection between our gut microbiome and mental health is a reality. Depressive disorder (like [...]

Social Relationships and Microbiome

Positive social relationships and connections have been linked to improved microbiome health, particularly in the [...]

Epigenetics Explained

Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene expression and function that do not [...]

Immunity Explained

The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and molecules that work [...]

Metabolism Explained

Metabolism is the collective set of biochemical processes that occur within living organisms to sustain [...]

Immunity, Metabolism and Epigenetics

The relationship between the immune system, metabolism, and genetics/epigenetics forms a dynamic, interconnected triangle that [...]