In 1979, the first study demonstrating the importance of social relationships to health was published, and it was truly a bombshell report. A nine-year prospective survey of nearly 7,000 adults, it found that people who lacked social and community ties were at increased risk of mortality. What could explain this? Was it really true that…
The Friendship Vitamin
April 6, 2022
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More Children Are Self-Harming Since the Start of the Pandemic
There has been a reported spike in young people attending emergency departments for self-harm and suicide during the pandemic. In New South Wales, presentations to emergency departments for self-harm and suicidal thoughts are reportedly up by 47% since before the pandemic. In the year to July 29 2021, there were 8,489 presentations to NSW emergency…
Stress Relief Doesn’t Need to Be a Task
Here’s the thing about stress. It seems that more often than not, standard suggestions to relieve your stress involve something that you have to do, like taking a yoga class, learning to meditate, or taking up a hobby. These are all great ideas, but they also mean carving out more time from your schedule, learning…
Will a Little Drinking Help Your Heart? Maybe Not
If you believe an occasional tipple is good for your heart, a new study may make you reconsider the notion. Some previous research has suggested that light drinking may benefit the heart, but this large study concluded that any amount of drinking is associated with a higher risk of heart disease, and that any supposed benefits…
Patients Can’t Be Categorized by Medical Algorithms
April 5, 2022
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Each of us has a unique life with different mental, physical, and environmental factors affecting our health. We may get similar sicknesses but for entirely different reasons, and that means the treatments that will help us get better should also be different. This inevitable diversity should be accounted for in our health care, but it…
Healing Through Human Connection
April 5, 2022
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Music, poetry, dance, and art have played an important part in our mental and physical well-being throughout history. According to studies commissioned by the UK Department for Culture, Media, and Sport, “Participation in the arts leads to significant improvements in health, that not only boost self-esteem, but also reduce feelings of isolation and exclusion.” Those…
Do I Have a Hormone Imbalance?
Your body contains chemical messengers called hormones. Your hormones travel throughout your bloodstream to provide organs and tissues with instructions for what they need to do. This is partially how key processes in your body, such as your reproductive system and metabolism, are controlled. When a hormone imbalance occurs, it means your body has too…
The Power of Multiple Opinions
April 5, 2022
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We were on a three-hour road trip. My husband, Scott, was “driving” a self-driving car, our friend Tommy sat in the passenger seat, and I was in the back. Tommy was trying to reel in his fear from taking his first-ever ride in a self-driving car and tamp down his growing hunger as the aroma…
Nobel Prize Winner: 5 Things That Speed up Aging, and 1 Anti-Aging Secret
April 4, 2022
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How does modern medicine see the aging of the human body? Scientists have discovered telomeres function as a biological clock. Telomeres are the ends of chromosomes, repeating sequences of non-coding DNA that protect chromosomes from damage, and get shorter every time a cell divides. We now know there are harmful thinking patterns that can actually…
How Not to Have a Hip Replacement
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons estimates that each year, more than 450,000 Americans have their hips replaced—more than the entire population of Cleveland. According to the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, this surgery has been around for just over 50 years, since 1969. Indeed, the surgery has become so common that older adults…
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