Phoenix summers no longer just feel unbearable. They may age your body faster too. In 2023 alone, the city recorded over 140 days with temperatures surpassing 100°F. Now, new research suggests that these extreme heat conditions do more than cause short-term harm. A recent study published in the journal Science Advances has revealed that long-term exposure to high heat …
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Surgeons And Doctors, Tell Us A Freaky Fact About The Human Body That People Wouldn’t Want To Know
You can only learn so much from watching 20-plus seasons of Grey’s Anatomy, so I’m asking real-life medical professionals: What’s a freaky fact about the human body that most people wouldn’t want to know? Maybe you’re an OB-GYN, and you know that ovaries can develop tumors with teeth… —u/_bbycake Maybe you’re a brain surgeon who knows that patients won’t feel …
Read More »The Wildest Body Horror Movie of the Year Fixes a Lazy Genre Trope
Back in the mid-1980s, the nighttime soap opera Dallas set the all-time gold standard for terrible uses of the “It was all a dream!” plot reveal, with a ridiculous twist erasing the entire previous season. In the decades that followed, Hollywood has continued to exploit this overused trope. Horror movies, in particular, going back to the beginning of cinema and …
Read More »Luka Doncic takes a jab at Mavericks while showing off his revenge body
Guy spends his summer transforming his body from flab to fighting trim. He wants to share the results with the world. Where is his first stop? New York, New York, would suffice. So there Luka Doncic stood, newly toned and beaming, posing for a photo opp at Yankee Stadium with none other than 6-foot-7, 282-pound slugger Aaron Judge, as legit …
Read More »Body fat percentage vs body fat mass: What’s the difference, and why does it matter for fat loss?
Body fat percentage and body fat mass aren’t the same thing, so if your goal is to lose fat and look more sculpted or defined, you’ll need to know the difference. As a personal trainer, I’ve spent years helping clients build muscle and strength while losing fat — it’s a process called body recomposition. It’s a bit like the Holy …
Read More »7 Foods That Reduce Body Fat Percentage After 40
Are you over 40, and want to reduce your body fat percentage? In order to lose fat without muscle, you need to combine a healthy diet with strength training and adequate protein intake, explains Tara Collingwood, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD/N, ACSM-CPT, a Board Certified Sports Dietitian and co-author of the Flat Belly Cookbook for Dummies. “These foods are nutrient-dense, high …
Read More »‘The body is telling me to rest’ – No Vuelta a España for Tadej Pogačar as UAE confirm João Almeida and Juan Ayuso as co-leaders
UAE Team Emirates-XRG have announced that Tadej Pogačar will not race the Vuelta a España after winning a fourth Tour de France, with João Almeida and Juan Ayuso set to start as co-leaders when the final Grand Tour of 2025 begins in Italy on August 23. Pogačar will take a break until the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Grand …
Read More »Alison Brie and Dave Franco on body horror and ‘Together’
In writer/director Michael Shanks‘ “Together,” Alison Brie and Dave Franco play Millie and Tim, a couple who are tested by a supernatural encounter that severely tests their relationship — and their bodies — via some terrifying transformations. It’s a fascinating meditation on codependency given an extra bit of frisson by the fact that Brie and Franco are married; the movie …
Read More »7 early signs of diabetes in the body
One of the most common lifestyle diseases, diabetes affects is rapidly increasing both in India and across the world. A 2021 study titled ‘Epidemiology of type 2 diabetes in India‘ reads, “India has the second highest number of diabetics worldwide after China. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), India had about 77 million adults with diabetes in 2019. This …
Read More »Aging Isn’t a Steady Descent. Around 50, the Body Seems to Hit a Cliff And Some Organs Age Much Faster Than Others
Credit: ZME Science/Midjourney. Aging has always been tied hand in hand with the passage of time: a slow and steady process. A little less energy here, a few more wrinkles there. But a massive new study suggests that aging isn’t actually linear. It accelerates dramatically around age 50, with the body’s organs veering into decline at sharply different speeds. The …
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