A groundbreaking analysis of a 117-year-old woman reveals how protective genetics, a balanced microbiome, efficient metabolism, and resilient immunity work together to sustain health into extreme old age. Maria Branyas Morera blowing out candles on the occasion of her 117th birthday on March 4, 2024. Arxiu de la família Branyas Morera, Public domain, via Wikimedia…
Gut health quietly shapes everything, from mood and immunity to skin and digestion. The gut isn’t just where food breaks down; it’s the core of the entire health ecosystem. But the idea of “cleansing the gut” has often been misunderstood, with extreme detoxes and juice fasts being wrongly promoted.Dr Saurabh Sethi, a Harvard-trained “Gut Doctor”,…
Participant characterization In total, 627 participants (394 women/233 men) were included in this study (Table 1 and Supplementary Table S2 in the Electronic Supplementary Material). The median age was 52.0 (43.0, 62.5) years, and men were significantly older than women (padjust < 0.001). Women had a significantly higher BMI than men (padjust = 0.006). Participants had…
It is no secret that sleeping is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Mountains of research over the past decade demonstrate, time and again, that a decent night’s rest is essential for everything from cognitive function to heart health, mood and more. Not getting good sleep or enough of…
Antibacterial soap. Houseplants. Makeup. Items that we touch or use on our skin every day could affect our health by changing our skin microbiome and making us more or less susceptible to chronic diseases. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. What exactly a healthy…