keyboard_arrow_up

The Milk-Industrial Complex: Why You Don't Need to Drink Milk

AdultsFoodHealthIndustry
Readers of Aaron's blog know of his beef with the milk industrial complex. Why does milk, of all beverages, get a pass in our efforts to reduce everyone's caloric intake? Why is it encouraged, when all others are shunned? Is it because you need the calcium? Is it because it makes your bones stronger? Watch, and learn why the milk emperor has no clothes.

Where does all the snot come from? - James May's Q&A (Ep 3) - Head Squeeze

AdultsHealthHumanScience
James May tells us exactly where that green snot in our nostrils comes from. He also delves into how mucus helps prevent harmful foreign objects from entering our bodies.

Where Do Our Drugs Come From?

AdultsAnimalsHealthHuman...
The incredible chemical weapon-making abilities of fungi, bacteria, and plants have created a diverse array of compounds that are useful to humans.

What Is It Like To Be Deaf?

AdultsDisabilityHealthSociety
Deafness is not a one size fits all, but what are some things Deaf people might experience?

What If You Only Ate Meat?

AdultsFoodHealthNutrition
This would take your high protein, paleo, keto diet to a new level

How does your body know you're full? - Hilary Coller

AdultsHumanNeuroscienceHealth...
Hunger claws at your belly. It tugs at your intestines, which begin to writhe, aching to be fed. Being hungry generates a powerful and often unpleasant physical sensation that's almost impossible to ignore. After you've reacted by gorging on your morning pancakes, you start to experience an opposing force: fullness. But how does your body actually know when you're full? Hilary Coller explains.

How Close Are We to Curing HIV/AIDS?

AdultsBiologyGeneticsHealth...
Current drug therapies mean it's possible to live a normal life span with HIV, but that's expensive and not a long term solution. What we really need is an HIV vaccine and a cure. So, how close are we?

Why do you need to get a flu shot every year? - Melvin Sanicas

AdultsHealthScience
All year long, researchers at hospitals around the world collect samples from flu patients and send them to top virology experts with one goal: to design the vaccine for the next flu season. But why do we need a new one every year? Vaccines for diseases like mumps and polio offer a lifetime of protection with two shots early in life; what's so special about the flu? Melvin Sanicas explains.

How Drug Companies Make You Buy More Medicine Than You Need

AdultsBusinessHealthAddiction
They make eye drops too big -- and make you pay for the waste. This is our first installment in our collaboration with ProPublica.

Should You Eat Every Day?

AdultsFoodHealthPhilosophy
An intermittent fasting diet is one of the hippest new nutrition and fitness philosophies, based around the idea that going hungry can be good for your health.

What Would Happen If You Never Brushed Your Teeth?

AdultsHealthWellness
Besides bad breath, there are some SERIOUS consequences if you don't brush your teeth!

How to Cure Aging - During Your Lifetime?

AdultsHealthHumanScience
What if we could stop aging forever?

One Shot Could Provide All the Vaccines You'll Ever Need

AdultsBiologyHealthScience
Hate needles? Researchers may have found a way to combine all the vaccines you'll ever need into a single shot. Here's how it works.

6 scientific tricks for falling asleep

AdultsHumanPsychologyScience...
Can't sleep? Don't just lie there in bed and stress about it. These tricks will have you snoozing in no time.

We Try To Eat Like Michael Phelps For A Day

AdultsFoodScienceHealth
Grits are better with syrup in them!

This New Pill Could Cure Peanut Allergies

AdultsHealthScience
A new study might've found a possible cure for peanut allergies. How does it work?

Stop doing crunches and sit-ups - do planks and leg raises instead

AdultsHealthSportsWellness...
Heather Milton, a senior exercise physiologist at NYU Langone Health, does not recommend sit-ups or crunches for building your core because they put your spine through unnecessary stress.