Nutrition
Saturated vs Unsaturated Fats: The Difference That Matters
One chemical bond separates butter from olive oil. What that difference does to your cholesterol, which foods sit on each side, and the swap that actually lowers risk.
11 min read
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Nutrition
Trans Fat vs Saturated Fat: What's the Difference?
Both are 'bad fats', but they are not in the same category. Trans fat moves LDL and HDL in opposite directions and has no safe level; saturated fat depends entirely on what replaces it.
7 min read
Longevity
Alcohol and Health: Is There a Safe Amount?
Why the 'glass of wine is good for you' finding turned out to be a study artefact, what WHO and Mendelian randomisation show, how alcohol affects the heart, brain, liver and cancer risk.
5 min read
Heart Health
Stroke: Warning Signs, the FAST Test and Prevention
How to recognise a stroke in under a minute with FAST, why every minute counts, the difference between ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke, and which risk factors you can actually control.
6 min read
Heart Health
Triglycerides: Normal Range and How to Lower Them
What triglycerides measure, which values count as normal or high, why levels above 500 mg/dL are urgent, and which diet and lifestyle changes actually move the number.
5 min read
Nutrition
The Mediterranean Diet: What It Actually Is and How to Build It
The most studied eating pattern in the world: the PREDIMED evidence, what the diet contains, a weekly framework, and how to adapt it to an ordinary supermarket and budget.
5 min read
Heart Health
Blood Pressure Explained: Numbers, Measuring, Lowering It
What counts as normal blood pressure, AHA/ACC vs ESC categories, how to measure at home correctly, and evidence-based ways to lower it without drugs: DASH, sodium, weight, exercise.
10 min read
Heart Health
Cholesterol Explained: LDL, HDL and Triglycerides
Read your lipid panel without panic: what LDL, HDL and triglycerides mean, which LDL targets apply to your risk, and how to lower it with food and statins.
9 min read
Heart Health
Resting Heart Rate: What's Normal and How to Lower It
Normal resting heart rate is 60–100 bpm. What a low or high pulse means, how to measure it correctly, the link to longevity, and when to see a doctor.
13 min read
Longevity
Sauna and Longevity: What Finnish Studies Show
Finnish cohorts link frequent sauna use to lower heart and all-cause mortality. We cover the mechanisms, safety, and the limits of the evidence.
9 min read
Fitness & Movement
How Many Steps a Day Do You Actually Need?
10,000 steps came from a 1965 pedometer advert. Here is what the big accelerometer cohorts show: where mortality risk really falls and where it flattens.
7 min read
Supplements
Omega-3: How to Choose a Supplement and Whether You Need One
What omega-3s are actually proven to do, how much EPA and DHA you need daily, how to decode a supplement label, and who should skip the capsules entirely.
9 min read
Nutrition
Dietary Fats: Saturated, Unsaturated and Trans Explained
What fats actually do in the body, how saturated, mono- and polyunsaturated fats differ, why trans fats have no safe level, and how much fat you need per day.
14 min read