Tag: stress
Negative childhood experiences accelerate aging/disease in humans
I am posting this study mostly as a counterexample to all the drivel coming out of gerontology…
Stress (cortisol) makes even altruistic people selfish
A great new study, which may explain a good deal of the general perception and several studies…
“Reductive” stress harms cells, mitochondria protect by increasing metabolism
Finally a study that provide me with some “ammo” during my arguments with people I know who…
Fasting causes aging by energy depletion, vitamin B2 can stop it
Well, if this title does not rile up the fasting crowd, I don’t know what will:-) Aside…
Fasting / stress decimate gonadal steroidogenesis, with no effect on blood cortisol
A very interesting and very “controversial” (read: inconvenient truth) study, since it shows beyond reasonable doubt that…
Scoliosis (even in females) may be driven by low androgen levels, DHT may treat it
I am posting about this condition as it seems recently its numbers have absolutely exploded in the…
Vitamin D3 anabolic, calcitriol catabolic for muscle/thymus
Several great studies, which will probably do little to calm down the controversy that seems to be…
Exercise causes (and worsens) arterial calcification
A great new study sent to me by one of my blog’s readers. It will more than…
Serotonin puts the brakes on libido, by lowering dopamine
Nothing really surprising, as far as Peatarians are concerned, in the findings of this study. I am…
Cellular “memory” of stress can be passed on for 50+ generations
There was a study that came out 2-3 years ago showing that when animals were exposed to…