Annette Lane, L. Ac.

11/14/2025

https://nutritionfacts.org/video/friday-favorites-fat-blocking-benefits-of-hibiscus-tea/

What did a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of hibiscus tea for weight loss find?

11/10/2025

Microscopic bioelectronic devices could one day travel through the body’s circulatory system and autonomously self-implant in a target region of the brain. These “circulatronics” can be wirelessly powered to provide focused electrical stimulation to a precise region of the brain, which could b...

11/09/2025

New research reveals how early brains form and the critical periods that could help diagnose and treat brain disease.

11/04/2025

🚨 SHOCKING DISCOVERY: Japanese elders in their 90s are touching their toes and getting up from the floor with ZERO assistance while most Americans can't do ...

10/30/2025

An MIT study reveals what happens in the brain as lapses of attention occur following sleep deprivation. During these lapses, a wave of cerebrospinal fluid flows out of the brain — a process that typically occurs during sleep and helps to wash away waste products that have built up during the day.

10/29/2025

A Japanese biologist’s Nobel Prize-winning research uncovered a revolutionary process: the human body eats its own damaged cells when it doesn’t receive food. This process, called autophagy, plays a crucial role in maintaining our health by clearing out dysfunctional cells, and it may have far-reaching implications for aging and disease prevention. But what does this discovery reveal about our relationship with nourishment, and the body's intrinsic survival mechanisms?

Autophagy is the body’s way of performing a kind of internal clean-up, eliminating waste and repairing damage. This discovery changes the way we think about fasting and nutrition. For years, we’ve been told that the body’s energy comes only from food, but this breakthrough shows that the body has the ability to sustain itself by recycling its own cells when necessary. It challenges us to rethink our understanding of metabolism and survival.

Beyond its immediate health implications, this discovery opens the door to new possibilities for treating diseases like cancer and neurodegeneration. By understanding how the body scavenges and reuses its cells, scientists could develop therapies that promote the body’s natural repair processes. Could this new understanding of autophagy lead to groundbreaking treatments that slow down the aging process, or even cure diseases that are currently beyond our reach?

The idea that the body can sustain itself through its own resources calls attention to the resilience built into human biology. It shows us that, in times of stress or deprivation, the body is not helpless; rather, it is capable of remarkable feats of self-preservation. This discovery forces us to reconsider what we know about the body’s capacity for healing, and challenges us to look deeper into the science of life itself.

Ultimately, this Nobel-winning research presents an exciting new chapter in our understanding of human health and longevity. It is a testament to the ingenuity of the body and to the scientific exploration that continues to reveal the extraordinary ways in which we are equipped to survive. 🧪🌱

10/23/2025

The researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well to traditional immunotherapy.

10/22/2025

No effort—mental or physical—required.

10/13/2025

Pillow height, or loft, is important to maintaining proper sleep posture and preventing neck pain. The left column shows improper pillow height for back sleepers, side sleepers and stomach sleepers, respectively. The right column demonstrates the proper pillow height for a neutral spine for each sleeping position.

For more tips on how to minimize body aches in the morning, read our story: https://n.pr/3J5OcMc

09/25/2025

Researchers share that this exercise regimen can help counteract age-related nerve deterioration that puts seniors at risk of falls.

09/10/2025

Who Should Avoid Coffee?
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM · September 8, 2025 · Volume 70

There are certain medical conditions that are worsened by coffee intake.

Despite the plethora of health-promoting benefits associated with drinking coffee, including a longer life, could there be any “grounds for concern?” I’ve previously highlighted how coffee is not for everyone. People with glaucoma or perhaps even merely a family history of the eye disease may want to stay away from caffeinated coffee, as it can increase pressure in the eye, and exacerbate or contribute to glaucoma. There are case reports of individuals with epilepsy having dramatic decreases in the frequency of seizures after stopping coffee, so avoiding it or limiting yourself to no more than two and a half cups (600 ml) is certainly worth a try if you have a seizure disorder. Coffee may also worsen acid reflux disease.

U.S. and European guidelines for women both suggest reducing caffeine intake to reduce symptoms of urinary urgency and frequency. This makes sense. Caffeine is a mild diuretic, especially at doses found in more than two or three cups (480 or 720 ml) of coffee, though daily consumers may habituate and be less impacted. Surprisingly, though, a meta-analysis of observational studies found no evidence of a link between urinary incontinence and coffee intake, or caffeine more generally. In interventional studies of caffeine reduction, half found a decrease in urinary frequency, but for urinary incontinence, only two studies out of seven found a significant benefit. Again, though, what’s the harm in giving it a try?

Caffeine intake late in the day can certainly disrupt your sleep, but the caffeine in four cups (960 ml) of coffee finished even six hours before bedtime can reduce total sleep time by more than an hour, and that was in younger individuals. Older adults’ sleep appears to be more sensitive to caffeine. The same 400 mg of caffeine, which is less than what’s in a Venti-sized coffee from Starbucks, cuts total sleep time by about an hour in young adults (average age of 24), but that same amount cuts off more than two hours among the middle-aged (average age of 52). What about just a single cup (240 ml) of coffee at dinner? It can indeed cause a significant deterioration in sleep quality.

There are also consistent associations between drinking coffee and certain adverse outcomes during pregnancy, including miscarriage, early preterm birth, and low birth weight. Although coffee consumption has not been linked to common birth defects, it may increase the risk of childhood leukemia. For more on coffee and pregnancy, see my video on how much is too much.

Also, don’t stick it up your butt. A review on the questionable safety of coffee enemas warned against their use, citing reports of colitis, re**al burns, perforation, and fatal electrolyte disturbances.

Keep in mind that daily consumption of caffeinated beverages can lead to physical dependence. It’s no coincidence that Americans alone spend more than $100 billion annually on the stuff. Caffeine withdrawal symptoms can include days of headache, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, and irritability. Ironically, coffee’s tendency to become habit-forming could turn out to be a perk if coffee is indeed confirmed to slow down biological aging.

09/10/2025

Questions of who we are or what we’re worth can send us into a tailspin. But the very same processes that pull us down can propel us up, too.