A bull python. Photos by Patrick Campbell / CU Boulder CU Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps snakes eat more food and go months without eating but remain metabolically healthy. The research, a collaboration with scientists at Stanford Medicine and Baylor universities, could inform new weight-loss treatments that promote … Read more
Speaking of being stuck in a rut…with guts. You’ve tried everything to lose weight—you eat healthy, exercise more, manage stress better and get enough sleep—but nothing seems to move the needle on the scale. Are you paying attention to your chemical exposure? Obesogens are endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that sabotage weight loss efforts by altering … Read more
Social offering may sound like a welfare burden, but the economic implications are real. Social isolation among older adults is associated with $6.7 billion in additional medical costs annually, while stress-related absenteeism linked to loneliness costs American employers $154 billion annually. As hospitals, communities, and employers seek practical ways to reduce these costs, social prescribing … Read more
Social offering may sound like a welfare burden, but the economic implications are real. Social isolation among older adults is associated with $6.7 billion in additional medical costs annually, while stress-related absenteeism linked to loneliness costs American employers $154 billion annually. As hospitals, communities, and employers seek practical ways to reduce these costs, social prescribing … Read more
Entrepreneur and content creator Encore Wariko is the very inspiration behind the fitness revolution. In an Instagram post, he revealed his diet and fitness routine that helped him achieve 13% body fat at age 45. “No steroids, no shortcuts and no AI,” he wrote in the post. For asymmetry, body fat usually increases as you … Read more