The Huffington Post

As we age, our bones lose bone mass and our bone density may decrease. Our bones also become more fragile and break more easily. Natural bone loss accelerates in middle age. This is especially true during menopause (usually around age 50, defined as premature menopause if it happens before age 45). During this time, levels … Read more

Whether you want to lose weight for your health or just to shed some pounds, it sometimes seems as if there is no end to the various weight loss methods that are proposed. One of these methods is known as against, where you do not eat food for a certain period of time. The idea … Read more

We often see a bit of scrolling around on the phone or laptop as something negative. But that may not be right: it would even reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s. Researchers at New York University looked at the internet use of more than 18,000 people aged 50 and older. They followed them for 17 years. … Read more

American urologist Aaron Spitz has made it his mission to clear up misunderstandings about the penis. To this end he wrote, among other things, the bestseller “The Penis Book”. “I want people to understand their penis, or that of their loved one, learn to take good care of it and enjoy it. The recommendations for … Read more

Blood tests are used, among other things, to check whether your organs such as the heart, kidneys or liver are functioning properly. For example, a deviation can also be determined. But there are also diseases that leave no trace in your blood. Many types of cancer, for example. Although there are also cancer types that … Read more

You see it often: people (usually women) who still look quite young, but whose neck betrays that they are old. How did that happen? The skin on the neck ages “faster than almost any other part of the body,” Theodora Mauro, a professor of dermatology at the University of California, told De Morgen. The skin … Read more