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I started smoking when I was a teen and quit 20 times. I still love the occasional cigarette.
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (608+ words) The day I turned 16, I picked up two things " my driver's license and a $1.98 pack of Kool 100 Milds from a gas station I knew would sell to me. It was 1995, and I still remember the freedom and rebellion alive in…...
These five diets can prolong your life by up to 5 years: new study
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (399+ words) Live to eat? More like eat to live forever. While we may not be able to agree which diet is best overall " keto, Mediterranean, vegan " some certainly have a wide range of health benefits. But new research has found the…...
Sarah Ferguson checked into rehab clinic over her, Ex-Prince Andrew’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein: report
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (458+ words) Sarah Ferguson has reportedly checked herself into a pricey wellness clinic in Switzerland amid more scrutiny about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The former Duchess of York, 66, has left the UK and checked herself into the Paracelsus Recovery Clinic in…...
What biohacker Bryan Johnson does between 5 and 10 p.m. every night to avoid dying
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (482+ words) Call it the early bird special for cheating death. It's no secret that biohacking mogul Bryan Johnson wants to live forever by following an ultra-strict fitness regimen alongside a 14-step morning routine for anti-aging. And Johnson has one particular trick…...
RFK Jr.’s focus on viral nonsense is putting children’s lives at risk
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (219+ words) I felt the anger, real anger. When the absurd reaches a certain pitch, mockery is a natural defense. But I worry we've become so numbed by spectacle, so conditioned to treat governance as entertainment, that we've lost our capacity for…...
Having trouble pooping despite trying everything? You might have ‘bacterial constipation’
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (406+ words) Several factors can contribute to constipation, from certain supplements and vitamins to dehydration and lack of movement. But there can even be microscopic reasons for why you can't go " specifically, the type of bacteria that's living in your gut. When…...
The Many Gifts of Kidney Donation
8+ hour, 31+ min ago (705+ words) Re "The Case for Radical Generosity," by German Lopez (Opinion, Feb. 8): On behalf of the American Society of Nephrology, I commend Mr. Lopez for his courageous decision to become a living kidney donor and to encourage others to do the…...
Why people are craving a different kind of therapy right now
9+ hour, 26+ min ago (914+ words) Internal Family Systems has become a wildly popular form of therapy over the past few years. Some of my friends swear by it. But after trying IFS myself and studying some of its underlying assumptions, I'm skeptical. One of those…...
I plan to donate my organs — but I’ve taken my name off the registry
10+ hour, 2+ min ago (154+ words) Etan Yeshua is a registered nurse in the intensive care unit of an East Coast hospital. This was not an isolated tragedy. The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA), adopted in some form by all 50 states, makes conflicts such as these…...
New York Nurses’ Strike Ends After 6 Weeks as Last Holdouts Approve Deal
20+ hour, 55+ min ago (505+ words) Thousands of nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital have voted overwhelmingly to end their six-week strike and return to work, having won higher pay, improved staffing levels and protections against layoffs, the nurses" union announced on Saturday evening. The decision by…...