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The Body’s Hidden Calm Switch: Why Resetting Your Vagus Nerve Might Be the Key to Better Sleep

Dec 17, 2025

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25 min read

The Body’s Hidden Calm Switch: Why Resetting Your Vagus Nerve Might Be the Key to Better Sleep

Fortunately for us, the body has a built-in reboot switch hidden in a nerve most of us know little to nothing about, the vagus nerve.

Annette Trépanier
Annette Trépanier
Blue Zones: Longevity Secrets or Lucrative Lifestyle Brand?

Dec 10, 2025

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26 min read

Blue Zones: Longevity Secrets or Lucrative Lifestyle Brand?

As soon as I learned about Blue Zones, I recalled Élie Metchnikoff's wishful thinking that yogurt was a key to longevity, based on the observation that Bulgarian peasants who consumed large amounts of fermented milk (yogurt) appeared to live unusually long lives. This turned out to be more likely a case of poor record keeping and exaggeration, unintentional and otherwise.

David Richards
David Richards
Red Light Therapy: Health Miracle or Photonic Fraud?

Dec 3, 2025

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23 min read

Red Light Therapy: Health Miracle or Photonic Fraud?

I concede that I came at this article with a great deal of skepticism born from the number and boldness of claims and by the fact that it only seems to have fringe support. Although this can all be attributed to the relative newness in the mainstream, I feel it is worth asking a simple question: is red light therapy a scam, or is it backed by science?

David Richards
David Richards
Seed Oils and the Raging Health Debate

Nov 26, 2025

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27 min read

Seed Oils and the Raging Health Debate

What I personally can’t shake is this: Most seed oils require industrial processing to be edible. The crude oil extracted from soybeans or cottonseed is not safe for human consumption until it’s chemically altered. That’s a sticking point for me.

David Richards
David Richards
Why 45 and 60 Just Hit Differently

Nov 19, 2025

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28 min read

Why 45 and 60 Just Hit Differently

Aging is not a smooth and linear deceleration. It is more of a gearing down with measurable delineations, two of which are particularly jarring.

David Richards
David Richards
Microplastics on Our Plates: How Tiny Particles Enter Our Bodies

Nov 12, 2025

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21 min read

Microplastics on Our Plates: How Tiny Particles Enter Our Bodies

These tiny plastic fragments, less than five millimetres in size, have quietly infiltrated our food, water, and even our bodies. Plastic surrounds us in packaging, clothing, cosmetics, and car tires. But now, it’s not just around us; it is also inside us.

Annette Trépanier
Annette Trépanier
A thousand whysPart 2: Revive Your Curiosity: The Importance of Navigating Adult Life with a Childlike Mind

Nov 5, 2025

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18 min read

A thousand whysPart 2: Revive Your Curiosity: The Importance of Navigating Adult Life with a Childlike Mind

Neurocognitively, the adult brain becomes more selective. It filters information to increase efficiency. This is useful for making quick decisions, but it can lead to exploitative thinking, meaning using what we know to the detriment of what we could discover.

Valerie Larouche, MD
Valerie Larouche, MD
A thousand whys ~ Part 1: Rediscovering Childhood Curiosity as a Superpower!

Oct 29, 2025

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20 min read

A thousand whys ~ Part 1: Rediscovering Childhood Curiosity as a Superpower!

In a world saturated with information, urgent pressures, and productivity at all costs, it becomes easy to stifle what made work stimulating: curiosity.

Valerie Larouche, MD
Valerie Larouche, MD
When Eating Healthy Becomes Unhealthy: An Overview of Orthorexia

Oct 22, 2025

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24 min read

When Eating Healthy Becomes Unhealthy: An Overview of Orthorexia

In today's wellness-obsessed society, it's simple to commend someone who plans their meals carefully, stays away from processed foods, and avoids sugar. However, what occurs when the strict adherence to a healthy diet begins to harm one's physical and mental well-being?

David Richards
David Richards
Why Creatine Might Be the Smartest Supplement You're Not Taking Yet

Oct 15, 2025

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19 min read

Why Creatine Might Be the Smartest Supplement You're Not Taking Yet

A few decades later, and the supplement has garnered renewed interest. An increasing number of studies hint at another role for creatine: helping to support brain health, cognitive function, and mood regulation.

David Richards
David Richards
The Forever Fantasy: Why Living Forever Isn’t in Our DNA

Oct 8, 2025

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15 min read

The Forever Fantasy: Why Living Forever Isn’t in Our DNA

Every so often, headlines announce the possibility of extending life well beyond what we currently think possible—some even hint at immortality. But let’s be clear: we are nowhere close to living forever, and arguably, we never will be.

David Richards
David Richards
When Productivity Becomes a Drug: Inside Cortisol Addiction

Oct 1, 2025

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23 min read

When Productivity Becomes a Drug: Inside Cortisol Addiction

I noticed recently that I have lost the ability to do nothing. In my youth, I was a champion at it. This discovery led me to my second realization: I pack up my days so that I don’t have to contend with the possibility.

David Richards
David Richards
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