Nutrition
What Time Is Breakfast, Really? Why the Clock May Be Misleading
Breakfast at 10 a.m. can mean very different things depending on when you wake. Our NHANES analysis asks…
Health evidence, longevity research and real-world experiments
Independent review and synthesis of published research on nutrition, supplements, sleep, wellbeing and everyday health, with sources and uncertainty made clear.
Supplements
Do You Need Electrolytes Every Day? What the Evidence Shows for Healthy Adults
Electrolyte drinks can change short-term fluid retention. But do healthy adults benefit from drinking them every day? We followed the evidence.
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Nutrition
How Much Water Should You Drink? What the Evidence Actually Shows
We started with a simple question: is thirst enough, or should healthy people deliberately drink more water? Following…
Health & Medicine
Mouth Taping for Sleep: Does It Work, and Is It Safe?
Does mouth taping improve sleep or breathing? Small studies suggest a possible benefit in selected people with mild…
Health & Medicine
White Noise vs Pink Noise for Sleep: What the Research Actually Shows
Does white or pink noise really improve sleep? Research suggests the main benefit may be masking disruptive sounds…
Mind & Well-being
Can a Country Make You Happier? Happiness Rankings Explained
Finland once again tops the world happiness ranking. One can imagine a person reading this news at a kitchen table in Helsinki, looking at the...
From the evidence
Key takeaways from recent research on Mike's Balance.
Supplements
For healthy adults in ordinary conditions, daily electrolyte drinks have no established advantage over adequate ordinary drinking.
They can change short-term fluid retention, but a meaningful everyday health or performance benefit has not been established.
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Do You Need Electrolytes Every Day?
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Mind & Well-being
The World Happiness Report ranks life evaluation, not daily joy.
Its Cantril Ladder asks people to rate their life as a whole from 0 to 10 rather than measuring daily mood, laughter or stress.
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Can a Country Make You Happier?
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Longevity
AI-estimated facial age from screenshots measures appearance, not biological age.
Independent NIST testing shows age estimates vary with algorithm, image quality, demographics, expression and eyeglasses, so cross-person rankings should be treated as exploratory.
Longevity
AI-Estimated Facial Age of Longevity Experts: An Exploratory Photo Experiment
I compared apparent facial age estimates from video screenshots. The results are interesting, but they do not measure biological age or prove rejuvenation.
