A three-day analysis of wearable-sensor data found a repeatable personal turning-direction bias. Turning direction was not convincingly related to falls or physical mobility, but a counterclockwise bias showed an exploratory association with better cognitive performance, echoing a 1992 visuospatial study.
Mikhail Faranov, MD, is an otolaryngologist (ENT physician) and medical author/editor at Mike's Balance. He writes and reviews ENT and health content and separates published evidence, clinical context, personal observations, and hypotheses. His medical training includes the S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy and North-Western State Medical University.
I have always been interested in people who claim to have found a special path to health…
There is a strange feature of modern science: the deeper it studies life, the less life resembles…
The 1918 Rosenau experiments famously failed to transmit influenza under the conditions used. That negative result is historically important, but modern human challenge studies show that influenza virus can reproducibly infect people, including by aerosol.
Humans have unusually acidic stomachs. Comparative data support a pathogen-filtering role, but stomach pH alone cannot prove an ancestral diet.
There is a strange natural phenomenon called the ant circle (also called death mill). A few ants…
GOS is one of the best-studied prebiotics; XOS is promising but less established. Here is how to read labels, judge claims, and avoid assuming that a GOS + XOS blend is automatically better.
Host biology and the microbiome strongly influence infection outcomes, but that does not mean viruses are imaginary. Modern virology can culture, sequence, image and experimentally transmit viruses while also showing why PCR and symptoms must be interpreted carefully.
Fresh food can differ from stored food in oxidation state, flavor and nutrient content, but ORP is not a direct measure of healthfulness, antioxidant benefit or ‘life energy’. This article separates measurable redox chemistry from spiritual interpretation.
PCR and next-generation sequencing are powerful diagnostic tools, but they are not infallible. Contamination, sampling, bioinformatics and interpretation can cause errors, which is why validated controls, reference materials and clinical context matter.
I measured ORP, pH and temperature after producing magnesium-based water at home. The time series is real, but ORP cannot quantify dissolved molecular hydrogen by itself.
Tea does not have one normal ORP value. Redox potential depends on tea type, water, pH, temperature, oxygen, electrode setup and brewing conditions, so published mV values are not universal.
The common cold has no proven one-day cure. Most cases are viral and improve on their own. Stress can increase susceptibility after viral exposure, but it does not replace infection as the cause.
Imagine this: you’re at the 30-kilometer mark of a marathon, with over two hours of running behind…
Elite athletes generally have lower mortality than the public, especially in endurance and mixed sports. But contact sports reveal a more complicated risk pattern.
Olive oil, vinegar and lemon can be part of a healthy diet, but there is no evidence that a morning mixture cleans arteries or dissolves plaque. Plaque regression is linked to sustained cardiovascular risk reduction, especially LDL lowering.
UVB light can trigger vitamin D3 production in skin, but the amount varies sharply with season, time, skin pigmentation, age, clothing and other factors. There is no universal safe sun-exposure formula.
Recently, I’ve become something of a “health mentor” to my family and friends, victims of overeating and…
Over the past few years, I’ve somewhat unintentionally become a “health consultant,” initially for my older relatives…
Human studies do not support vitamin E as a reliable testosterone booster. One long-term trial found lower testosterone, while another found no change.
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