Quotes of the Day

It is not sufficient just to take walks; adding on more exerting exercises, where the heart rate is elevated, and sustaining that elevation for at least 5 minutes has additional benefits. I advise you to exercise vigorously, with jogging, jumping in place, and other heart-rate-elevating exercises or activities. Keep your leg muscles and the central muscles in the abdomen and back strong. To achieve maximum benefit, exercise at least three days per week. [2011] - Joel Fuhrman

Antagonist inhibitors such as Dayvigo (lemborexant) and Quviviq (daridorexant) have been approved for treating insomnia, and they appear to be promising. They are, however, quite expensive. One drug that we do find helpful for assisting with sleep is trazodone, a fairly old anti-depressant (approved in 1981) that never really took off. At the doses used to treat depression, 200-300 milligrams per day, it had the unwanted side effect of causing users to fall asleep. That side effect is what we want in a sleep medication, especially if it also improves sleep architecture. We have also had good results with the supplement ashwagandha. [2023] - Peter Attia

The Six Basic Fears: 1. The fear of poverty. 2. The fear of criticism. 3. The fear of ill health. 4. The fear of loss of love of someone. 5. The fear of old age. 6. The fear of death. [1937] - Napoleon Hill

eBay is a great marketplace for unique and collectible items. eBay is also great for buying and selling commodity items such as batteries, socks, used books, name-brand appliances, or other easy-to-recognize items. [2006] - Scott Fox

The ABCDEs of mole suspiciousness for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, are A for asymmetry, B for border irregularity, C for multiple colors, D for diameters (larger than a pencil eraser), and E for evolving, a change in size, shape, color, elevation, or symptoms (such as bleeding, itching, or crusting). Basically, any lesion that is new, changing, or unusual (compared to other moles) is suspect. Here's another mnemonic, Australia's SunSmart 5 S's program: slip on clothing, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat, seek shade, and slide on sunglasses. [2023] - Michael Greger