Cytokine Therapy: Biohacking Cell Communication for Aging
What are Cytokines? Cytokines: small secreted proteins released by cells that have a specific effect on the interactions and communications between cells. Cytokines, from the Greek cyto meaning “cell” and kinos meaning “movement”, are tiny protein molecules secreted by cells that communicate with other cells. Cytokines...
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Is Exercise a Pro to your Immune System, or a Con?
We all know that exercising is beneficial for our health. Getting in workouts and staying active has a host of short term and long-term positives. Beyond our muscles and ligaments, we know exercise helps with heart health, gut health, blood sugar regulation, even brain health....
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The Glue That Holds Us Together: Collagen
It’s the most common protein in your body, but it diminishes with age. Sun exposure, cigarette smoke and pollution can also accelerate collagen breakdown.(1) It is quite literally the glue that holds us together, strengthening the body’s tendons and ligaments,(2) and lately it has been...
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Exosome Therapy: The Forefront of Anti-Aging
Technological advancements have provided the tools to explore the infinitesimal components of our cells. In doing so, we’ve discovered how powerful some of these signalers may be in identifying disease, biohacking health, and treating illness. Exosomes are one such signal that have a huge potential...
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What is NAD+ and Why Is it Important For Slowing Down Aging?
What Is NAD+ Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a key component for reactions to occur. It is known as a coenzyme and without it, our chemical pathways can't keep moving smoothly. Because it has such a general function, it is important for a wide range...
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Heavy Metals And Our Increasing Exposure In Asia
It is common knowledge that we live in a toxic world and the need to define the toxicity burden around us within our communities has grown due to the increased concerns of how toxins affect our health. A group of toxins called heavy metals are...
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5 Signs Your Body is Overloaded with Toxins (and what to do about it!)
It seems everything contains some toxin or another these days. From pollution to perfumes, coffee lids to cutting boards - there is a lot of daily products that we suddenly have to beware of! In fact, 80,000 different toxins have been dumped into our environment...
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WTF is a Colonic Treatment?
What do Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow and Leonardo DiCaprio all have in common? They all love a good colonics. But what exactly is a colonic treatment and is this just another celebrity fad? What is a Colonic Treatment? Colonics, also termed colon hydrotherapy, is...
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101 Guide to COVID-19 Testing
As Hong Kong experiences its largest wave of COVID-19 cases, many people in Hong Kong are looking to learn more about testing options. Whether you’re interested because you are planning to travel, have been in contact with someone with COVID-19, or simply would like some...
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Micro-Dosing Your Way To Sleep!
What is micro-dosing? The phenomenon of ‘micro-dosing’ refers to the ingestion of very small quantities of substances for general health and wellbeing. Whilst micro-dosing initially started with the use of psychedelics at non-hallucinogenic doses, the ideas of micro-dosing have challenged our assumptions that ‘more is...
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Are Heavy Metals Making Us Fat? Part 2
In this continuation of ‘Are Heavy Metals Making Us Fat? Part 1’, we dive into how heavy metals cause weight gain. Here are several key mechanisms in which heavy metals affect weight: 1. Heavy Metals Induce Fat Growth First and foremost, certain heavy metals have...
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Supplements For Healthy Aging
Aging refers to structural and functional decline of an organism with time. With the improvement of medical levels and living standards, human beings are gradually moving towards an aging society. Whilst the lifespan in humans is increasing, healthspan (years spent in good health) is not....
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