Sitting in the passenger seat of a car, a high school teen clutches an insulin needle beneath her pursed lips. She overlays the social media video with a sexually charged caption: “when he says he wants to pin me so i lowkey grab the r3ta and he looks at me weird.” No, this isn’t a … Read more
They’re the small molecules with the big buzz. You couldn’t live without peptides, which regulate essential functions such as metabolism, tissue repair and immune response. The body naturally produces thousands of them, like collagen and oxytocin, while some are sold as synthetic compounds, like Ozempic and aspartame. And since 2023, 19 of the manmade ones … Read more
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Call it Tea-L-C. Green tea is rich in antioxidants, especially catechins like EGCG, which can reduce the risk of chronic diseases by helping to protect against cellular damage. Naturopathic doctor Sogol Ash, 31, calls green tea “one of the most underlooked factors in longevity — it’s easy, and it’s cheap, and … Read more