“The beautiful thing about setbacks is they introduce us to our strengths.” ~Robin S. Sharma
This has been the worst year of my life. Financial stress. Relationship problems. Being separated from my family because of the pandemic. Mentally I’m a mess. I thought I had hit rock bottom. But the worst was yet to come.
I had been ignoring health issues for years and finally dragged myself in for an ultrasound. I already knew I had a fibroid and had booked the ultrasound to check on it. However, as the sonographer explained, I now had innumerable fibroids. They had taken over my uterus and ultimately my life.
I remember starting to feel numb as she talked me through my scan. I knew there was no other option. I needed a hysterectomy, and I was terrified. I was…
“The beautiful thing about setbacks is they introduce us to our strengths.” ~Robin S. Sharma
This has been the worst year of my life. Financial stress. Relationship problems. Being separated from my family because of the pandemic. Mentally I’m a mess. I thought I had hit rock bottom. But the worst was yet to come.
I had been ignoring health issues for years and finally dragged myself in for an ultrasound. I already knew I had a fibroid and had booked the ultrasound to check on it. However, as the sonographer explained, I now had innumerable fibroids. They had taken over my uterus and ultimately my life.
I remember starting to feel numb as she talked me through my scan. I knew there was no other option. I needed a hysterectomy, and I was terrified. I was…
Pantone has announced Very Peri as its 2022 Color of the Year. And yes, it’s basically a more purple periwinkle from the jumbo Crayola box (assuming your mom didn’t keep buying you RoseArt, UGH).
Design by Mekhi Baldwin; Image by Martí Sans/Stocksy United
Get ready to see purple everywhere
Pantone is getting very “the future is bright” with its color choice for 2022, and honestly, we’re here for it after two dumpster fire years.
According to Pantone, Very Peri combines the feels of merging our digital and physical lives (hey-o …
Pantone has announced Very Peri as its 2022 Color of the Year. And yes, it’s basically a more purple periwinkle from the jumbo Crayola box (assuming your mom didn’t keep buying you RoseArt, UGH).
Design by Mekhi Baldwin; Image by Martí Sans/Stocksy United
Get ready to see purple everywhere
Pantone is getting very “the future is bright” with its color choice for 2022, and honestly, we’re here for it after two dumpster fire years.
According to Pantone, Very Peri combines the feels of merging our digital and physical lives (hey-o …
Fight Aging! publishes news and commentary relevant to the goal of ending all age-related disease, to be achieved by bringing the mechanisms of aging under the control of modern medicine. This weekly newsletter is sent to thousands of interested subscribers. To subscribe or unsubscribe from the newsletter,
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A Simple, Sensible Position on the Treatment of Aging as a Medical Condition
Fight Aging! publishes news and commentary relevant to the goal of ending all age-related disease, to be achieved by bringing the mechanisms of aging under the control of modern medicine. This weekly newsletter is sent to thousands of interested subscribers. To subscribe or unsubscribe from the newsletter,
please visit: https://www.fightaging.org/newsletter/
Longevity Industry Consulting Services
Reason, the founder of Fight Aging! and Repair Biotechnologies, offers strategic consulting services to investors, entrepreneurs, and others interested in the longevity industry and its complexities. To find out more: https://www.fightaging.org/services/
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A Simple, Sensible Position on the Treatment of Aging as a Medical Condition
“Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.” ~Robert H. Schuller
Here’s a confession: I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was thirteen years old when I first discovered the magic of words.
Here’s another: It was only at the ripe old age of twenty-six that I could truthfully call myself a writer.
Why did it take me so long?
I often think about that. Even today, when people ask me about my writing, I struggle to say that I am a writer. I am both proud and horrified, and I constantly wonder, what will I tell these strangers if I fail?
It doesn’t begin like that, of course. As a teenager or as a child, the confidence you have in yourself is unnerving. For instance, I remember reading Agatha Chr…
“Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.” ~Robert H. Schuller
Here’s a confession: I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was thirteen years old when I first discovered the magic of words.
Here’s another: It was only at the ripe old age of twenty-six that I could truthfully call myself a writer.
Why did it take me so long?
I often think about that. Even today, when people ask me about my writing, I struggle to say that I am a writer. I am both proud and horrified, and I constantly wonder, what will I tell these strangers if I fail?
It doesn’t begin like that, of course. As a teenager or as a child, the confidence you have in yourself is unnerving. For instance, I remember reading Agatha Chr…
Botox is a popular cosmetic treatment for smoothing wrinkles, but it could also be used to treat medical conditions like migraine. No matter what you’re using Botox for, there are a few key Botox aftercare tips that could help prevent bruising and ensure you’re getting the results that are right for you. Here’s how it’s done.
Let’s face facts: 6 Botox aftercare tips
Avoid strenuous activity for at least 24 hours.
Don’t put pressure on the affected area for 1 to 3 days.
Skip alcohol for 24 hours.
Avoid any other cosmetic procedures on the affected area for 24 hours.
Don’t expose the affected area to the sun for at least 48 hours.
Ask your doctor if you should follow any additional guidelines.
Botox is a popular cosmetic treatment for smoothing wrinkles, but it could also be used to treat medical conditions like migraine. No matter what you’re using Botox for, there are a few key Botox aftercare tips that could help prevent bruising and ensure you’re getting the results that are right for you. Here’s how it’s done.
Let’s face facts: 6 Botox aftercare tips
Avoid strenuous activity for at least 24 hours.
Don’t put pressure on the affected area for 1 to 3 days.
Skip alcohol for 24 hours.
Avoid any other cosmetic procedures on the affected area for 24 hours.
Don’t expose the affected area to the sun for at least 48 hours.
Ask your doctor if you should follow any additional guidelines.
Long term low temperature storage of living tissue is an active area of research. Cryoprotectantperfusion allows tissues to vitrify on cooling, minimizing ice crystal formation and thus preserving the small scale structure that is vital to tissue function. The challenge of cooling to vitrification is largely the challenge of obtaining good perfusion of cryoprotectant throughout the tissue, something that is much less of an issue for an isolated organ or tissue sample than it is for an entire animal or human. The more significant challenges are those related to the goal of warming vitrified tissue while retaining full function.
The near term goal for reversible vitrification is to enable more cost-effective organ donation and transplantation. That organ transplantation is a very expensive, uncertain…
Long term low temperature storage of living tissue is an active area of research. Cryoprotectantperfusion allows tissues to vitrify on cooling, minimizing ice crystal formation and thus preserving the small scale structure that is vital to tissue function. The challenge of cooling to vitrification is largely the challenge of obtaining good perfusion of cryoprotectant throughout the tissue, something that is much less of an issue for an isolated organ or tissue sample than it is for an entire animal or human. The more significant challenges are those related to the goal of warming vitrified tissue while retaining full function.
The near term goal for reversible vitrification is to enable more cost-effective organ donation and transplantation. That organ transplantation is a very expensive, uncertain…
So many of us feel a scarcity of time: we feel rushed, like there’s not enough time to do everything, always behind, never feeling like we’re doing enough.
This problem is called “time scarcity,” and it’s one of the most common stresses in our society.
So how do we deal with this? Unfortunately, there’s no easy answer — but there are a few things I’ve found to be really powerful.
Let’s talk about the problem before we talk about the solution.
The Problem of Time Scarcity
Most of us feel some kind of time stress: I’m not making the most of my time, or there’s not enough of it to get everything done, it’s slipping away too fast, I’m overwhelmed by it all.
The feeling is that there’s not enough time. With a feeling of scarcity about time, we stress that we won’t get everything d…
So many of us feel a scarcity of time: we feel rushed, like there’s not enough time to do everything, always behind, never feeling like we’re doing enough.
This problem is called “time scarcity,” and it’s one of the most common stresses in our society.
So how do we deal with this? Unfortunately, there’s no easy answer — but there are a few things I’ve found to be really powerful.
Let’s talk about the problem before we talk about the solution.
The Problem of Time Scarcity
Most of us feel some kind of time stress: I’m not making the most of my time, or there’s not enough of it to get everything done, it’s slipping away too fast, I’m overwhelmed by it all.
The feeling is that there’s not enough time. With a feeling of scarcity about time, we stress that we won’t get everything d…
“Don’t let your emotions outweigh your intelligence.” ~Unknown
I jump to ridiculous conclusions when I’m emotional, and I’m like anyone else in that sometimes they get the best of me. And it’s pretty damn embarrassing in those moments, especially if I’ve been stupid enough to make any kind of decision.
Having the awareness to recognize your judgment is clouded by emotion is next to impossible at times. Many of us don’t know how to read the signals. Hence why we get swept away by our caveman instincts and find ourselves saying, “All I see is red when I’m angry.”
“Don’t let your emotions outweigh your intelligence.” ~Unknown
I jump to ridiculous conclusions when I’m emotional, and I’m like anyone else in that sometimes they get the best of me. And it’s pretty damn embarrassing in those moments, especially if I’ve been stupid enough to make any kind of decision.
Having the awareness to recognize your judgment is clouded by emotion is next to impossible at times. Many of us don’t know how to read the signals. Hence why we get swept away by our caveman instincts and find ourselves saying, “All I see is red when I’m angry.”
