It’s a weed, it’s a vegetable, it’s a… medicine? Sorrel, a perennial herb, has been used for centuries throughout the world both as a natural remedy and food. It can help boost the flavor of a salad, and it might even help with digestion, liver health, and mouth ulcers.
There are several different types of sorrel, but in this article we’re primarily talking about Rumex acetosa (aka garden sorrel or common sorrel).
Here’s what we know about this mighty little multi-tasker.
The science behind sorrel’s benefits
What are sorrel’s benefits? Sorrel may provide a bunch health benefits, including:
It’s a weed, it’s a vegetable, it’s a… medicine? Sorrel, a perennial herb, has been used for centuries throughout the world both as a natural remedy and food. It can help boost the flavor of a salad, and it might even help with digestion, liver health, and mouth ulcers.
There are several different types of sorrel, but in this article we’re primarily talking about Rumex acetosa (aka garden sorrel or common sorrel).
Here’s what we know about this mighty little multi-tasker.
The science behind sorrel’s benefits
What are sorrel’s benefits? Sorrel may provide a bunch health benefits, including:
There are no great surprises to be found in the research materials here, which report on the correlation between increasing frailty and mortality in later life. Those people who struggle the most with physical activities tend to be those most likely to die. It is interesting to compare this with research on smaller cohorts that demonstrates the ability of structured exercise programs to improve physical capabilities and reduce mortality in later life. While some fraction of frailty is connected to the deeper processes of aging, a sizable degree of the problem emerges as the result of a lack of physical activity in older people. The choice to live a sedentary lifestyle has consequences.
There are no great surprises to be found in the research materials here, which report on the correlation between increasing frailty and mortality in later life. Those people who struggle the most with physical activities tend to be those most likely to die. It is interesting to compare this with research on smaller cohorts that demonstrates the ability of structured exercise programs to improve physical capabilities and reduce mortality in later life. While some fraction of frailty is connected to the deeper processes of aging, a sizable degree of the problem emerges as the result of a lack of physical activity in older people. The choice to live a sedentary lifestyle has consequences.
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Dysregulated Oxalate Metabolism in Macrophages in Atherosclerosis
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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Dysregulated Oxalate Metabolism in Macrophages in Atherosclerosis
Often when our lives have a bunch of things going on at once, and multiple things to manage in each of those areas … it can feel really messy and scattered.
This kind of feeling of messiness can cause us stress, and make us unhappy with our current situation.
We might feel like we’re doing things wrong. We might feel like we’re trying to keep our heads above water, and struggling with it. We might feel helpless, like there’s not much we can do about it.
If you feel scattered like this … I’m here to say that this is a very common feeling, and you’re not alone. Many of us feel scattered, overwhelmed, like our lives are messy and out of control.
There are some tactical things we can do to feel more under control … and there’s a mindset shift (or practice) we can do to get good at feeli…
Often when our lives have a bunch of things going on at once, and multiple things to manage in each of those areas … it can feel really messy and scattered.
This kind of feeling of messiness can cause us stress, and make us unhappy with our current situation.
We might feel like we’re doing things wrong. We might feel like we’re trying to keep our heads above water, and struggling with it. We might feel helpless, like there’s not much we can do about it.
If you feel scattered like this … I’m here to say that this is a very common feeling, and you’re not alone. Many of us feel scattered, overwhelmed, like our lives are messy and out of control.
There are some tactical things we can do to feel more under control … and there’s a mindset shift (or practice) we can do to get good at feeli…
Yes, your genetics can contribute to migraine. While scientists have found it pretty tricky to understand how it all works, they know that your genes play a big ol’ role in whether you have migraine.
Is migraine hereditary?
Yes, it can be.
Experts don’t fully understand why some people inherit migraine and others don’t. Scientists don’t agree on how much genetics contributes to migraine, but Genetics Home Reference estimates that more than half of those living with migraine have someone else in their family with the condition.
The causes of migraine are complex, involving a combination of genetics, environment, and lifestyle factors.
While estimates vary depending on the source, your genes may contribute <a href…
Yes, your genetics can contribute to migraine. While scientists have found it pretty tricky to understand how it all works, they know that your genes play a big ol’ role in whether you have migraine.
Is migraine hereditary?
Yes, it can be.
Experts don’t fully understand why some people inherit migraine and others don’t. Scientists don’t agree on how much genetics contributes to migraine, but Genetics Home Reference estimates that more than half of those living with migraine have someone else in their family with the condition.
The causes of migraine are complex, involving a combination of genetics, environment, and lifestyle factors.
While estimates vary depending on the source, your genes may contribute <a href…
Vitamins and minerals are micronutrients. And, without them, our bodies wouldn’t develop or function correctly.
From helping you turn food into fuel to fortifying bones and eyesight, vitamins and minerals are the Beyoncé of the health world — they’re extremely capable, everything revolves around them, and they have powerful effects on their environment.
We see cartons of juice and boxes of cereal trumpeting their vitamin and mineral content, but what are these microscopic nutrients, really? What do they do? How do they work? And why are they so important?
Vitamins and minerals are micronutrients. And, without them, our bodies wouldn’t develop or function correctly.
From helping you turn food into fuel to fortifying bones and eyesight, vitamins and minerals are the Beyoncé of the health world — they’re extremely capable, everything revolves around them, and they have powerful effects on their environment.
We see cartons of juice and boxes of cereal trumpeting their vitamin and mineral content, but what are these microscopic nutrients, really? What do they do? How do they work? And why are they so important?
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” ~Frederick Douglass
In an eighteen-month window, I had a landslide of firsts that I would not wish on my worst enemy.
I ended my first long-term relationship with someone I deeply cared for but did not love. She had borderline personality disorder, and I was not mentally strong enough nor mature enough to be what she needed in a partner. Within five minutes of me saying our relationship was over, she slit her wrist as we sat there in bed. This was the beginning of it all.
Drug overdoses, online personal attacks, physically beating me, calling and texting sixty-plus times a day, coming to my work, breaking into my home to steal and trash the place, and general emotional …
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” ~Frederick Douglass
In an eighteen-month window, I had a landslide of firsts that I would not wish on my worst enemy.
I ended my first long-term relationship with someone I deeply cared for but did not love. She had borderline personality disorder, and I was not mentally strong enough nor mature enough to be what she needed in a partner. Within five minutes of me saying our relationship was over, she slit her wrist as we sat there in bed. This was the beginning of it all.
Drug overdoses, online personal attacks, physically beating me, calling and texting sixty-plus times a day, coming to my work, breaking into my home to steal and trash the place, and general emotional …