Quotes of the Day

It's usually best, whenever possible, to save teeth rather than extract them too quickly. Implants are always at high risk for periodontal gum disease. Regular dental cleanings are also riskier for people with implants, as particles of titanium from the screw can be shaved off by hygiene instrumentation and cause tissue reactions that are similar in nature-and impact-to an exaggerated auto-immune response. You may want to ask your hygienist if she or he will use what is referred to in the oral health industry as a special dental implant scaler to avoid this kind of implant scratching or possible complications. [2025] - Ellie Phillips

Fruits, although they contain simple carbohydrates, are healthy because of their fiber content and overall nutritional value; fruit juices, from which the fiber has been extracted, are generally not. [2017] - Elizabeth Blackburn

This concept of sleep pressure, our need or desire for sleep, is key to many of our sleep tactics. One of the primary techniques that doctors use to treat patients with insomnia is actually sleep restriction, limiting the hours when they're "allowed" to sleep to six, or less. This basically makes them tired enough that they fall asleep more easily at the end of the day, and (hopefully) their normal sleep cycle is restored. Another way to help cultivate sleep pressure is via exercise, particularly sustained endurance exercise (e.g., zone 2), ideally not within 2 or 3 hours of bedtime. Even better is exercise that entails some exposure to sunlight (i.e., outdoors). [2023] - Peter Attia

We are perfectly satisfied if ninety-five out of one hundred people receiving our cold prospect mailing don't open it, so long as half of the remaining five reply. [2000] - Jay Abramham

Soy protein powder and isolated or concentrated soy protein-based processed foods don't promote health. Because the amino acid distribution of soy protein powders is very similar to that of animal protein and is highly concentrated, such powders can increase IGF-1 levels too much, which is not helpful in preventing or treating cancer. Eating edamame or tempeh and using dried soybeans in soups and stews are the most favorable and protective ways to utilize soy. Tofu and soymilk have the fiber of the bean removed, and though they may still have benefits, they don't have as much anticancer potential. Using the whole beans, along with other beans, lentils, and peas, offers more potential protection. [2020] - Joel Fuhrman