Category: Health

Muscle memory discovery ends ‘use it or lose it’ dogma

Tom Patriot

The old adage “use it or lose it” tells us: if you stop using your muscles, they’ll shrink. Until recently, scientists thought this meant that nuclei — the cell control centers that build and maintain muscle fibers — are also lost to sloth. But according to a review published in Frontiers in Physiology, modern lab techniques now allow us to see that nuclei gained during training persist even when muscle cells shrink due to disuse or start to break down. These residual ‘myonuclei’ allow more and faster growth when muscles are…

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FRANK OCEAN ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO MOISTURISE

Tom Patriot

Some men are more than happy for their grooming regime to consist of shaving with disposable razors and washing their faces with grimy bars of soap, but others, like Frank Ocean, are more fastidious. The singer-songwriter is the cover star of GQ’s February 2019 issue and in the accompanying interview he chats about everything from making his Instagram public to covering “Moon River.” But, if there’s one thing we need to take away from the interview, it’s Ocean’s commitment to skincare. Chatting with Vegyn and Emmett Cruddas, hosts of his Apple Music show, Blonded…

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Child’s Age at Parental Divorce Can Affect Antidepressant Use as Adults

Tom Patriot

Divorce has become increasingly common in recent decades, not just in Norway. Married couples currently have 40% chance of divorce. More adults are living in partnerships even when they have children, and these unions are less stable than marriages. Consequently, many children experience parental separation. Despite much research, little is known about their well-being. A recent study from the Centre for Fertility and Health demonstrates that children’s age when their parents divorce has implications for their chance of suffering from depression as adults. “We could demonstrate that children whose parents…

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Dietary fat is good? Dietary fat is bad? Coming to consensus.

Tom Patriot

Which is better, a low-fat/high-carbohydrate diet or a high-fat/low-carbohydrate diet — or is it the type of fat that matters? In a new paper featured on the cover of Science magazine’s special issue on nutrition, researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, and colleagues with diverse expertise and perspectives on the issues laid out the case for each position and came to a consensus and a future research agenda. The researchers agreed that no specific fat to carbohydrate ratio is best for everyone, and that an overall…

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THE COMPLETE WINTER SKINCARE GUIDE FOR MEN

Tom Patriot

As the temperamental winter weather sets in, your skin is one of the first things to suffer. From the blustery winds whipping your face to the drying central heating inside, your face can be left in dire need of some TLC. Luckily, the grooming industry has got you covered with a range of products designed to take care of your skin with minimum effort on your part. Here, we take a look at all the items you will need to do to survive the elements over the next few months.…

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