The long-standing cultural narrative that a glass of red wine or a moderate amount of alcohol is “heart-healthy” or protective for the brain is being systematically dismantled by modern science. Recent large-scale studies, including landmark research from Oxford and the World Health Organization, are clear: there is no safe threshold for alcohol consumption when it…
If your social media feeds look anything like mine, you’ve likely noticed a growing chorus of wellness influencers sounding the alarm on a new dietary villain: oxalates. This is happening now, in the first part of 2026, but it will blow over soon, so if you are reading this in 2027 or later, you might…
The Great Flicker: Why the State Is Killing the Analog Glow The federal government has officially set the date for the final execution of the analog bulb. According to the Department of Energy’s latest ruling, by July 25, 2028, the efficiency floor for General Service Lamps (GSLs) will be jacked up to a staggering 120…
The “January Rush” is officially over, and for most, the initial surge of motivation has hit a wall of biological friction. If you have struggled or failed your resolutions, it isn’t a character flaw; it is a failure of your current physiological and neurological programming. As an anti-aging researcher and founder of X Gym, I…
The NYT came out with an article last week, “How Little Exercise Can You Get Away With?” In it, they mentioned “new research” and discoveries that we have been doing at X Gym since 1998. It’s nice to see mainstream catching up, even if it is more than a quarter-century behind X Gym. Here are…
As a naturopathic functional medicine biohacker and voracious researcher, I have many opinions based on my discoveries in research and experimentation since 1987. I am never giving medical advice, so don’t take any of my posts as that, but based on my discoveries in research and experimentation since 1987. I am not a doctor, so…