Jesper Bengtson

Poor gum health may raise your heart disease risk – here is the science behind it

New evidence ties chronic gum inflammation to a modest but real cardiovascular risk.

Your modern diet may be quietly disrupting your gut microbiome. Here is what restores it

New trials point to the foods that measurably reverse industrialization-linked gut damage.

Your doctor may reach for a pill first, but research backs a different insomnia fix

A structured therapy program outperforms sleeping pills over the long term.

Short, intense workouts may deliver as much heart benefit as long steady ones

A large evidence review finds interval training matches longer moderate sessions on 14 heart and metabolic markers.

What your body actually goes through in the weeks after you stop drinking

The first real payoff often shows up around day 7, in the form of deeper sleep.

Researchers ran a two-year walnut trial: The most harmful LDL particles fell

A daily half cup of the nuts trimmed a particularly harmful LDL subtype.