Bezos wants your blood: Amazon launches testing service

Amazon has moved into India’s diagnostics sector with a service designed to maximise speed and reach. So what does this mean for testing firms around the world? Are they about to get swallowed up by the US tech giant? Amazon Diagnostics offers home sample collection in under an hour and digital results in as little…

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What is metabolic confusion?

In the restless world of dieting, metabolic confusion has become a hot topic. Unlike traditional approaches to eating that stick to consistent calorie restrictions, metabolic confusion introduces flexibility by alternating between high-calorie and low-calorie days. The theory? Keep your metabolism guessing, and you’ll avoid weight-loss plateaus. But does it really work and should you try…

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HEALTH Great minds

Stanford Chair of Genetics: “Modern medicine is broken beyond repair”

Dr Michael Snyder, PhD Dr Michael Snyder is Chair of Genetics and Director of Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford University. He is the author of Genomics and Personalized Medicine: What Everyone Needs to Know, and co-founder of JanuaryAI, Qbio, Personalis, SensOmics, RTHM, and Iollo. He lives in Stanford, California. Follow him on X and…

Dr Rishi Caleyachetty: The body positivity movement is wrong – you can’t be fat and fit

Dr Rishi Caleyachetty Dr Rishi Caleyachetty is an expert in obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular health, and a doctor at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. He is the Chair of the Junior International Committee for the Royal College of General Practitioners and a member of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group's Obesity Strategic Council. Follow him on…

December 17, 20240Comments

ByMark Bailey

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MIND Upgrade

Jaz Ampaw-Farr: Stop being a people pleaser and start being more selfish!

Jaz Ampaw-Farr Jaz Ampaw-Farr is an award-winning motivational speaker and leadership, resilience, wellbeing and diversity coach. She is a former literacy advisor and stand-up comedian, and appeared as a candidate in series nine of the BBC’s The Apprentice. Her book Because of You, This is Me, which celebrates the vital role educators have in instilling…

November 11, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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TRAINING Opinion

Victoria Felkar: Women are turning to steroids to chase the perfect body

Victoria Felkar Victoria Felkar is an interdisciplinary researcher and instructor working across the fields of kinesiology, medicine, critical studies and the humanities. Here specific research focus explores women's health and female hormone manipulation within sport and medicine. Follow her on Instagram. Visit victoriafelkar.com. Victoria Felkar: More women than ever are using PEDs For Victoria Felkar,…

October 24, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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Dr Ally Jaffee: Doctors don’t understand nutrition and it’s harming patients

Dr Ally Jaffee Dr Ally Jaffee is a multi award-winning NHS Junior Doctor based in London, specialising in psychiatry, and the co-founder of Nutritank, an innovative platform for integrating nutrition and lifestyle education into healthcare practices. She graduated from Bristol Medical School in 2021 and holds a BSc in Medical Humanities & Creative Arts from…

September 5, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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TECH Vanguard

Former Pentagon insider on the inevitable rise of superhumans

Andrew Herr Andrew Herr is the founder and CEO of performance concierge service Fount and a leader in human performance optimisation. He has worked with elite athletes and the US military, where he spearheaded groundbreaking biotech and human performance studies. Follow him on X. Visit fount.bio. Super-soliders and elite civilians are coming Human enhancement technologies…

August 23, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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Dr Stacy Sims: Why women should never exercise on an empty stomach

Dr Stacy Sims, PhD Dr Stacy Sims, PhD, is an exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who aims to revolutionise exercise nutrition and performance for women. She has published more than 70 peer-reviewed papers, and authored female-focused performance optimisation books, Roar, and Next Level, which challenge the existing dogma around exercise, nutrition, and health for women.…

August 19, 20242Comments

ByJoe Warner

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TRAINING

Dr Andy Galpin: What most coaches miss about the human body

Dr Andy Galpin, PhD Dr Andy Galpin, PhD, is Professor of Kinesiology at California State University, Fullerton. He is also co-director of the Center for Sport Performance and founder/director of the Biochemistry and Molecular Exercise Physiology Laboratory. He has worked with elite athletes across the UFC, MLB, NBA, PGA, NFL, boxing, Olympics, and military and…

August 9, 20240Comments

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