Feeling depressed? Even a brief period of healthy eating may provide longer-term improvements in your mood.

Vitamin D is important for your bones, but is also critical for your cell and brain function. Are you getting enough of this vitamin?

You know yourself best. Learn how to create your own plan for healthier eating in this blog post by Dr. Kerry Chamberlain.

From addiction to depression and anxiety, smoking can change your brain in ways that solidify your cravings.

Both short duration sleepers and long duration sleepers have an increased risk of heart attack. What kind of sleeper are you?

A new study shows that alternate day fasting improves markers of aging in healthy people.

Why do we lose our fitness so quickly when we stop exercising? It's all about stress - the good kind.

You might be shocked to find out what is in e-cigarette vapor, and the impacts it has on your heart and brain.

Women who lift weights stay stronger, more self-confident and more independent as they age. Just do it.

Try this mindful eating exercise to bring mindful awareness to your hunger levels and how your food is serving your mind and body!

Everything you know about weight loss might be wrong. Learn about the role of insulin, stress and more.

Break your fast with these delicious low glycemic meatball lettuce cups!

Paying attention to what we are doing, feeling and seeing in the RIGHT NOW can be difficult, but key to our happiness and health.

It’s time to feel great about yourself - try a plant-based, whole-foods diet.

Eating keto? The goal is to limit carbohydrates but not to be afraid of them, especially those that are plant-based.

Is your fitness routine actually improving your health? Use these 7 measures of fitness to find out.

Want to live healthier for longer? Take the #5Pillars4Health Challenge: Move. Eat Plants. Breathe mindfully. Fast. Sleep.

The composition of the microbes in your gut may protect you from or predispose you to obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

Should you be taking vitamins or other dietary supplements for heart health? Probably not.

Learn about the different styles of yoga and how to get started with yoga practice in this blog post!

Learn more today about the science of mindful breathing, why and how you should practice it.

We evolved to seek out sweet tastes, but sugar overconsumption leaves our taste buds and brain craving more and more. Learn how to re-train your…

LIFEApps blogger Glen Pyle has conducted a study showing that earlier estrogen therapy may protect women against heart disease after menopause.

Thanks to epigenetic changes, your dad's healthy (or unhealthy) lifestyle before you were born could impact you today. Just ask dad!

A new study suggests that you can fast your way to autophagy, or cellular recycling, with daily overnight fasting.

Researchers are exploring ways to reprogram cells in the pancreas to treat diabetes. But prevention is still key.

We have answered a dozen of the most common questions we get about coffee and fasting in this LIFEApps Coffee AMA recap!

Does coffee break your fast? Everything you ever wanted to know about your body on coffee, and more.

Coffee can boost the cellular recycling processes that take place during fasting.

Have questions about how to get started with intermittent fasting? We have you covered!

What do the pandemics of today, like heart disease, and the pandemics of the past, like the plague, have in common? Prevention is best.

Are you participating in Ramadan fasting this year? Glean more health benefits from your daytime fasting with our healthy fasting tips.

Ketogenic diets or diets low in carbs and high in good plant fats can protect your brain from metabolic dysfunction and the energy crisis of…

Have you ever gone on a diet and worked hard to lose 10 pounds, only to gain back 10 or even 15 pounds when you went back to your normal eating…

Happy Earth Day! Learn today what nature can do for you - and what you can do for nature.

Take a fun little quiz to learn more about how eating food grown from the earth can help you live a healthier life.

You may be stuck with your age in terms of years on this earth, but you can change your biological age with healthy choices.

No matter what style of intermittent fasting you are currently pursuing or considering, learn to fast safely by talking to your physician and tuning…

Young women have a rising risk for heart attacks, even if they don't realize it. LIFE Apps heart blogger Glen Pyle attacks this problem, its origins…

You can rewire how your brain reacts to stressful conditions and environments through mindfulness meditation. Learn more with Jordan about how…

Since 2017, Dr. Cecily Anne Clark-Ganheart, MD has lost over 55 pounds and improved almost every biomarker related to insulin resistance with…

High-powered computing is allowing researchers to better predict the aggressiveness of prostate cancers in individual patients, for example. Get…

Want to know more about the impacts of intermittent fasting in humans? Start with these five studies.

March 8 is International Women's Day! Today, get to know the women of science and tech at LifeOmic.

Mindfulness meditation appears to affect many different areas of the brain, from the hippocampus (the memory center), to regions associated with…

Jordan broke his late-night eating habits to bring us a new perspective on fasting: Our bodies evolved to work best on intermittent periods of…

From ketosis to autophagy to growth hormone production, learn more about the five stages of intermittent fasting with the LIFE Fasting Tracker!

Learn what to expect from a multi-day fast with the LifeOmic team.

Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem. Did you know that up to 50 percent of urinary tract infection bacteria are resistant to common…

Mothers can pass on “heart toxic” traits to their children based on adverse prenatal conditions such as low oxygen supply in the womb. Antioxidant…

Ketone bodies produced during fasting and exercise don't just provide energy to the brain, they may also alter gene expression to reduce inflammation…

Women don't experience the same types of heart failure as men do, and they aren't treated with the same precision and timeliness as men.

Researchers have discovered a new pathway to browning fat, with metabolic health implications.

Does exercise benefit cancer patients and help to reduce symptoms? Cancer researcher Wes Wilson investigates.

Do you struggle with high blood sugar? Intermittent fasting could help prevent complications of diabetes including eye disease.

Developing a healthy sleep routine and achieving national sleep recommendations may be the best things you resolve to do for your health in 2019.

The most potent motivator for exercise is feeling yourself improve. Improve your running with swimming, meditation and practice in 2019.

Need help with your New Year Health Resolutions? You might try using an AI assistant and other helpful mindfulness tracking apps in 2019.

If you do one thing for your health in 2019, do this: Move. It is what the long-lived do!

Have keto aspirations for 2019? Follow these tips to get started.

Precision nutrition interventions for cancer are on the rise. Intermittent fasting may protect normal cells from the toxic side effects of cancer…

Learn how to harness intermittent fasting for weight loss and other health benefits with this blog post guide.

A modern clinic combining medical research and treatment of both animals and humans could help us find new therapies for cancer and more.

A lack of sleep could cause a sort of "jet lag" in your glucose and fat metabolism, leading to more glucose breakdown and fat formation in adipose…

Signe reviews a recent study that finds that some viruses and bacteria may collaborate to avoid clearance by our immune system.

A new study reports similar weight loss impacts for 5:2 intermittent calorie restriction intervention and conventional calorie restriction diets.

Human leukemia induces an insulin-resistant phenotype, leading to more glucose availability for growing cancer cells.

LIFE Apps blogger Jordan explores the underpinnings of allergic responses and what we can do about them.

Emily Poulin's new blog "What's the Deal" will explore the science behind news headlines related to cancer, women's health and more.

Check out these Thanksgiving day steps to a more enjoyable, and healthy, day of feasting!

Kristie Rice explores how the gut microbiome is changed by a ketogenic diet.

LIFE Apps blogger Signe has been experimenting with Mindful Eating this month, she has learned that being conscious about your food choices feels…

Microbiome "snapshots" are revealing how the gut impacts human health and how poly-microbial infections might be more common than previously thought.

What is oxidative stress, how is it damaging your health and what can you do to prevent or minimize it? Answers with Sara Wilbur...

Abnormal tau accumulation appears to trigger cellular senescence, ultimately leading to the dysfunction and loss of brain cells in Alzheimer's…

A diverse microbiota in your gut protects you against pathogenic bacteria. Dietary fiber is recognized as the preferred food source for a healthy,…

Haunted by sugar? Check out these lifestyle interventions that that help you kick sugar and insulin resistance.

The APOE4 gene variant may contribute to Alzheimer's disease risk by delaying repair of the blood-brain barrier following brain injury.

Intermittent fasting may affect women's menstrual cycles if the body detects abnormally low caloric intake or high levels of stress hormones. Learn…

New LIFE Apps blogger Kristie Rice is bringing you the science behind the ketogenic diet.

Why do we age? LIFE Apps blogger Jordan puts an evolutionary lens to the aging process.

Could we target antioxidants to our muscle mitochondria to prevent muscle dysfunction, wasting and disease?

Jordan's new LIFE Apps blog will cover evolution in all its genetic intricacies, from the evolution of aging to the evolution of allergies and more.

Researchers have found that mice whose diet is supplemented with the fruit-based flavonoid Fisetin have extended health and lifespans.

Shannon's new LIFE Apps blog will feature explanations of the who, what, when, where and why of immunological responses and diseases.

Yellow spots in the eye called drusen are associated with macular degeneration, but they are relatively mysterious. LIFE Apps blogger Lisa has…

It's difficult for your immune system to kill off cancer cells, because unlike bacteria or viruses, your cancer cells are YOU, just sneakier. But…

Did you know that the flu may increase your risk of heart attack? Glen Pyle goes to the heart of the matter of how flu vaccines work and why you…

Researchers at Indiana University are performing whole genome sequencing for cancer patients to identify genetic markers of chemo drug success.

Did you know? Approximately 15% of women experience some sort of visual change whilst pregnant.

As the 2018 NFL season kicks off, neuroscientist Raeesa Gupte reviews the science on concussions, neurodegenerative conditions and potential…

Hibernation studies in arctic ground squirrels reveal a complicated process of telomere shortening and lengthening as oxidative stress levels rise…

Planning ahead and grabbing cans of vegetables, fruits and legumes can help you get through storms and natural disasters with your health.

Everyone experiences stress. Acute and moderate stress can be good, even improving your physical and mental performance. But when stress turns…

Wes' new Life Apps Tumour Talk blog demystifies the mess of information that exists on cancer.

Raeesa's new LIFE Apps blog Nattering Neuron will cover the latest research related to disorders of the brain and spinal cord.

Glen's blog Heart of the Matter will explore heart issues, sex differences in heart disease and more.

Zach's LIFE App blog Equilibrium will explore the chemistry and biology of how are bodies function and how they might function better.

Lisa's new LIFE Apps blog explores eye health and the systemic diseases that can affect our eyes, such as diabetes and aging.

Amanda's LIFE Apps blog "Illuminated Brain" explores topics of neuroscience, health and physiology, including sleep and circadian rhythms.

Sara Wilbur's LIFE Apps blog "Minutiae: Insights into Tiny Biology" will cover the molecular processes of health and disease, including telomere…

The immune system plays a huge role in how our body handles disease. In this LIFE Apps blog, Immune LIFE, we will explore how the immune system is…

Take a lesson from a child — eat slowly.

Zora Benhamou's healthy aging hacks include sleep, relaxation, movement, brain health, healthy eating and fasting.

Thanks to a new study published in Nature Medicine, we now have a convincing culprit for age-related physical dysfunction: the accumulation of…

Could fasting have neuroprotective effects?

LIFE Fasting Tracker is a socially-connected intermittent fasting app that leverages precision medicine.