Health

Fasting for Healthy Aging: How Many Hours Are Actually Beneficial?
  • Health
  • Longevity
  • Body

Fasting for Healthy Aging: How Many Hours Are Actually Beneficial?

Intermittent fasting can offer real health benefits — but is 16 hours enough, or does fasting longer offer more? Here is what the research says about fasting duration and healthy aging.

Birgitta Dunckel

Mittel gegen Augenringe Frau mit Eye Patches
  • Aesthetic Surgery & Dermatology
  • Beauty
  • Health

What Helps with Dark Circles? A Dermatologist Explains

Dark circles are often blamed on lack of sleep. But pigmentation, visible blood vessels, genetics, or facial anatomy may also play a role. Dermatologist Dr. Susanne Steinkraus explains why the cause matters when choosing the right treatment – and when caution is advised.

Christine Bürg & Marianne Waldenfels

Dr. med. Susanne Steinkraus

An interview with

Dr. med. Susanne Steinkraus

Säulen Longevity Hanteln Sport Ernährung
  • Health
  • Longevity

The Pillars of Longevity: What Really Matters for Healthy Aging

Why do some people age more healthily than others? Exercise, nutrition, and sleep all play a role, as do mental and social well-being. Research is also exploring how certain micronutrients and plant compounds could support healthy aging.

PMC Redaktion

Gemüse Blutzucker Tricks
  • Food
  • Health

Vinegar, Protein, or a Walk: What Actually Blunts Blood Sugar Spikes

Some popular blood sugar hacks really do work — from changing the order in which you eat to taking a walk after a meal. But the evidence for others is surprisingly thin, and not every glucose spike is cause for concern.

Marianne Waldenfels

The Liver: A Truly Remarkable Organ
  • Modern Abdominal Surgery
  • Podcast
  • Health

The Liver: A Truly Remarkable Organ

"Feel Good, Live Better" – In this podcast episode, Prof. Dr. Carina Riediger explains why liver tumors can be cured more often than you might expect.

Christine Bürg

Prof. Dr. med. Carina Riediger, MSc – Chefärztin der Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie am Marienhospital Stuttgart

An interview with

Prof. Dr. med. Carina Riediger, MSc

Gen Code medizinisch
  • Health
  • Longevity

What Really Matters in Longevity – and Which Trends You Can Skip

Do you really have to constantly work on yourself to live a long, healthy life? Longevity expert Nils Behrens has little time for the pressure to optimize. In this interview, he reveals which trends have disappointed him and why social relationships are so important for longevity

Christine Bürg & Marianne Waldenfels

Chaste Tree Berry: How Does It Work for PMS, Fertility, and Menopause?
  • Women's Health
  • Health

Chaste Tree Berry: How Does It Work for PMS, Fertility, and Menopause?

Chaste tree berry has a strong reputation for hormonal complaints. Its effects have been studied most thoroughly in the context of PMS. The evidence for fertility issues and menopausal symptoms, however, tells a rather different story.

Sharon Burbat

Medfluencer Kolumne
  • Health

Medfluencers: When Reach Matters More Than Medical Evidence

Medfluencers enjoy a high level of trust and reach millions with health advice. But on social media, reach often counts for more than scientific evidence. Prof. Dominik Pförringer examines the troubling intersection of medicine, influence, and commercial interests.

Prof. Dominik Pförringer

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dominik Pförringer

By

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dominik Pförringer

GLP Abnehmpille statt Spritze Pillen auf gelbem Untergrund
  • Prevention
  • Health

Wegovy Is Now a Pill: Is It a Real Alternative to the Injection?

Wegovy is now available as a pill. But how does it compare with the weekly injection? Prof. Uwe Nixdorff explains the key differences in effectiveness, use, and side effects.

Christine Bürg & Marianne Waldenfels

Prof Dr Uwe Nixdorff Kardiologie Düsseldorf

With

Prof. Dr. Uwe Nixdorff

Is There a Longevity Gene? How Much of Our Lifespan Is Genetic?
  • Health
  • Longevity

Is There a Longevity Gene? How Much of Our Lifespan Is Genetic?

How long we live may be more strongly influenced by our genes than previously thought. But there is no single longevity gene. What APOE and FOXO3 reveal about longevity – and the role lifestyle still plays.

Birgitta Dunckel

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