by pedro.alvarez | Aug 27, 2026 | Newsletter
PPIs are among the most widely prescribed medications there are and are often taken for years on end. The more I dig into them, the more I think most people, myself included until recently, don’t fully understand what they’re actually doing, and more...
by pedro.alvarez | Aug 20, 2026 | Newsletter
This is turning into one of my favourite things about the last few weeks. Since asking what you’d like to see in the next issue of the magazine, I’ve heard from so many of you, and I’m glad to say I’ve now made my way through every single...
by pedro.alvarez | Aug 13, 2026 | Newsletter
Thank you! The response to last week’s question, asking what you’d like to see us cover in the next issue of the magazine, absolutely floored me. So many of you took the time to write back and tell me what you’re wondering about, dealing with, or...
by pedro.alvarez | Aug 9, 2026 | Newsletter
Muscle strength and ageing have been on my mind for a while now. We touched on sarcopenia, the muscle loss that comes with age, a while back, and then more recently I have been writing about eccentric exercise and recovery. So when a friend told me about her elderly...
by pedro.alvarez | Jul 31, 2026 | Newsletter
I have noticed it in myself the last few weeks, and I would guess you have too. The moment it gets properly hot or properly cold, I move less, and it turns out this isn’t just me being lazy. It is a well-documented response, as studies show we all generally move...
by pedro.alvarez | Jul 23, 2026 | Newsletter
Last week we talked about the heatwaves settling over Europe, the US, and other parts of the world, and the electrolytes we lose along with the fluid. A reader named Louise, living in Australia, got in touch to say hello, even though it’s the middle of winter...
