Longevity Hacks

Longevity Hacks is a regular series from Inverse on the science-backed strategies to live better, healthier, and longer without medicine.

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Health

Is The Gut Microbiome Actually Our "Friend"? One Scientist Says No

ByMiriam Fauzia

While we might think we derive health benefits from our uninvited houseguests, the theory of evolutionary addiction begs otherwise.

Health

Scientists Are Tantalizingly Close To Identifying The Gut Bacteria Linked To Stress

ByAndrea Merchak and The Conversation

Your gut microbiome contains trillions of a diverse range of bacteria, fungi, and viruses.

Detox

Soda Brands Are Adding Fiber to Their Beverages — Here’s What Could Go Wrong

ByElana Spivack

They’re not healthy — just healthier than soda (which isn’t that hard to be).

Health

Eating More Of This Type of Protein Could Help You Age Better

ByMiriam Fauzia

Get munching for some serious health gains.

Health

Scientists Identified A Strange Connection Between Our Gut Microbes and Anxiety

ByMiriam Fauzia

People with social anxiety disorder have a unique melange of gut microbes.

Health

Why Does Alcohol Give You Diarrhea? A Gastroenterologist Reveals The Bizarre Connection

ByThe Conversation and Vincent Ho

Alcohol can interfere with the time it takes for food to go through your gut.

Health

What A Week of Holiday Drinking Does To Your Gut Health

ByMiriam Fauzia

Sadly, it’s a litany of negative health effects.

Science

Reindeer Have This Bizarre, Innate Trait That Helps Them Sleep Soundly

ByElana Spivack

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Ruminant, more like.

Health

Microbiome Study May Have Finally Solved An Enduring Mystery In Gynecology

ByMiriam Fauzia

It’s all about the sugars.

Science

This 1500-Year-Old Human Poop Sample Reveals Something Strange About Ancient Diets

ByElana Spivack

How did cotton and tobacco end up in really old poop?