If a high sugar diet is bad for you, why is fruit healthy?
Don't look at nutrition through a simple "macro-nutrient" perspective. Fruits and vegetables are not just "calories" or "grams of sugar". They are nutritional packages that combine multiple difference micro- / macro- / phyto- nutrients.
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A cure for MS?
Dr. Terry Wahls, a Professor at the University of Iowa College, suffers from MS. In 2007 she was contrained to a chair and could barely walk twenty feet even with two crutches. Two years later she was able to ride 18 miles on her bike and her MS had all but disappeared. How?...
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Behind the Scenes @healthsterling
This blog showcases what we think are the greatest ideas in health from conferences to tech revolutions to bioanimation. Today I invite you to take a quick peek at our philosophy plus an inside glance at some of the projects currently underway with Sterling Health. “I like your site..what is it that you do?” Our #1 FAQ. Sterling Health builds...
TEDTalk: How to see inside the brain
How do we know what happens in the brain? Technology and a little color turn out to be a great place to start. Thanks to advancements in staining and imaging technoques, neuroscientists can make neurons show and glow. Harvard researcher Jeff Lichtman has even modified a mouse to have a rainbow brain. Today’s 5...
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BioDigital Human
Welcome to BioDigital Human, a remarkable project that NYU researchers presented and demonstrated at TEDMED. As described by its founders, BioDigital Human is made such that Anatomical landmarks are paired with embedded education, instructive and training information. BioDigital Human is the most intuitive way to organize and navigate medical information. Check out the video below....




