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🌿 Just 20 Minutes in Nature Can Lower Your Stress Hormones

Jun 1, 2026

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2 min read

🌿 Just 20 Minutes in Nature Can Lower Your Stress Hormones

You do not need hours outdoors to see a real stress response.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
🧠 This Everyday Food Habit May Be Raising Your Dementia Risk

May 25, 2026

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2 min read

🧠 This Everyday Food Habit May Be Raising Your Dementia Risk

Even small increases in ultra processed foods were linked to higher long term brain risk.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
💔 Loneliness May Be Hurting Your Heart Health

May 18, 2026

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2 min read

💔 Loneliness May Be Hurting Your Heart Health

Your body responds to loneliness in ways that impact your heart.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
🍷 A Nightcap Might Actually Be Ruining Your Sleep Quality

May 11, 2026

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2 min read

🍷 A Nightcap Might Actually Be Ruining Your Sleep Quality

The more you drink, the worse your sleep becomes.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
🍵 3 Things Matcha Does That Coffee Can’t

May 8, 2026

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3 min read

🍵 3 Things Matcha Does That Coffee Can’t

It’s not just caffeine—there’s something else going on

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
💉 GLP-1 Users Were Less Likely to Develop Addiction to Every Substance Studied (1)

Apr 20, 2026

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3 min read

💉 GLP-1 Users Were Less Likely to Develop Addiction to Every Substance Studied (1)

600,000-person BMJ study just changed the conversation on GLP-1 drugs and substance use disorders.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
☢️ Chernobyl - Something Is Growing In The Most Dangerous Place on Earth

Apr 16, 2026

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3 min read

☢️ Chernobyl - Something Is Growing In The Most Dangerous Place on Earth

Scientists discovered fungi in Chernobyl that don’t just survive radiation — they may use it.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
🧘‍♂️ Research Shows This Exercise can Cut Back Pain by 58%

Apr 13, 2026

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2 min read

🧘‍♂️ Research Shows This Exercise can Cut Back Pain by 58%

Back pain is often a stability problem — not a strength problem.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
🔇 Why Silence is Critically Important for Your Brain

Apr 8, 2026

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4 min read

🔇 Why Silence is Critically Important for Your Brain

A surprising finding from neuroscience research.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
⚠️ Research Just In: Cannabis Doesn't Work for Most Mental Health Conditions

Apr 6, 2026

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3 min read

⚠️ Research Just In: Cannabis Doesn't Work for Most Mental Health Conditions

A 45 year meta-analysis just changed the conversation on medicinal cannabis.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
👶 She Gave Birth to Twins... From Two Different Fathers! - Not April Fools!

Apr 1, 2026

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3 min read

👶 She Gave Birth to Twins... From Two Different Fathers! - Not April Fools!

A real case reveals how one pregnancy can result in two different biological fathers.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
🎧 Your Headphones Could Give You 80-Year-Old Hearing

Mar 30, 2026

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3 min read

🎧 Your Headphones Could Give You 80-Year-Old Hearing

Loud music can damage hearing in minutes — and the effects may be permanent.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
🌱 Chia Water: Helpful Habit or Overhyped Trend?

Mar 26, 2026

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2 min read

🌱 Chia Water: Helpful Habit or Overhyped Trend?

Research suggests chia seeds support digestion, satiety, and metabolic health — but not in the way social media claims.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
🍫 The Brain Benefits of Dark Chocolate (Real Science)

Mar 23, 2026

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2 min read

🍫 The Brain Benefits of Dark Chocolate (Real Science)

Not all chocolate is equal when it comes to brain benefits.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
📱 Screen Time Raises Speech Delay Risk by 49%!

Mar 19, 2026

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3 min read

📱 Screen Time Raises Speech Delay Risk by 49%!

New data parents should understand.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
🍭 Sugar May Literally REWIRE Kids' Brains for Life

Mar 16, 2026

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3 min read

🍭 Sugar May Literally REWIRE Kids' Brains for Life

The first two years may shape decades of health

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
9 Foods That Actually Improve Your Health (Backed by Science)

Mar 12, 2026

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5 min read

9 Foods That Actually Improve Your Health (Backed by Science)

Instead of “don’t eat this” posts, here are foods worth adding

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
😢 Why You Need to Cry

Mar 9, 2026

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2 min read

😢 Why You Need to Cry

Crying activates your body’s natural stress-relief system

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
🏢 Another Reason Desk Jobs Are Bad for You (And How to Fix It)

Mar 5, 2026

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2 min read

🏢 Another Reason Desk Jobs Are Bad for You (And How to Fix It)

Sitting suppresses muscle growth — but 30-second squat breaks may reverse it.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
☕ New Study: Daily Caffeine Reduces Its Performance Boost

Mar 2, 2026

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3 min read

☕ New Study: Daily Caffeine Reduces Its Performance Boost

A strategic break restores caffeine’s full effect in just days

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
🧠 Obesity Linked to Brain Damage — New Data

Feb 26, 2026

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2 min read

🧠 Obesity Linked to Brain Damage — New Data

Weight loss was associated with preserved brain structure.

Myro Figura, M.D.
Myro Figura, M.D.
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