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Wellness is Really White.

How Two Months of Daily Yoga Has Changed My Mind

Does Adaptogen Coffee Work? The Science of Adaptogens

The Best Fall Weekend in Breckenridge, Colorado

7 Lessons I Learned From My Quarter-Life Crisis

The Science of Blue Light Glasses: Do They Actually Work?

Does Collagen Coffee Work?

We’re Wasting Time on Productivity

#MedBikini and Professionalism

Can We Daydream Ourselves Better?

Being Antiracist Anywhere

The Value of Giving Up

Colonialism and the COVID-19 Cure

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Listen… probiotics CAN HELP some people! However

Listen… probiotics CAN HELP some people! However, every now and again I like to log into my affiliate platform to see what people are making on what they sell. And seeing that Seed gives influencers a thirty(?!!) percent commission is absolutely crazy. No wonder they’re 2x the cost of other brands.

Their blend of probiotics is different from those on the market, but there’s no evidence to demonstrate why there’s the markup except for influencer payouts and a cute bottle.

Seed ran a randomized and double blind clinical trial, which concluded in 2022. From a press release, they said they would present results at Digestive Disease Week 2024, but the conference concluded last week and I haven’t been able to find anything about their results.

Trust me- we desperately need research in this area, and I would love to see effective results. If things worked that well and had the evidence to back it up, the product might sell itself! But until then… we will get ANOTHER podcast ad.

And if you still want to spend $55 instead of $25… well, I can get you a link.

#probiotic #prebiotic #guthealth #healyourgut #probiotics #ibsdiet #ibs #evidencebasedmedicine #evidencebasedeverything

Telling myself it’s bc I didn’t pack any gels

Telling myself it’s bc I didn’t pack any gels @thefeedme #feedambassador #runrunrun #trailrunning #trailrun #trailrunner

Al Malecha, M.Sc., J.D.!!!!!! Three years have a

Al Malecha, M.Sc., J.D.!!!!!!

Three years have absolutely flown by. So proud of myself (!) and so grateful for the support along the way. Now to take the bar 😵‍💫 #2024grad #lawschool #sos

Health hack: seeking help from medical professiona

Health hack: seeking help from medical professionals! 💪

I am often telling people to go to the doctor when something is wrong rather than Google their problem, but do I take my own advice? Nope 🤪 That is, until recently.

Following a terrible half-marathon in November that had me limping to the finish line, I started going to a running-specific physical therapist and HOLY COW have things gotten so much better. (If you don’t know me, I was a really serious runner until had multiple surgeries/infections on my right foot.) I had been putting up with pain for SO long, and only a few months later, I’m running nearly 20 miles a week pain free. While that’s not necessarily where I want to be, I can see a path to racing once again!

It feels like the rainbow has FINALLY come out after a long storm. (And coincidentally, one did at the end of this run 🌈)

I’m not sure if I’ve gotten onto the bad side

I’m not sure if I’ve gotten onto the bad side of the algorithm, but I have seen entirely too many influencers in the last few days talk about getting an hour (!!!) or more without sunscreen to increase Vitamin D. The problem? While there’s tons of evidence to show that the sun can cause large amounts of skin damage, no evidence shows that sunscreen prevents you from getting Vitamin D.

Sources:American Academy of Dermatology and American Cancer Society

Life update because I’ve been MIA for months at

Life update because I’ve been MIA for months at this point other than the occasional comment in stories. I am in my last semester of law school! Things are going well but I am busy, lol.

Last semester I:
- ran a half marathon
- wrote three academic articles that will hopefully be published within the next year (I would not recommend doing this many at a time ever but I had a good time and learned a lot about myself)
- kept volunteering with horses on a weekly basis! (for joy!)
- learned to crochet

My passion for science communication is finally merging with my academic work and it makes me so happy. This is why I went to law school, y’all! Although I’ve been bummed that I’ve neglected my blog writing, it feels great to know that the same skill set I use here is going to be an actual job(!!!) in the future. I can’t wait to share some of what I’ve been working on with you all, and hopefully will be able to write some of it up for my blog in the near future (along with stuff about weird wellness trends, of course.) Peace and love and thanks for not unfollowing me, Al.

“Trails are everywhere” but uhh… not in my h

“Trails are everywhere” but uhh… not in my house (a very not real time photo 🫠). I unfortunately got COVID this week, and am on my last day of Paxlovid which is helping a lot.

While I’m not too concerned about my symptoms from COVID, I was a bit concerned about long COVID and long-term effects (I like to run, dammit). In the US, Paxlovid is available to everyone over 12 who has mild/moderate symptoms. It can prevent long COVID in 30-40% of people (depending on weight and other factors.) I’ve been pretty shocked by how many people did not know that it was available to everyone, so I’m sharing it here: GET TREATMENT IF YOU GET COVID.

The best way to prevent long COVID is to not get it in the first place by wearing a high-quality mask and choosing the outdoors over poorly-ventilated spaces. But if you do get it, don’t just resign yourself to getting over it on your own, especially since the long-term effects are so poorly understood.

Pls stop putting your collagen in your piping hot

Pls stop putting your collagen in your piping hot coffee xoxo #collagenpowder #collagencoffee

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