Ben Martinez

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Can the science behind "autophagy" support the practice of fasting?

Autophagy is an important homeostatic process to keep organism healthy by clearing damaged structures and eliminating pathogens and is a key survival mechanism in organisms from yeast to mammals....

05 February 2019 4,497 7 View

Is bicycling the best form of therapy to treat knee pain due to degenerative meniscus tear?

Since there's no significant benefit to arthroscopic surgery in treating degenerative meniscus tear of the knee, optimal conservative therapy to reshape the joint and the muscles that protect the...

20 June 2018 5,567 15 View

What are the most effective recommendations to treat chronic low back pain due to DJD?

The etiology of back pain could be very complex and often difficult to isolate. While there are numerous surgical interventions to help patients with certain discogenic or stenotic issues, the...

25 May 2018 3,667 18 View

The novel corona virus '19, why is it different from any other respiratory viruses we already know? Is it due to our overwhelming fear or ignorance?

We know how the virus is being transmitted and how to prevent or at least minimize its spread. We also know that there's no effective treatment other than supportive care. Like any other...

01 January 1970 3,136 46 View

I would like to know more regarding the level of depression and education used in this study. What's the depression criteria?

Since education and patient's state of mind, i.e, depression play important role in the outcome of the study, the level of education and the measure of depression being used are both important...

01 January 1970 6,222 5 View

Can the optimal health be achieved? Can an already good health be healthier?

Is it human nature to always want for more? Can health be improved further by consuming certain foods, or doing certain exercises, or following the current thinking or even craze when nobody...

01 January 1970 5,741 16 View

Exercise is known to be good for health. But, is exercise actually a "natural" activity that people do? For most people, exercise may be unnatural.

People have to eat and drink because of hunger, thirst and basic requirement to live. People rest and sleep because it's also a requirement to continue living. Both eating and sleeping come...

01 January 1970 7,995 17 View

Are we any healthier now than before the discoveries and inventions of modern medicine?

Modern medicine has no doubt increased the average human lifespan in the last few decades, but are we actually any healthier? Is the way we live now any healthier than before?

01 January 1970 7,990 15 View