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• InsideTracker , the leading personalized health analysis and data-driven wellness guide that helps people live healthier longer, today announces the addition of a new VO2max development to the product.
• View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240123145598/en/
  InsideTracker Releases New VO2max Product Feature to Support Members’ Improved Healthspan (Graphic: Business Wire)
  VO2max reflects the maximum amount of oxygen used during aerobic exercise and is commonly considered a marker of endurance performance, but is also associated with improved function across other longevity indicators like heart and lung health, inflammation, and susceptibility to early death and disease.
• “Investing in InsideTracker is like investing in a 401K,” said Dr. Gil Blander, PhD, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at InsideTracker.
• In order to take advantage of the product feature, InsideTracker members will be able to connect wearable devices that measure VO2max estimates to their account.

• In a randomized, double-blinded and controlled clinical trial, supplementation with the same pure C15:0 ingredient in fatty15 improved the health outcomes of the Mediterranean diet.
• SAN DIEGO, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A game-changing clinical trial has revealed that enhancing the already renowned Mediterranean diet with pure C15:0 supplementation can elevate health outcomes even further.
• The recent randomized, double-blinded, and controlled clinical trial , published in the American Journal of Clinical Research, has the scientific nutrition community buzzing.
• Participants were divided into three groups: a caloric-restricted diet, a caloric-restricted diet following Mediterranean diet guidelines, and a caloric-restricted Mediterranean diet with C15:0 supplementation.

• Thankfully, with the right preventative and protective measures, the human body can survive these icy temperatures.
• Here’s what you need to know about identifying and treating the most common cold injury: frostbite.
• However, despite our bodies’ inherent temperature controls, without the right protection, we might still be vulnerable to cold weather injuries.

• For frostbite to occur, exposed body parts need to be subjected to a temperature that is below minus 0.55°C.
• At this temperature it will take several hours for exposed skin to become frostbitten.
• For example, temperatures in the -20s can cause frostbite on exposed skin in under 30 minutes.

Who does it affect?

• However, with the global population beginning to live in harsher environments and an increase in winter and snow sports, this is likely to increase in the general population.
• Reduced ability to sense the cold also increases the frostbite vulnerability of those who’ve had a stroke or have peripheral nerve damage.
• The consumption of alcohol also reduces blood pressure, which may also reduce the amount of blood pumped to extremities.

Symptoms

• Preserving the core body temperature is key to keeping the brain, heart, kidneys and lungs functioning and preventing hypothermia.
• This cooling brings about tingling and numbness of the exposed areas, and skin flushes red or white as the body frantically tries to rewarm itself.
• This initial stage is known as frostnip, and, although uncomfortable, leaves no permanent damage to tissues.

Treatment and prevention

• For frostbite, immediate medical treatment should be sought – sadly the pain of recovery is often far worse than the injury.
• Rewarming is the process of bringing the affected parts back to functioning body temperature.
• However, where ice crystals have damaged tissue, blisters are common and the nerves become hypersensitive, causing excruciating pain.

Adam Taylor does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

• HELSINKI, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Veri announced the release of its new in-app metabolic health program , the most significant update yet.
• Built by Veri's health team in coordination with advisors from Stanford, Duke, and Harvard, the new four-stage program gives members a personalized metabolic health coach in their pocket:
  Daily guidance to help members understand their metabolic health, glucose levels, and how to make improvements.
• "At Veri, we believe that every person holds the power to achieve optimal metabolic health through sustainable lifestyle change," said Dr. Vimal Ramjee, Director of Heath at Veri.
• "With that in mind, we created The Veri Program, a personalized four-stage experience that puts your glucose data into context with your lifestyle to deliver impactful, evidence-based action steps that improve metabolic health."