McKenzie Beard

1 week ago | nypost.com | McKenzie Beard

Let’s be real: most of us don’t look our best after a night of heavy drinking. So when one man woke up with a swollen face and puffy eyelids, he figured he was just paying the price of partying. But it wasn’t last night’s liquor coming back to haunt him. Instead, it was a rare and deadly heart condition — and one well-intentioned mistake nearly cost him his life.

1 week ago | nypost.com | McKenzie Beard

Blood boys. Butthole sunning. Body modifications. There’s no stunt too bizarre for biohackers obsessed with extending their lives — but that doesn’t mean you have to turn yourself into a human guinea pig to get healthy. The Post sat down with Dave Asprey, the self-proclaimed “Father of Biohacking,” to get the inside scoop on the longevity fads flooding your feed that could seriously backfire if you’re not careful.

1 week ago | nypost.com | McKenzie Beard

The United States continues to have the highest maternal mortality rate among wealthy nations — and new research suggests the crisis is deepening. A study published this week in JAMA Network Open found that the rate of these “largely preventable” deaths rose by nearly 28% between 2018 and 2022. “The concerning rates in the US should be an urgent public health priority,” wrote the study authors, who also identified a disturbing gap between states when it comes to maternal deaths.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | McKenzie Beard

Hold the hummus and pass the camembert. For decades, Americans have been told that eating like the Greeks is the gold standard for good health. But Dr. Michael Aziz, an internist and author of “The Ageless Revolution”, argues that we should have been looking to Paris all along. “The French diet wins in every category,” Aziz told The Post, uncorking a full-bodied case for why fromage might just beat feta when it comes to staying slim and living longer.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | McKenzie Beard

Teddi Mellencamp’s life is hanging in the balance as she battles an aggressive form of Stage 4 skin cancer. The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star revealed this week that her dad, rock legend John Mellencamp, is already making burial plans after her melanoma spread to her lungs and brain. The Post tapped two experts for insight into the “black tumor” that sends about 8,000 Americans to the grave each year — and what you can do to avoid becoming one of them. What makes melanoma so dangerous?