Medicine

Age might just be a number and 50 may be the new 40—but there are still some things we all need to stop doing once we hit that half-century milestone.

With its historical roots firmly planted in the belief that mental illness was the result of being possessed by evil spirits, or a punishment for some horrible wrong-doing, it is easy to understand how misconceptions arose and were carried on throughout history—but that's not even the worst of it.

The human body is a miracle of nature… and it’s wildly complicated too. But few of us know how it all works. We owe it to ourselves to learn more.