Most multivitamin research asks whether the pills prevent big diseases. This study asked something more practical: can people still handle what daily life requires? Researchers followed more than 16,000 adults over 60 for three years as part of the COSMOS trial. The group taking a daily multivitamin reported better day-to-day function than the group taking a placebo, and the biggest differences showed up in how much people were held back by things like fatigue and shortness of breath. It was presented at a nutrition conference in July and hasn't been through peer review yet, so I'd file it as a small, interesting finding rather than a settled one. It does come from the same trial that has already produced three peer-reviewed papers on memory and thinking, and that track record is why I'm paying attention to it. I've said for years that food should be your first source of nutrients, and I stand by that. But soil quality has declined, diets have narrowed, and most people come up short on at least a few important nutrients. Closing those gaps is one of the simplest things you can do for your health by taking a whole food multivitamin.

There is a nerve in your body that connects your brain directly to your heart, your lungs, and your gut. Scientists call it the vagus nerve. What it does when you worship will change how you think about praise. The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve in the human body. It runs from the brainstem all the way down through the neck, chest, and abdomen. It is the primary pathway of what researchers call the parasympathetic nervous system, the system responsible for rest, recovery, digestion, and immune function. When the vagus nerve is activated, heart rate slows, blood pressure drops, inflammation decreases, and the body shifts from survival mode into restoration mode. Researchers have identified three primary activators of the vagus nerve. Deep, rhythmic breathing. Cold water exposure. Singing. Not listening to music. Singing. The act of producing sustained vocal tones activates the vagus nerve directly through the muscles of the throat and the vibration in the chest cavity. Psalm 100:1-2 says make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness. Come into his presence with singing. The Hebrew word for joyful noise is rua, meaning to shout, to raise a battle cry, to produce a loud, sustained vocal sound. God did not design corporate worship as a warm-up for the sermon. He designed it as a full-body, neurologically active, physiologically restorative event that shifts your entire system from survival mode into the mode your body needs to heal, receive, and function at its highest level. When you lift your voice in genuine worship, you are not just expressing gratitude. You are activating a nerve God designed that tells every organ in your body it is safe to restore. Your voice was built to heal you. Use it. Dr. Zac Breckenridge