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Happy Tuesday!

We’ve interviewed hundreds of experts, reviewed thousands of studies, and published over 1,500 articles in Epoch Health this year—all in our efforts to fulfill the core mission that guides everything we do: to strengthen our readers in mind, body, and soul.  

While our reporters and editors certainly have their favorites, at the end of the day, it’s you, our readers, that decide what articles get read and shared the most. Here are the most read and shared articles from 2025:

“The brain uses the principle: Use it or lose it. I fear that in the long run, our brains might actually shrink if we don’t use them properly,” van der Meer said.

“It’s not just a skill,” she reflects. “Handwriting is a part of our cultural heritage—it’s part of being human.”

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Joe Tippens never planned to discover a potential remedy that he credits with saving his life and thrusting him into the spotlight among notable cancer survivors. The 67-year-old businessman told The Epoch Times that he just wanted to beat a type of cancer with an extremely low survival rate.

He was given three months to live when an anti-parasitic drug changed the course of his life—and his mission.

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Sleep

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Aging Well

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The Essential Guide

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