Ridiculous gym behavior, nonsensical gym rules, and the occasional death-defying stunt from fellow club members.
One of the more annoying and arrogant things a doctor can do is post a sign in his or her office like this one: These signs are real, and there are matching coffee mugs if you’re interested. My take specifically is the hypocrisy. The United States is one of only two countries in the world…
In my prior post about the field of nutrition psychology I wrote that: With lifestyle changes, the mental health profession could fix everything from depression to schizophrenia. Beyond lifestyle, therapists could also leverage cheap and readily available supplements to help patients. For example, high dose vitamin B1 can be used as a mood stabilizer, to…
I recently came across a YouTube video of outtakes from the 1970’s bodybuilding classic Pumping Iron, which featured a 28-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger. There’s one clip of Arnold and his bodybuilder pals having lunch at a local restaurant. They were creating a commotion with their presence — and their orders. You can watch their requests of…
During my vacation to Margarita Island in Venezuela, my wife had planned for us to stay one night at the nicest hotel on the island. She wanted me to see the best her country had to offer. Nevertheless, the hotel called the day before our arrival to tell her the entire property had lost power….
One of the reasons study results are often wrong – more likely wrong than right in fact – is because there are so many confounding variables. For example, we can’t tell whether the cephalic insulin response to artificial sweeteners is meaningful and unhealthy, because most of the population is already in metabolic shambles. The cephalic…