In spite of the challenges presented by grimy gyms and mixed up members, health and fitness is the cornerstone of happiness and wellbeing. Find motivation here to keep going with your exercise routine and plan.
My teenage daughter is at the stage where she dreams up a new career each week. Last month it was YouTube influencer, last week it was clothing designer, and today — I think this might stick — is psychologist. I gave her my $.02 on the mental health field. For starters, the area of nutrition…
If you find yourself dealing with a gym-related strain or sprain, you don’t have to reach for an over-the-counter painkiller or get a prescription for high-dose ibuprofen. I have developed a progression of all-natural interventions from the simplest to more complicated, based on my own trial and error. These substances not only work like analgesics,…
One danger of striving to be überhealthy is the risk of falling into orthorexia and fragility. The goal of health should be resilience, not neurosis. While I’m sure every biohack offers a theoretical benefit, you have to ground yourself by thinking of a spectrum from useful to extreme. Here are five potential lifestyle upgrades, and…
One mystery that comes from cleaning up your diet and following a keto lifestyle (high animal protein, moderate fat, low carb — consumed intermittently) is the often-reported rise in LDL cholesterol. I experienced this myself. While keto increases your “bad” cholesterol, it also improves all markers of insulin sensitivity: your HbA1c decreases, your fasted insulin…
At work, when my department holds its weekly Zoom team meeting, the format is for each person to share two things: something that made him or her smile, and then a work update. Last week we held the meeting in person over a holiday lunch. We joked that as we all cruise into middle age,…