My Meals and Workouts for a Week

Many of my newsletter readers and several of my work colleagues have asked me to write up my workouts and food for the week. I added in when I go to bed and wake up, as this affects my workouts,…
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Reacting to Obesity is a Flawed Strategy

A recent systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the available literature on the efficacy of layperson-led versus professional-led behavioral interventions attempting to promote weight loss in children.1 The assessment included 78 randomized clinical trials of 5780 participants whom were followed for…
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The Importance of Good Form for Health and Happiness

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  “We must cultivate our garden.”   – Candide by Voltaire, 1759   The Importance of Good Form It continues to be a rough time for communities as we remain separated. Luckily, COVID rates continue to drop in our local…
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Small is Beautiful: Avoiding Growth without Thought

Is Growth Always a Good Thing? According to the metrics that measure economic health it is. According to the financial pundits it is. According to nearly every politician it is. In fact, growth appears to be our major vital sign…
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There is never enough time to be healthy

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“There is never any time!” As one of the most common responses I get when advising people to cook their food, eat a healthier diet, exercise, or spend more time outside (all are invariable components of a healthier lifestyle), it…
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The US Economy Is a Sick Patient – How Do We Want to Treat It?

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Patient A walks into your clinic shortly after getting his cholesterol and complete blood count labs drawn. They labs are flawless – perfect across the board. Even better, the nurse weighs him prior to the visit and he is smack…
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Resiliency Training for Life and Health

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In 1979 the MIT Blackjack Team was started by a group of students that had systematically trained to increase their odds at the blackjack table just enough to turn the odds of winning from the house to their favor. The…
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Ikigai: The Importance of Purpose in Life

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We recently discussed the importance of hunger for life, and how it relates to our health. The direction of our society may be opposing one that, in the past, stimulated our hunger for life. Yet, the wakeup call that we…
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Hunger for Life, Hunger for Wellbeing – The Digital Revolution has Failed our Health

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“We need to get her to eat.” This was the common remark verbalized by Mrs. Jones’ family members during her weekly visits to check in and make sure she was tolerating her chemoradiation. In fact, this was an all too…
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The Strange Studies of Calorie Restriction Research – Biosphere 2 and the Minnesota Starvation Study

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“Quantity has a quality of its own.” -Often attributed to Napoleon, likely incorrectly On September 26, 1991, eight individuals set foot into Biosphere 2, an enclosed self-contained simulated living environment built in rural Oracle, Arizona. Located not far from a…
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