Is sauna therapy just another health gimmick? You can waste a lot of time and money with the latest health gadgets and gimmicks but sauna therapy isn’t one of them. In fact, sauna therapy is a huge win for your body, the darker and colder the days, the more benefit. I would say for those […]
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A Roadblock to Health: The All-or-Nothing Paralysis
A common roadblock to health is an all-or-nothing paralysis. Just think would you tell your child to quit playing basketball because they don’t dribble the ball well or they don’t always see the open teammate? Of course not. The same applies to our health. Maybe you want to lose 5 lbs a week but you […]
The Benefits of Sun Exposure
The first thing that comes to mind when most of us think about the benefits of sun exposure is Vitamin D. Well, have I good news for you. Those sun rays are doing so much more than just increasing your vitamin D synthesis. Yes, as you are likely well aware, vitamin D is a huge […]
Why Does Functional Strength Training Matter?
Why does functional strength training matter and why is it called functional strength training or resistance training? It’s called strength training because it makes you stronger and more capable of overcoming life resistance. Strength training for youth and vitality Who doesn’t want an increased capacity for doing life and living out the full number of […]
Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
The majority of people who ask me about intermittent fasting are wanting to lose weight and not eating seems like the quickest route to achieve that goal. Sure you can lose weight through intermittent fasting. I have seen it happen time after time. However, there are so many more benefits of intermittent fasting than a quick weight […]
The 10,000 Step Rule
In general, I’m not a fan of blanket rules because rules are meant to broken and numbers are meaningless unless they are personalized. However, acquiring 10K steps per day as a matter of promoting your health trajectory and building health momentum is a great plan. One that I would back up 100%. The average American […]
Parkinson’s Disease Prevention with the Elite Eight
Parkinson’s Disease is devastating. Most of the time when patients come in with Parkinson’s they have already been battling it for a number of years. I often wonder what they were like, how they moved, the energy they had before Parkinson’s set in. If you have Parkinson’s or know somebody who has it, you have seen the […]
