An interesting documentary has been circulating around the internet lately. It’s called “The Truth About Exercise”, and it busts some fitness myths with new exercise science. Personally, I really liked it. I’m a fan of high intensity exercise, and I mentioned it briefly in the article ‘Conditioning Exercise 101‘. Of course, where there’s extraordinary claims,… Continue Reading
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Disease vs. Illness
Although the distinction between these two terms has been discussed on this site before, the importance of this concept justifies a fully dedicated article. Some may claim this is “just” a discussion of semantics – but it’s not. It’s about clarity. Understanding this particular distinction can help you make sense of many confusing things about… Continue Reading
The Problem With Anti-Depressant Medications
I’m not usually down with sensationalist health news. I believe ‘western medicine’ gets a bad name because of ‘big pharma’, which really isn’t fair. People who are into ‘new-age healing’, ‘holistic’, or ‘complimentary alternative medicine’, etc., are often too quick to be dismissive of ‘western medicine’. I’m sorry your doctor didn’t ‘cure’ your back pain.… Continue Reading
Why Strength Training is Important
Everyone recognizes the importance of an all inclusive, overall balanced (buzzword of the day: holistic) approach to health and fitness. Some kind of conditioning exercise (‘cardio’, endurance) is essential. Eating healthy is a must. Getting enough rest and quality sleep is key. The importance of mental health is becoming widely accepted. People even over-emphasize stretching!… Continue Reading
How to eat healthy – 10 tips
Updated: March 6th, 2013 Confused about this? So is everyone else. Even the “experts”. There are countless opinions, methods, books, and bulls**t out there about how to eat healthy. Let me try to make it simple for you. Here is my best attempt to summarize how to eat healthy in 10 simple tips.… Continue Reading