The current lifestyle that has taken over the world places alcohol on a pedestal for social bonding and interaction. There is rarely a gathering without the crinkling of glasses and the laughter that ensues. Are fitness conscious individuals
Have you started on the fat loss journey but you’re too afraid to go to the gym. Do you want to exercise but you’re afraid of getting judged? If so look no further because I’m going to help
For a long time, women were discouraged from exercising during pregnancy due to lack of research about pregnant women’s’ health. During the 1980s, women began to question these claims and more research was done in the field. Frida
Vitamin D, can exist as D2 (ergocalciferol) and D3 (cholecalciferol). Vitamin D levels are too low in two out of five people! When is this a problem? Study after study continues to add new data regarding the positive
Can DNA-tests really predict performance? This first-of-its-kind study tries to answer this question! It let athletes take DNA-tests from their saliva and used 14 gene variants to classify them as either “endurance” or “power” athletes, based on their
Depression & Anxiety I am currently doing my psychiatry rotations, and I am SHOCKED to see how depression and anxiety ruins peoples’ lives. Keep in mind that I’m talking about CLINICAL depression and anxiety. This is NOT the
What does good posture look like? “Keep your spine neutral”, “tuck your shoulder blades”, “avoid butt wink”. These advice stem from classic physiotherapy looking for the position in which weight is evenly distributed across the body, so that
“Eat some candy after your workout, you need to keep those insulin levels high bro, that’s how you get jacked”. No “bro”, it isn’t. Insulin is a hormone that tells your body’s cells to use the sugar in
Does sugar feed cancer? The idea originally came from the discovery that cancer cells use sugar without oxygen (glycolysis) more than regular cells do, called the Warburg effect (1). But it’s not sugar that CAUSES this change. Cells
The Lyon Diet Heart Study looked at the effects of a Mediterranean diet on patients who survived a heart attack (myocardial infarction) between 1988 and 1992. Patients were 70 years old, clinically stable, with no medical or social
