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Looking for Single-Nutrient Solutions
As you might expect, I get asked a lot of questions about health, especially diet and exercise. One of the similarities between questions is whether a specific nutrient is special or unique. When I do the research to learn about the nutrient, I’ve never found one that’s the be-all and end-all—not turmeric or echinacea or […]
What Counts: Exercise or Movement?
This week is planting week around the house, so Paula and I will be working around the yard each day. What we won’t do is go to the gym to work out. In thinking about it, that raises the issue of the myth of physical activity: does yardwork count or do you have to get […]
Fast Isn’t Just His Speed
There’s one more lesson we learned about how the staff helps keep the birds of prey from getting fat: one day a week, the birds fast. They simply don’t feed them anything other than what may make a mistake and crawl into their cages—which are the size of a living room. Fasting. What a concept! […]
Do Birds of Prey Count Calories?
One of the things about bird of prey that surprised me was how light birds such as eagles and vultures really are; that’s a turkey vulture above. While the weight can vary depending on the origin of the eagles, they weigh 6–10 pounds. With a wingspan of 6–7 feet, they seem imposing, but in reality […]
What Can We Learn from Birds of Prey?
When Paula and I spent last week visiting our son and daughter-in-law in Summerville, South Carolina, one of the things we did was visit the Center for Birds of Prey, and it was a tremendous experience. We saw bald eagles, turkey vultures, horned owls, storks, and many more, including a truly amazing flying demo with […]
I’m Alive V2.50
When I opened my eyes yesterday, I said the same thing I’ve said for the past 26 years: I’m alive! When I wake on May 10th every year, it means I have at least one more year of life. It makes no sense in the real world, especially for a guy who talks about science […]
Move Up to Interval Training
Recently I watched an interview with the cast and production staff of the third John Wick movie, which will be released soon. What struck me was the physical preparation to do the action and fight scenes. When the third installment of the movie was announced, Keanu Reeves shouted to himself. “All right. It’s time for […]
How to Bust a Plateau
It happens to everyone when we lose weight: the scale stops moving downward even though we’re doing everything the same as we’ve been doing. How do we start losing again? Patience. While the scale may not move, there’s a lot going on. Hundreds of changes are happening in just about every cell of your body […]
What’s Your Body Mass Index?
You may be tempted to measure how you’re doing on the way to your health goals with body composition read-outs on scales and other outputs related to body fat analytics, but how accurate are they? If the device used is one that has you stand on a scale or hang on to handles of some […]
The End of Constipation
I had a question recently about the difference between a laxative such as Miralax and fiber. While they’re both safe, there are similarities and there are differences. They are similar in that they draw fluid into the intestines. Miralax uses chemicals while fiber uses plant sources; both draw fluid into the gut to soften the […]
